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| Feb 10, 2005 23:03 | #21   |
 | hehe, dont u kno the little mermaid was a princess in the sea? the story of 6th Daila Laima is not a short one and i found it in Chinese so if u r really interested in it, u come here later and i have to do some translation for u. |
| Feb 10, 2005 23:06 | #22 |
| Oh yes! I? looking forward to your story! |
| Feb 10, 2005 23:08 | #23 |
| hi, not that my idea about Tibet or Tibetans, but my idea about travellers to Tibet. |
| Feb 10, 2005 23:10 | #24 |
| i will give it to u in 15 min,ok? but u got to tell me something most touching during ur tibet trip. is this fair enough? |
| Feb 10, 2005 23:17 | #25 |
| The most touching moment is difficult to find, there were so many touching situations. But I?l think about it |
| Feb 10, 2005 23:31 | #26 |
| There are two versions about his love story. 1st When the 6th was a young boy, he had a gf at his hometown but his religion and his status did not allow him to do so. He struggled for his love and even said to the regent that he would rather die than live without freedom. He stood in his palace and looked towards his hometown, thinking of his gf. There were many poems by him.(excuse me, it is too difficult to translate them.) 2nd version He met a girl in Lhasa when he was out drinking and one morning some one in the monastery found footprints in the snow and finally it was found out 6th went out. He was punished. This place now became an attraction in Lhasa. No matter which versions, from the materials on line, 6th died at the age of 25 when he was on his way from Lhasa to Beijing-he was sent there by the regent under the order of Emperor Kangxi, Qing Dynasty. He actually was a failure in political and religious war. Therefore, his stupa was not in potala as others. However, where there is Tibetan, there is his song. |
| Feb 10, 2005 23:56 | #27 |
| There were many things, for example at the Sera Monastery, when I entered a temple, I was cought between all those praying people and nomads who walked around a buddha statue for at least three times. There was no other way but getting pushed with them while you hear all their prayers. In the back you heard some deep "om..." prayers of the monks in the front room. The whole temple was filled with incense smoke, it was dark except some broken light through the small windows close to the roof which were covered by red paper - this atmosphere was unbelievable! Everything was so mystic! And than a monk standing in front of the statue, he pulled me closer and put a white welcome scarf around me. He wanted me to participate in their custom like all the other pilgrims. They stood on there knees in front of the buddha and put their heads into a dark hole of the stone platform of the buddha - so did I. It was a black hole, I couldn? see anything and I still don? know what this was good for. But the whole situation was incredible. Or just watching hundreds of monks in their red robes doing some discussion practice was also impressive. Or all the pilgrims who walk around every holy place by going down to the dusty ground, they must be so strong in their belief. And everyone of them, normal people or nomads, they all do some donations for buddha how much or how less money they might have. I remember a little girl at the Drepung monastery, she was so cute, she was heartbreaking! Maybe I still have a picture somewhere. There were so many situations, not all of them fall into my mind right now and still it is difficult to choose the most touching one. |
| Feb 11, 2005 00:02 | #28 |
| Thanks for your translation. It? a nice story! Thanks a lot! |
| Feb 11, 2005 00:09 | #29 |
| enjoy it. sorry for my poor language. it should be more beautiful. have u read the Dream of Red Mansion? |
| Feb 11, 2005 00:13 | #30 |
| i like the tibetan songs. I heard them singing in the street in the evening. Incredibly moving. |
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