Himalayan South 17-plus all du bus Plaza, living Goddess

May 12th, 2007

Kathmandu was built in the year 723, formerly Kandy Temple, which means "city of light."

In the 16th century it was renamed in Kathmandu, Nepal-language "" Dumu Temple. 12th century Li Cha-dynasty King with a tree built a tower Temple, the temple as the Center after this, making housing expansion, built as a city and renamed. 1768 years as capital city. City and beyond has three du bus Plaza (some say du bus Plaza consists of three parts), when I am alone "stray" bokhara, my three abandoned me to return to Canada are companions, has gone to a taste of the Bard Kong du bus Plaza. We join, only the last day of play time, morning to go to the suburbs of Pago Tan square (with all that is built around its gradual expansion into cities), afternoon from Tamil three miles of the old palace du bus Plaza.

Hinduism and Buddhism

Nepal is interesting in this country, it is the birthplace of Buddhism, Buddha's birthplace in adjacent NI Cymbidium, Indian border, there is the equivalent of Islam's Jerusalem, a world built Buddhist temples (from foreign aid doctors hear about zhangbing, was too late to go), but the main religion of Nepal is is Hindu.

Hindu worship God as if more people.

In addition, there are often see the side of the door of the small, narrow and low, inside space contains only to two people, in the niches for Hindu any God, dimensions, requirements for shoes, go in person to bow down and worship light flowers, hand touched the idol, slaughtering, and then took the butter mixed with red paint, paint touch on the gods, and finally a little bit of jelly in his forehead between the two eyes to show God exists, therefore, we see all the gods, is the grease stains, twist of features have been carved, really do not understand their gods blessing, but do the gods, be considered blasphemous? this religious ceremony carried out all the time, if more people come, we are waiting outside.

We live in the new China, long the red flag, in the light of Mao Zedong thought, was brought up by instilling faith communism, so on religious beliefs know little, but grew up in a Buddhist.

Buddha Temple Buddha Buddhism is high, one can only bow down below, presented by offerings can only put in for case, Buddha supremacy, but is far away from us. I think that the teachings of Buddhism, may speak is the Buddha Dharma, people want to cover, in Buddha's Mana was content just below;

While the Hindu gods, you can let people in close contact with people in Nepal, each time giving high quality goods and directly touch the idol, you can maintain and enhance their communication with God's feelings.

To accept God's comfort has become their daily life.

Come back and checked the information, a user on the relationship between the Hindu and Buddhist introduction interesting, it is copied to this:

Between Buddhism and Hinduism is a very big difference.

Buddhism that the creation of the universe and all things of God, dominated by Hinduism stands for everything the omnipotent God of creation of the Vatican. Buddhism advocate "road", opposed to the extreme, and the different sects of Hinduism is not an extreme self torture, indulgence and wenches. In social life, Buddhism advocate all creatures are equal, the Hindu are strict caste system. In the artistic expression, the pursuit of peace and quiet of Buddhism, and Hinduism has tried to use a strong dynamic changes to represent the gods of grandeur of the universe. But in the Gupta dynasty (320 years-600 years) later, Buddhism in India's increasingly diminished, in South India, Hinduism is gaining ground, Buddhism have even excluded from these areas. But in India the other side of the Bengal region, in the Pala dynasty (750-1150) asylum rule, Buddhism was saved for a longer period of time, become India sub-continent disappear the last bastion of Buddhism.

Architecture and sculpture

Whether despatin or du bus Plaza, is composed of several temples liancheng sliced, no one, not the temple walls, a building is one of the temples, the architectural style, mostly red brick walls and red tiles blinking square, single roof carved by one party to the rafters with Idol diagonal supports, the entire roof is-winged vertebra.

Hung under the eaves in a short period of Phnom Penh red curtains, blown up, much like the Emperor travel time to the canopy. Each building at the bottom of the wall a few central layer of high level, there is no Buddhist temples of guarded, square and transportation center of streets, residential areas, around is given, the citizens into the temple to worship, crossing the road, we see the Buddha and civilians living in harmony and integration.

Let the people of Nepal's Carver is, in particular in the corridor, door frames and Windows on the hard wood, purplish red, multiple layers, extremely complex and refined decor, the most specific table of a Peacock-like window, travel book on that called "Windows" Peacock, this excellent crafts use is widespread, not only on each temple architecture, other slightly old some houses have.

Tourist souvenirs in a class is a miniature of the Peacock window.

But I must mention is that many temples diagonal column content, on wood is vertical in the upper part of various gods, but is under some intercourse even human intercourse of wood carving, pose variation, the characters vivid facial expressions, the carvings are mellow nature, these stunning carvings and plain common sense appeared in broad daylight, we take photographs of secretive, left behind the right Flash like candid camera, and the column is to the passers-by, others look freely, no one glance up more.

