虔诚之旅 (Devotional Journey)

西藏旅游的路上往往都会碰到一些边走边磕拜的藏族人们，这种现象被称为“朝圣”。为何他们这样一路不停的磕拜着走呢？这是藏家人们的信仰行为，由于他们足够虔诚，所以不管从家到拉萨布达拉宫有多远，他们都是从家出发开始一路三步一磕拜的直到到达拉萨布达拉宫见到他们神圣的佛主，为了身心能得到洗礼和福报，一路上风雨无阻、严寒烈日不惧。每一趟朝圣几乎就等于举家搬迁，他们会带足生活中的所必须的食物、锅碗瓢盆 、床铺、凳子、帐篷等等，一路上按时就地用餐，到哪儿天黑就在哪儿搭帐篷，天一亮继续赶路。推车的壮年男子们不会一直推着车，每走几公里他们会停下走回去把推车的每段路给补磕拜回来。一趟朝圣旅程下来少则十天半个月，多则一两年，一趟下来他们额头上膝盖上都形成了厚厚的茧。这是藏族人们为了他们信仰的而发生的一次虔诚之旅。(On the way to Tibet, you often encounter Tibetan people who are walking and praying. This phenomenon is called "pilgrimage". Why do they keep kowtowing like this all the way? This is an act of faith among Tibetans. Because they are pious enough, no matter how far they are from home to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, they start from home and bow three steps at a time until they arrive at the Potala Palace in Lhasa. To get to their sacred Buddha, in order to receive baptism and blessings for their body and mind, they braved the wind and rain, the cold and the scorching sun along the way. Every pilgrimage is almost like moving the whole family. They will bring all the necessary food, pots and pans, beds, stools, tents, etc. along the way. They will eat on time and on the spot wherever it gets dark. Pitch the tent and continue on the road at dawn. The middle-aged men pushing the carts would not keep pushing the carts. They would stop and walk back every few kilometers to make up for the carts along the way. A pilgrimage lasts for as little as ten days and a half, and as long as one or two years. By the end of the pilgrimage, thick calluses have formed on their foreheads and knees. This is a pious journey for Tibetan people for their faith.)

Created By

唐家仁 (Tang Jiaren)