Most of them are seven or eight years old, and their small black bodies smell like gangsters. Stopping your bike is nothing more than asking you for some snacks. Some cyclists will take the initiative to stop handing out candy when they meet them. Some cyclists will rush over when they are stopped by these children, and as a result, they will be attacked by their groups, which will make these cyclists laugh and cry.
When they saw a bicycle coming from a distance, they repeatedly shouted "Tashildler, Tashildler ...". If you don't give them food, they will deal with it "before the enemy".
Before I set out from Shanghai, my understanding of Tibetan was limited to "Tashi Dele", and other commonly used Tibetan words were not recorded after all.
"Tashi Dele" is an auspicious wish in Tibetan.
In Tibetan areas, this is a way for local people to greet each other. Sporadic Tibetans who meet in Shan Ye will also use this greeting expression to convey goodwill to every passer-by, whether they know, don't know, are familiar with or are strangers. A smile naturally appears on the dusty cheeks, and you can't help raising your arms and waving.
This is the most primitive and emotional communication. The mutual presentation of two simple body movements is the first step for two strangers to let down their vigilance and begin to trust each other.
I met a cyclist on the road. He told a story.
While resting on the roadside, two Tibetan children came running, took off the kettle on his bike and turned and ran. He was in a panic, but he had given up recovery. After a while, they handed two kettles full of water to the rider. Brother, seeing that your kettle is empty, let's go to the river to fill you with some water ... Two children are talking seriously, and two little black hands holding the kettle appear in front of the rider, and his heart is deeply touched, which then spreads rapidly in his body. He said that this incident left a deep impression on him, and he couldn't help telling such a story every time he saw everyone.
The story is really simple, and such a scene can also describe the general appearance in your mind, two simple children, and the picturesque scenery behind them. The beautiful scenery here endows them with kind and pure hearts. Although the ever-changing scenery during the journey will refresh us, the sincere and simple personality in the scenery will fascinate us, and the beautiful scenery will make us numb and tired. Only those who shine with the light of human nature have a longer-term attraction to us.
Barkhor Street, also known as Bajiao Street, is located in the old city of Lhasa, which is a famous turning point and commercial center in Lhasa. Originally, it was just a one-way road around Jokhang Temple, which Tibetans called "holy road".
There are low Tibetan buildings scattered around the street. The milky white walls are soft and clean. The windows along the street are shaped into various patterns, and the quaint rooms do not lose their gorgeous style. The top of the roof is also decorated with prayer flags from time to time. The stone road paved with square masonry is seen smooth and bright by passers-by, and the street lamps along the road have also been transformed with unique Tibetan characteristics, blending harmoniously into the surrounding atmosphere.
The street is full of noisy commercial scenes, crowded street shops and crowded pedestrians, which is a symbol of Lhasa's historical accumulation. It is not only a place where local people often gather, but also the first choice for foreign tourists to come to Lhasa.
Xiamao Gabu, Maji Ami Tavern, Xueyu Thangka Handicraft Shop and Bondachang are all famous shops here. Most of the male Tibetans wandering in the streets have the demeanor of western cowboys, wearing felt hats, exquisite vests, a pair of leather shoes, revealing half of their trouser legs and wearing a pair of sunglasses from time to time. The fashion trend is quite characteristic of grassland ethnic customs.
All the men, women and children here are good men and women. Most people hold a prayer wheel in their hands and keep shaking it clockwise. The small accessories above also keep rotating with the prayer wheel, drawing small circles at hand. The prayer wheel is a unique gift in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhism believes that the more you hold the six-character mantra, the more devout you are to the Buddha, and the pain of reincarnation can be rid of. Therefore, in addition to oral recitation, people also make a "Mani" prayer cylinder, put the "Six-character Daming Mantra" into the prayer cylinder and turn it by hand. Every time Tibetans turn, it is equivalent to chanting.
In addition, there is a large prayer wheel at the corner of Barkhor Street. The large pipes are fixed with wooden frames and lined up along the wall. Tibetans coming and going will gently touch each prayer cone with their hands to make it turn clockwise, and tourists on the side will pray for peace and good luck as usual.
At that moment, I stood in front of prayer tubes, closed my eyes and gently touched each old prayer tube with my fingers. In the movement of the pace, it was a moment as exquisite as heaven. There is no accumulation of evil thoughts in my heart, and everything is good.
Just like a romantic famous saying of Cangyang Gyatso: "At that time, I turned mountains into water and stupas, not to repair the afterlife, but to meet you on the road." This is an expression of true feelings bred in a specific cultural atmosphere.
