The Mani pile
In Tibet, you will also see the mysterious Mani reactor in the peaks, grass land or the temple. You can witness this special thing on the way of your Nepal and Tibet travel. You must be pretty surprised about that. So where do these many Mani pile from? And what is the use? How many kinds?
What is the Mani pile?
There are so many stone heaps which you can witness in many place of the Tibet. It is called the “Mani pile” by the locals. Also named of the “god pile”. Above of the Some rocks also will carve Mani mantra or other scriptures, also there are buddha eye, the buddha statue, all kinds of auspicious patterns, etc.
The species of the Mani pile
The shape of the Mani pile is divided into two kinds, one kind’s high is about three to four meters; it has the pyramid shape heap. On the heap of stones, there are not any text pattern on it. The pronounciation of the Mani pile in the Tibetan is "duobeng". Another kind is on the stone chip or pebbles, they carve the scriptures or the design, and then build for the Mani pile which the shape is like the wall. The Tibetan called this “mian dang”.
Mani pile which is engraved with the content general is relevant about the Tibetan Buddhism. There are various scriptures, auspicious words, Buddha, also the Buddha have character, animal or evil. Surely the content is varied.
The common Scripture is carved with the Mani mantra. And for the Buddha, there are some common buddhas, such as the thousand-arm Guanyin, The goddess of mercy, the sakyamuni, the Dumu, the fine voices goddess,the Yamantaka, etc. But the main character are master Tsongkhapa, padmasambhava. And the Animal or the demons are generally appeared in the buddhist allusions.
why do the Mani pile become more and more big?
The initial Mani pile is very small. But whenever anyone pass by also according to the traditions, they will read aloud, call god, pray god's mercy, and want the happiness. Objective then go around with the Mani pile for a turn. And then put a block of stone on the top, and if there is no stone, also will fill in the other things. Such as the animal head, fur, etc. So after a long time of the accumulation, the Mani pile is getting more and more big.
How to worship the Mani pile?
General and common is in the comparatively important another day, people will have the simmering mulberry on the side of the Mani pile, and add some stone on the Mani pile. The time when you fill, make the stone to has light touch above your forehead, mouth to read aloud a prayer, and then put into the Mani pile.
And the side of the Mani pile common are the hada, the prayer, the clothing and even the hair is tied in the branches of the tree.
Why there is Mani pile in the Tibet?
The main reason is the worship of the Tibetan for the stone. They think that the stone has a life, a spirit. Stone can not only forge the tools, but also can be used to attack the beast, build houses, make flour,and dispense medicine. And some places also have put the stones to the pray the home. And the the turquoise, corallite, beads stone which wear by the Tibetan, also evolve from this.
The extension introduce:
why do they put the yak skull on the Mani pile?
This is the worship which the Tibetan to the yak totem. The Tibetan people think that the yak is a "goddess"; Tibetan regarded her as the patron saint of Tibet; in order to bless the people's health, animal husbandry and prosperous, she overcome various disasters. So the nomads regard the certain organs of the yak as artifact, place it in any place, yak became the symbol about the valor and power of the mighty men. This also is why you can see the yak skull in the Mani pile, the roof, and the mountain pass in the Tibet.
why there are prayer flags in the Mani pile ?
Above all prayer flags with buddhist scriptures, whenever the wind blow over, it means the people who hang the prayer read it again. When the people put the Mani stone on the Mani pile with flags, Mani stone represent that the wishes are with prayer scripture ascended to the sky.
Where is the largest Mani pile in the China?
The China's largest Mani pile is in the kumbum monastery of Qinghai. Qinghai's kumbum Mani pile obtained in the guinness world book of records.
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