Plaza also has a landscape, is always on the steps of each layer sits many idle people, the elderly, women, young women and men, students, members and non-interference and see their expressions must be here and rest your feet, as if their lives stalled, look streetscape, dating, chat, trance alone is not a God more time to their assigned?, and everyone in China is

Hurry, hurry riches, the air was full of restless and insecure. Than not know Ah, now I finally understand what is the "industrious and courageous Chinese people".

Gallery Mary lived goddesses

Opposite the old Royal Palace in Kathmandu, a three-story buildings surrounding the courtyard, which is in the minds of people in Nepal have extremely high status in the Temple of comr.

Nepal living Goddess revered people live here. The door has two face painted White Lions, multicolored has several old woman plugging in the doorway, stopped selling postcards with visitors. Open their mail over the things that went into the yard, only seven or eight visitors. This is a courtyard-style architecture, the courtyard is 10 meters square, visitors can only to the temple courtyard, not jinqian. Virgins Temple is carved flowers House, upstairs is a sneak fetus technology exquisite carved Windows, a second layer can not be turned on, top center is drooping red curtain, a form of payment as nurse-like fat woman sits in the middle of the window, looking towards the ground, we do not know that the bark bark? other tourists pointed my camera, I didn't know it was says no, I'm down off the camera when you hear people whisper to each other, looking up, one wearing a red dress, wearing silver, a unique makeup girl Flash now, before looking at the window, she turned and left, this is today's comr Hollywood goddess, daily scheduled to appear in the window that allows tourists to pay their respects.

We congratulate your own luck, happened to see the living Goddess appearances; at the same time, the fate of this girl was sad and dreary.

Goddess in 3-year-old was elected, except in a few days parade may go out, to live in silence, solemn courtyard, extremely glory but lonely can only live life to the goddess 12, 3-year-old first season, she is about to retire, which dare to marry his wife before the statue of liberty, so they most things in life.

The legend of the goddess on live: had the King in the goddess of Pearl Tower Lei (Taleju) play cards and dice, even on a wrong read goddesses, infuriated by the goddess, the sky is no longer under return asylum Nepal.

In the King cried bitter, Goddess turn promised to sacrosanct Virgin avatar back room. This formation in the world in search of the living Goddess tradition.

Do not speak English didn't eat

Abroad, and others only tools of communication, only English is used in most places is a meal to order, Nepal is a country of tourism, the national diet, first meal, we watched the entire English menu, a dog bites, the Porcupine--have had to stare at the small blackboard preferential packages on the same day, the chosen one; then later on, we want to do is try not to eat vegetables, with tourist guide, point to open mobile dictionary, a three-person you say I am a language, patchwork was very interesting, certainly made it a lot, an example 1: Mr. Gang Chen see "fried rice" in front of a Word does not recognize, look after, slaughtering: "FRY 's, Oh, fried rice? Oh, is fried rice" example 2: in the neighboring Tanzania square has many unique restaurants, we sat on the roof terrace, overlooking the square, overlooking the Valley with all, and then start the scenery infinite order after all candidates, said: "That ' s all!," the waiter did not retreat, he looked puzzled and asked: "Is all?"

We certainly nods, later served, fries, what a bunch of junk food, a dinner, had to focus on. Today we added all of your last night, we walked out of the Tamil region, in city chose a slightly larger restaurants, restaurant guests have many locals. Our menu has gradually become familiar with, and then change the number of words, no, said that: "If you stay for a month, I promise to English by leaps and bounds. ”

Tamil shopping

Nepal's prices cheap Tamil area shops, mainly various kinds of traditional products and crafts: handmade carpets, handmade paper, bronze, silver jewelry, jewelry, traditional instruments, bookstores, Gorkha knife, SOAP, essential oils, Poles, traditional dress, a Sari shop.

But overall crudely, therefore we strive to herself apart from shopping to buy not remind each other of the eyes of friends, but firmly to the foot of the door moved at the footsteps. Came home a basic inventory of fine, no thing.

Tamil Street, little beggar, the first night, we at the supermarket to buy Coke drinking, watching them praying eyes turned to Coke, Mr. Gang Chen is sent, but see a lot of it gets tired.

Last night, we're itching to buy fruits in the streets, hawker heart black price selling expensive, or that several children and stretching too, this time we don't so much love, which know they should grilled with Juan hand purse, Rita couldn't drink: "!" quips with Rita, the child isn't likely to know what you say, it seems they want to learn Chinese.

Shop Jiudianduo gradually are closed to the street light in the dark, ending, we end up mostly mountainous country Nepal trip.

Tomorrow embark on a journey back home.

(Nepal Temple typical structure)

(Black day temple)

(Happy sit idle)

(Peacock window)

(Wear Gorkha knife of police)