Tibet is a magical land, which is not only reflected in the visual beauty brought by its complex geographical environment, but also in the spiritual experience brought by Tibetans who live here and are deeply influenced by Tibetan Buddhism. Both are indispensable, and * * * has created a spiritual home for countless people.
However, the influence of Tibetan Buddhism on people here does not stop there.
In front of Jokhang Temple, a group of Tibetans from all directions gathered here, including monks, civilians, typical Tibetans wearing traditional costumes, and ordinary people who can't see the difference in beliefs, but they were equally meticulous and devout in front of us. It was a shocking belief, and what I saw in my eyes at this time was a nation dancing with God.
Their belongings are piled on the slate in front of the door, and their watches, cups, clothes and shoes are neatly put aside. Believers wear protective gear in their hands, knee pads on their knees and a big apron hanging in front of them. The whole person stood up, folded his hands and recited the scriptures in his heart. Then they knelt down, prostrated, with their hands straight and close to the ground. This scene was repeated at the entrance of Jokhang Temple at noon.
Jokhang Temple is dedicated to the 12-year-old statue of Sakyamuni brought by Princess Wencheng from Chang 'an. Tibetans regard Buddha statues as their deities. They came all the way to Jokhang Temple for pilgrimage, including many believers in remote places such as Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu. They dragged their luggage with carts, camped out in the wind and rain, overcame all hunger, illness, difficulties and obstacles, and kowtowed in Jokhang Temple for several months. On the 3 18 national highway, I witnessed this group of believers with heads, but the tired and tattered luggage could not hide the firm belief and persistence revealed from the bones.
Kowtowing is one of the most sincere ways for Tibetan Buddhism to worship Buddha. They practiced on the road and gathered bit by bit in the direction of Lhasa from all corners of the country. Compared with the believers who set out on the road, there are very few people who practice all the way to the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. Most of them died of illness on the way or died in the wasteland. Most of them spent months, years or even more than ten years kowtowing, during which many people kowtowed to this place where beliefs gathered more than once.
Imagine how many years a person's life has, and how many more than ten years? They choose to spend the most important time in their lives to do such a thing, which is enough to show the value contained in it. The beliefs measured by the body are poured into their hearts day and night and passed on to future generations with the seeds of life.
We can't understand such maverick piety and awe, but I believe that there is no false affectation and no deliberate cover-up. Everything exists in this world as it is.
In such an era of lack of faith, we regard atheism as the supreme law. The theory of biological evolution has gone through many hardships and finally reached a scientific height. People have stepped out of ignorance, unbelief in ghosts and gods, and even less unbelief in God's Allah. Once imprisoned thoughts and taboos are suddenly liberated happily, but the longer they are suppressed, the more impressive they will be.
We got rid of the shackles of superficial superstition, but fell into the abyss of faith. We have nothing to fear, and then we are lawless, and industrialization has made great strides, and the game between man and nature has become more naked. Finally, mankind began to be completely retaliated and punished by nature.
We stand at the commanding heights of science, but we lose the bottom line of morality. In the environment where ideas are rampant, the evaluation criteria are constantly being overthrown and rebuilt. We are not afraid of the extinction of human relations and humanity, and let society encounter moral winter. Everyone lives alone in this world, and a single bond maintains fragile interpersonal relationships. We muddle along in this world every day, and we lose the truth of our faith. For me, it is the most important spiritual wealth and the source of all life motivation.
The reason why a person is a real person is different from a walking corpse is because faith is the place where the soul appears.
Tibetans have their beliefs and beliefs, and people who have lived in this land for generations are convinced. They are afraid of nature and society. They believe in karma, and they believe in the retribution of suffering. They persist in lifelong practice and pass this piety on to future generations, thus laying the character foundation of the whole nation. I think that's enough. Maybe this is what faith means to us. At this time, faith is condensing a force and guiding the convergence of positive energy in society. Such a value orientation will benefit future generations of Tibetans.
I have to admit that the belief in Tibetan Buddhism is an important part of the core of Tibetan spiritual culture. It has been playing an irreplaceable role for thousands of years. In the heart of every believer, there is a piety and awe. They are not confused, and have lived for practice and goodwill from generation to generation.
Now that I think about it, we rode bicycles and pedaled boats from Shanghai to Lhasa, passing through every city, every town, every street corner we met, every scenery we saw ... and everything on the 5000-kilometer long road. Is this a different approach for us?
We have always cherished dreams and believed in the distance. We measure the land with wheels, and we live for the goodwill of the world!
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