pilgrim

People have Tibet travel by Tibetan railway that train from Xining to Lhasa must see Tibetan pilgrims on the way. Pilgrims is the most Piety and sincere people in Tibet. Tibetans show great respect to whom that kowtow for a long time using their body measure the road leading to Buddhist holy land. For the Tibetan pilgrims, worshiping is the most happiness time in their life that they even willing to put their life savings to their faith regardless of all external ragged cloth, bleeding or hunger.

Their faces and appearance are dirty but their hearts are pure and clean. They worships from far places to the Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. They worship piously that Brave the wind and dew with kowtow each three steps all the way. If they meet river that obstruct their worship, they will evaluate and verify the distance and then make up latter. They believe in karma, reincarnation and eternity, They will kowtow hundreds thousand after get Jokhang Temple counted by prayer beads in their hands. If they died unfortunately, Their left teeth after Tibetan sky burial will be stuck on the pillars of Jokhang Temple. When the pilgrims do not have enough expenses, they will insist even begging till arrive in their holy land.

From day to night there are lots of people kowtow on the square flags before the gate of Jokhang Temple. After day by day, the square flags was whetted smooth groves. Some old pilgrims even freezing to die in their worship. Those who come from far places kowtow with each step and begging for live always die on the worship way. They are born for worship that Lhasa is their final destination. They lie prostrate at the foot of hall fall on their knees and up repeated, shut hands up to the sky and then put them on chest. At that time ,they are praying and contacting with gods that through whose eyes you can feel the heaven nearby.