Just like the infatuation about you for the China and Tibet travel, the infatuation what the Tibetans cling to the well wooden bowl is just like the lover. The bowl is equal to the lover; you can image the importance of the custom of carrying bowl in the Tibet. Go out and carry with the bowl, it is not only for personal convenience, but also it is the social custom make that.
The wooden bowl of the Tibet is the dinnerware to eat Zanba, but also it is the tea set for the buttered tea and milky tea; what is more, it is the wine set for the barley wine. So the wooden bowl is very common life appliance in the Tibet. It has the good reputation of the “the country of the wooden bowl”. The bowl which product in the local area is colorful and bright, also the decorative pattern is interesting and novel; the appearance is handsome and attractive; it is welcome in the Tibet, and the Tibetans also have the special mood about that.
The wooden bowl of the Ali Champlain is the most famous specialty in the local. For the local people, the wooden is more rarity than the gold; they only use a wooden bowl in their life, and also carry the wooden bowl with them forever.
The custom of Tibetan carry bowl
In the Tibet, you can usually witness a Tibetan takes a wooden bowl to drink eat in their long Tibet robe. However, the beggars also like that, they use they wooden bowl which carry with them to ask for the money or hold the leftover. The wooden bowl can be said as their most precious cargo.
It is particular about the use of the wooden bowl. The rich families also drink the buttered tea in every meal; however the poor families just could go pass the life with the green tea. But no matter the rich man or the poor guy also uses the wooden bowl for drinking tea. Although there is the jade bowl or the china bowl, all of them show appreciation for the wooden bowl. They use the wooden bowl in the home and outdoors, always get together; the tourist who have the travel all over the world, but also carry the wooden bowl in their bosom, they exist together, and the wooden bowl will be not leave them. And the people who live in the house, the little wooden bowl has its special use in the home, and should be particular in the outside. Although the wooden bowl is small, the custom is rich.
It is particular about the use of the wooden bowl. The rich families also drink the buttered tea in every meal; however the poor families just could go pass the life with the green tea. But no matter the rich man or the poor guy also uses the wooden bowl for drinking tea. Although there is the jade bowl or the china bowl, all of them show appreciation for the wooden bowl. They use the wooden bowl in the home and outdoors, always get together; the tourist who have the travel all over the world, but also carry the wooden bowl in their bosom, they exist together, and the wooden bowl will be not leave them. And the people who live in the house, the little wooden bowl has its special use in the home, and should be particular in the outside. Although the wooden bowl is small, the custom is rich.
There are two size wooden bowls on the Tibet tea table in the parlor of the Tibetans; the big one is father’s bowl; and the small one is mom’s one. Also because of the difference of the family financial situation, there are devote particular care to the same wooden bowl. In the general family, it is well that the each family member has one wooden bowl; however, for the wooden bowl of the rich family, there are some silver cover, and the silver is engrave the auspicious pattern. What is more, the entire wooden bowl engraves the silver carving; the waist of the bowl leave a part to let you understand the bowl is the woody. The up of the bowl is cover, the under of the bowl is the cushion of the bowl, all of them are silver. And the shape of the cover is like the turriform; the silver and the gold; also there is a red agate which is as the hand shank. The cushion is pretty unique, the shape is the blooming lotus with eight petals; each petal has an auspicious pattern; and the eight petals compose the traditional eight rich patterns. It is so beautiful and charming when they get together.
There are distinctions about the bowl of the parent. And there are two statements about that; look up to men and down on woman, also think those women are inferior to men. Generally think that it is to respect the father, and the position of the father is higher than the mother. Maybe this statement is root from Tibet history. The old Tibet code of the local government formulate: “the people are divided to the highest, middle and lowest grade, and the every grade is divided to the highest, middle and lowest rank.” So the Tibetans are divided to the three grades and nine ranks. Although occasionally a couple get the other home to drop around, the tea bowl which the host entertain for the woman guest must be smaller than the man, on the contrary, it will be thought to branch of etiquette.
There are distinctions about the bowl of the parent. And there are two statements about that; look up to men and down on woman, also think those women are inferior to men. Generally think that it is to respect the father, and the position of the father is higher than the mother. Maybe this statement is root from Tibet history. The old Tibet code of the local government formulate: “the people are divided to the highest, middle and lowest grade, and the every grade is divided to the highest, middle and lowest rank.” So the Tibetans are divided to the three grades and nine ranks. Although occasionally a couple get the other home to drop around, the tea bowl which the host entertain for the woman guest must be smaller than the man, on the contrary, it will be thought to branch of etiquette.
Live the life in the ordinary days, the wooden bowl of the parent which gather up clearly always be put in the bowl buffet, and take out when it is needed; and put pack after using; and every one uses own orderly. And there is a word that “the couple should not use the bowl together, the father and son can not use the bowl together, and the brothers can not use the same bowl too”. If there is a child who is wet behind the ears come in the door and get the bowl to drink, he will be blamed by the mom: “you do like this, will be have the bad luck in the future.”
