Tibet is certainly famous in colorful culture, religion and history, especially of her beautiful nature scenery. Since last century, overseas and domestic tourists rushed to the western land of China to discover the true beauty.
Anything about Tibet must start from the first powerful emperor Songtsen Gampo of a unified Tibet. To consolidate his power, Songtsen Gampo married the Nepalese princess Khri b’Tsun and the Chinese princess Wencheng. Both of the princesses are devout Buddhists, so they all bought dowries devotional picture of Sakyamuni as well as other sutras. When the two princesses came to Tibet, Songtsen Gampo heartily welcomed them, he also welcomed Buddhism came with his wives. No long, Songtsen Gampo himself converted to Buddhism by the two beautiful and faithful wives’ influence, and even start constructed the first Buddhism temple in Tibet, which including the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
In the mid of eighth century, Buddhism enters in Tibet again but this time is from India. Buddhism soon spread rapidly emerged by the latter half of the tenth century. At thirteenth century the religion had spread out of China, from Tibet to Mongolia. During that period, Buddhism quickly flourished, spreading and promoting throughout the huge area of China. As the religion grew in popularity, the lamas rose with political power in Tibet. As a result, Tibet is in a Buddhist theocracy that unlike any other government in the world.
Today, majority of Tibetans are still faithful Buddhist. You can see people spinning prayer wheels in their hands in the street. As their custom, the prayer wheels have passed from hand to hand and generation to generation to become one of the best-known symbols of Tibet.
“Om mani padme hum” is most often spoken words you can hear in Tibet. These six- character mantra syllables are from one of Tibetan Buddhism‘s most important invocation – as a centre part of Tibetan life as ghee.
Mani stones and five colors wind horse flags is artistic and religious sight commonly in Tibet. On the Tibetan Plateau, travelers can see mini stones of different forms and wind horse flags printed with scriptures everywhere.
Therefore, Tibet is become a holy land to Buddhists from all over the world. They come to pray and back home with peace.
China is quite diverse from Southern part to Northern part, if you would like to know more, you can come to this learn Chinese and Rocket Chinese
By: Ruby
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Anything about Tibet must start from the first powerful emperor Songtsen Gampo of a unified Tibet. To consolidate his power, Songtsen Gampo married the Nepalese princess Khri b’Tsun and the Chinese princess Wencheng. Both of the princesses are devout Buddhists, so they all bought dowries devotional picture of Sakyamuni as well as other sutras. When the two princesses came to Tibet, Songtsen Gampo heartily welcomed them, he also welcomed Buddhism came with his wives. No long, Songtsen Gampo himself converted to Buddhism by the two beautiful and faithful wives’ influence, and even start constructed the first Buddhism temple in Tibet, which including the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.
In the mid of eighth century, Buddhism enters in Tibet again but this time is from India. Buddhism soon spread rapidly emerged by the latter half of the tenth century. At thirteenth century the religion had spread out of China, from Tibet to Mongolia. During that period, Buddhism quickly flourished, spreading and promoting throughout the huge area of China. As the religion grew in popularity, the lamas rose with political power in Tibet. As a result, Tibet is in a Buddhist theocracy that unlike any other government in the world.
Today, majority of Tibetans are still faithful Buddhist. You can see people spinning prayer wheels in their hands in the street. As their custom, the prayer wheels have passed from hand to hand and generation to generation to become one of the best-known symbols of Tibet.
“Om mani padme hum” is most often spoken words you can hear in Tibet. These six- character mantra syllables are from one of Tibetan Buddhism‘s most important invocation – as a centre part of Tibetan life as ghee.
Mani stones and five colors wind horse flags is artistic and religious sight commonly in Tibet. On the Tibetan Plateau, travelers can see mini stones of different forms and wind horse flags printed with scriptures everywhere.
Therefore, Tibet is become a holy land to Buddhists from all over the world. They come to pray and back home with peace.
China is quite diverse from Southern part to Northern part, if you would like to know more, you can come to this learn Chinese and Rocket Chinese
By: Ruby
About the Author:
