Entering any Tibetan Buddhist monastery one may feel overwhelmed, struck with awe. But the worshipping seems much more pleasant at the Sepa Monastery which is hidden in deep mountains on the right bank of Tongtian Ri...Entering any Tibetan Buddhist monastery one may feel overwhelmed, struck with awe. But the worshipping seems much more pleasant at the Sepa Monastery which is hidden in deep mountains on the right bank of Tongtian River—the upper reach section of the Yangtze, in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. A closer observation can tell that the pleasant feeling comes from the brightness inside the main hall of the monastery, as well as from the lush woods around its buildings, which present a sweet greenness rarely seen展开更多
EDITOR'S NOTE:The author wasblessed with a rarechance to be with31 Living Buddhas,kampo abbots andsutra teaches-hail-ing from Tibet andthe areas inhabitedby the Tibetans inSichuan,Qinghai,Gansu and YunnanProvince...EDITOR'S NOTE:The author wasblessed with a rarechance to be with31 Living Buddhas,kampo abbots andsutra teaches-hail-ing from Tibet andthe areas inhabitedby the Tibetans inSichuan,Qinghai,Gansu and YunnanProvinces,andrecorded the follow-ing stories.展开更多
Most of thefamous monas-teries in Tibetare found inmountainous gullies withlittle of no tree cover. How-ever, this is not the casewith Razheng Monastery,which lies under luxurianttrees.
LIVING BUDDHA QUXILiving Buddha Quxi was born into a poor Tibetan peasant family in Guide County,Qinghai Province in 1934.When he was three,the 9th Panchen Erdeni determinedhim to be the reincarnated soul boy of the 3...LIVING BUDDHA QUXILiving Buddha Quxi was born into a poor Tibetan peasant family in Guide County,Qinghai Province in 1934.When he was three,the 9th Panchen Erdeni determinedhim to be the reincarnated soul boy of the 3rd Living Buddha Quxi Pandit,and he wasgiven he religious name of Quxi Lobtsang Huadain Longrou Gyarnco. An enthrone-ment ceremony was held in Tar Monastery on April 15,1936,and he was tonsured inthe monastery on April 15,1943.展开更多
文摘Entering any Tibetan Buddhist monastery one may feel overwhelmed, struck with awe. But the worshipping seems much more pleasant at the Sepa Monastery which is hidden in deep mountains on the right bank of Tongtian River—the upper reach section of the Yangtze, in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. A closer observation can tell that the pleasant feeling comes from the brightness inside the main hall of the monastery, as well as from the lush woods around its buildings, which present a sweet greenness rarely seen
文摘EDITOR'S NOTE:The author wasblessed with a rarechance to be with31 Living Buddhas,kampo abbots andsutra teaches-hail-ing from Tibet andthe areas inhabitedby the Tibetans inSichuan,Qinghai,Gansu and YunnanProvinces,andrecorded the follow-ing stories.
文摘Most of thefamous monas-teries in Tibetare found inmountainous gullies withlittle of no tree cover. How-ever, this is not the casewith Razheng Monastery,which lies under luxurianttrees.
文摘LIVING BUDDHA QUXILiving Buddha Quxi was born into a poor Tibetan peasant family in Guide County,Qinghai Province in 1934.When he was three,the 9th Panchen Erdeni determinedhim to be the reincarnated soul boy of the 3rd Living Buddha Quxi Pandit,and he wasgiven he religious name of Quxi Lobtsang Huadain Longrou Gyarnco. An enthrone-ment ceremony was held in Tar Monastery on April 15,1936,and he was tonsured inthe monastery on April 15,1943.