Also the couple’s mutual affection is embodied in the wooden bowl, if meet the husband to get out for a long journey, after the wife see the husband off, when she go back home to drink tea, firstly full up the husband’s bowl, and then full up her own. And after she drink the tea, spill the tea of the husband’s to the clear place; clean up the bowl and put up is well. And when the husband comes back, the wife will full of the hot tea, present the bowl respectfully with both hands, wash of the dust for the husband.
The children will live in a separate house after they grew up, and live their own life separately, but they will still use their own previous bowl when they get back to look after father and mother. The different is that when the son and daughter-in-law get back together, the son can still use him previous bowl, but the daughter has no bowl, the bowl which give to her is temporary, it is the china bowl which we use. And the son-in-law is same with the daughter-in-law, he get to the home of the parent-in-law also has his special wooden bowl, if the son-in-law adoption will make the horse of another color. He will be the master of the house in the future, must has his special wooden bowl.
And if the side of the wooden bowl appearance the breach, it will be thought not luck; it should be change the old to a new. After the appearance of the china bowl, the every family’s reserve bowl is the china bowl. And also if the china bowl appearance the breach, it will be thought infelicity; especially can not use it to treat the guest. And it taboos to use the bowl with breach to drink tea in the morning; if meet this situation by chance, the people will be not get out in all day to prevent the disaster.
The terrain of the Tibet is complex, and the northwest is higher and the southeast is low; the northwest is cold and the southeast is worm; the northwest is as the animal husbandry and the southeast is as the agriculture; the northwest use the furred robe to prevent the cold and the southeast use the Tibet wool to cover them. The character of the furred robe and Tibet wool is different, but the structure is heavy and the wristband is wild. It is convenient to wear, it is with the enough sunshine in the bright day; When it is hot, they can put off the sleeve to reveal arm and regulate the temperature; also they can ungird and get the cloth to sleep. The furred robe and the Tibet wool must use the waistband generally, and the man should get the lower hem up with the knee; and tie the waistband, the bosom is form the empty purse, it can put some carry-on things. If only they need get out, the obbligato things which in the bosom is the wooden bowl. The general wooden bowl has a small price for a good article, the common people can stand that, the most important reason is about the not common bowl custom.
The colorful people who live in here, if only the people who want to get out, they must carry a wooden bowl in their bosom. And the wooden bowl of the folk talking and singing artist is biggest—“it can get five pounds thermos bottle buttered tea”. When the folk artist get the place and make the acting, at the same time, they lay out the wooden bowl to ask for the award. At that time, the wooden bowl has another function—It can hold the money and the other things.
Also the Buddhist use the wooden bowl, the shape of their wooden bowl is different; the people who are familiar with the temple life can see which temple of the wooden bowl host by the shape of the wooden bowl, and the wooden bowl is the sign of the temple. Among the wooden bowl of the Buddhist’s disciplinarian, they as well as not carry it in the bosom, also not put in the cover of the wooden bowl. But take it in the hand and play in the hands like a toy, make you feel dazzled. Whenever the law spiritual events, the disciplinarian keep the peace, the wooden bowl has its power symbolize, and the disciplinarian knock the people who do not observe the law, and they are all the more ready to obey.
Also the Buddhist use the wooden bowl, the shape of their wooden bowl is different; the people who are familiar with the temple life can see which temple of the wooden bowl host by the shape of the wooden bowl, and the wooden bowl is the sign of the temple. Among the wooden bowl of the Buddhist’s disciplinarian, they as well as not carry it in the bosom, also not put in the cover of the wooden bowl. But take it in the hand and play in the hands like a toy, make you feel dazzled. Whenever the law spiritual events, the disciplinarian keep the peace, the wooden bowl has its power symbolize, and the disciplinarian knock the people who do not observe the law, and they are all the more ready to obey.
The bygone days Tibet local government’s high level officials carry the wooden bowl along the side; it is taken into the bowl cover. The general official hang it in the waist as the decorating, also the sign of the official level. The dinnerware of the general official is called “jia bu chi xue”. The “jia chi” is the small knife of the Hans; “xue bu” is the wooden bowl which is put in the cover. When the several dine together occasion, the gentry is unhesitatingly to extract the small knife to cut the yak and the sheep meat, and take the wooden bowl to get the buttered tea and “shi ba”, after the tea, the more than four level official can get a spoon butter rice. They take it carefully to the wooden bowl, and then use the silk to pack close, and carry back to home share with the wife and children as the treasure.
“Take the lover but be shy,
Leave the lover but be anxious.
If the lover is the wooden bowl,
How perfect if ensconce in the bosom.”
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