The Tibet, a mysterious city. Not only the sight is charming, but the art and special culture are fascinating. In other words, all the things of the Tibet are make the tourists go and fall in love with its characters. So many people take a long time to get there, the inland, and even the foreign counrty. They take the train from Beijing to Tibet, have a fun on their Lhasa and Tibet travel. As far as I am concerned, the people has the particular mood to the sky of the Tibet, also the mountain, the river, even the people. And, nevertheless you have been there or not, there is a unique thing among the sky, the mountain, the river and also the people. It is colorful, sacred, special and magical.
The magnificent snow mountain, the beautiful lake, the winding road… you will get these in you eyes and heart when you get in Tibet. And the prayer flags, it is so enthusiastic for your coming. And what is it? What the effect of the prayer flags? How are these unique things maken? You will find the answer with the followings.
What is the prayer flags?
The prayer flags is a unique scenery of the Tibet plateau, in the Sichuan, the Qinghai, the Gansu, and the Yunnan Tibetan erea, also the Nepal,the Sikkim, the Bhutan, the Kashmir and the neighbours, people can see all kinds of prayer flags in everywhere. These square, angle, and the form small flags are fixed orderly on the door handle, the rope, the family house, the tree branches, sway between the earth and heaven wanders and constitute a kind of state which combine the land and sky. String string hung in the pavilion and pine room flags waving, The prayer flags not only have many religious meaning,but also the pieces of very good arts. It is same with the sequined peaks, the green blanket meadow, the width and boundless desert, the golden temple, also shall be a unique and distinct symbol of the Tibetan natural and humanistic environment.
What the form and the totem of the prayer flags?
The center of the prayer is a horse, the horse image is the symbol of the miracle. Wish the worldly things which are restricted by the five kinds of natural objects, turn from the opposition to peace, the bad to the good, the evil to good, the threat to auspiciousness, the bad luck to lucky. Can not only change, and change quickly. The four corners of the four beasts picture image, the tiger lives in the forest; the tiger's image symbol of wood or wind; The lion in the mountains, the image of the lion symbolizes the soil; Albatross fly in the sky, the double angle erupt the flame, and this image symbol the fire; Dragons live in the sea, the image of dragon symbolizes the water. The wind is in everywhere, the wind is in the sky. How special is it! And there are another things which will make you feel surprised!
What the history and origin of the prayer flags?
It is same with the all tangible and intangible art of theTibet, the creation and communication of the prayer flags, also the first is driven by religious thoughts and service, it is a vehicle that the monks spirit world and the heaven spirit. The general thought that the prayer flags are from a primitive sacrifice culture, mainly come from the worship of the animals soul. Also, maybe you will get some information about the Tibet in the train from Chengdu to Lhasa.
What the classification and use of the prayer flags?
According to colour can be roughly divided into two kinds: one kind is to use black or minium and make the scriptures map symbol printed on the whole piece of white cloth; One kind is with “the feng ma flags”, combine the blue, white, yellow, red, and green cloth in the scriptures map symbol.There is another function which is not easy to be seen by the outlander. Namely, in case of living Buddha chiefs parinirvana, every family should be on the roof and make the prayer flags place tilt, that is to show the sad.It also as a ritual supplies, cast in spume scud of smoke when fire the mulberry, get up with the cigarette skyrocketing. Every religious festival, there is often the scraps of the paper fly in everywhere; fall to the ground ,and stored up on a thick layer before the simmering and be the side in all sizes temples including the Jokhang temple in Lhasa. It is the link of the spirit, also the conection of the soul. What is more, You will never know the prayer flags if you are never devout.
The prayer flags are the important part of the national culture, also are the necessary form for the Tibet people’s life. You can miss the beautiful girl who you meet in the Tibet; you can forget the taste of the buttered tea; you can regardless the things what you meet on your travel to Everest base camp… however, you should carve the prayer flags in your heart, and guide you to find the pure land on the blatant road. But my dear friend, do not never only take it in your camera and then save in the computer.
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