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“Om ma ni pad me hum” is the Sanskrit mantra associated with the four-armed Avalokiteshvara, whom is also called Chenrezig in Tibetan, and “Guan Yin” in chinese. Please view the first Icon at section “Lords of The Three Enlightened Families” of Tibetan Buddhism Iconographic Guide.

“Om” is to be found in Indian religions.
“Ma ni” means “jewel” or “bead”
“Pad me” means the “lotus flower”, the Buddhist sacred flower,
“Hum” means the spirit of enlightenment.

Tibetan Buddhists believe that saying the mantra “Om Ma ni Pad me Hum” out loud or silently to oneself will invoke the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion.

In use, this 6 words are commonly carved onto rocks or written on paper which is inserted into “Prayer Wheels”, which effects the same as reciting the mantra as many times as when an individual spins the wheel.

Mani Stone in short is “Mani”, it is a stone plate, rock, inscribed with the six syllables mantra of Avalokiteshvara, whom is one of the “Eight Bodhisattvas”, ‘Om’ – ‘ma’ – ‘ni’ – ‘pad’ – ‘me’ – ‘hum’, hence the name “Mani stone”.

Sershul county, which is located in the northwest corner of Kham neighbouring Amdo, has the longest Mani Stones wall across the whole Tibetan plateau; This Mani Stones Wall is about 1750 meters long, and 3.5 meters in height; It is embedded with more than 3,000 stone statues and over 6,000 Buddhist scriptures including “Kanjur” and “Tengyur” – the two Tibetan collection of commentaries to the Buddhist teachings,

—-Photos are provided and taken by Mr. Fu Qing

Tibetan Buddhism guide on Iconographic has just been published, that when travel in Tibet, Tibetan Religious imagery can be overwhelmed. Those imagery is not only religious symbol, but also exquisite works of art However, it helps you to understand Tibetan Buddhism and Tibetan history.

Today we launch the Tibetan Buddhism Iconographic guide that can be helpful to recognize the Tibetan Buddhist figures

Tibet railway 10 years, Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been run for 10 years safely. The highest speed the train can reach more than 100 km per hour. In total, it has transported ore than 115 million passengers, and 448 million tons of goods. This railway has connected Tibet plateau to the inner Land of China Closely;

7 things recommend to do when travel in Lhasa

• -1, smile to a stranger
• -2, enjoy the sunlight in the sqaure of Jortkhang temple
• -3, offer Hada
• -4, listen to one chanting
• -5, enjoy one cup of sweet Tibetan tea in local Tibetan Tea House
• -6, try one Kowtowing
• -7, Say “Ta Shi De Lek” to the people near you

“Ta Shi De Lek” is Tibetan language, means Good Luck

Katok monasteryis located at the top of the mountain in Pelyul county. It is one of the 6 great Nyingma Pa monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism.

“Katok” is Tibetan pronunciation. According to the legend that when this monastery was being built, a large rock was dig out which a naturally formed Tibetan work “Ka” was on it, and the monastery was built on this rock. So this monastery was named “Katok monastery”

Katok monastery has one great pujia “Katok Festival” annually, in 2016, its date is from 11^th to 13^th of August

2016 Shoton Festival is from August 4^th – 8^th. The Thangkar unfolding day is on August 5^th. Drung and Sera monasteries will be the two locations that to held the ceremony of Thangkar unfolding.

Tibetan Play will be at Luobu linkar park; Damsung horse-racing festival will be held in the same time when Shoton festival is on going

Gyirong valley is located in Gyirong County neighboring with Nepal; Gyirong is also used as “Kyirong” or “Ji Long Xian” in chinese. It is about 93 km long, and is thought to be the deepest of the Five Valleys in the mid-Himalayas

It is about 500 kilometers From Shigartse to Gyirong county. A twelve hours drive winding up in the mountain trails is needed; there are five mountain passes all with altitude over 5000 meters along the drive. The “Heart area” of Gyirong valley is about 70 kilometers south of Zongga.

Gyirong valley is also thought to be “the gene pool with abundant Species ”