However, there are no skeletons in Tibet in the end walls, and even many of the old Tibet had only heard of but that few destined approached. Tibet, Ma Lihua famous writer in the "northern Tibet, traveled," a book say for sure that there is skull wall in Tibet, in the northern Tibet a "lot of cards will become the sole repository of all the Tibetan skull Tianzang Tai had."
Explore the celestial burial, and Tian Zangtai
1 Tibetology accomplished deep people said to me: go and see the skeleton of the wall, it is the ultimate goal of mankind. Later, either to see such county worked Mr. Cao Changjin shoot a group of photos, I would never summon the courage to look for skeletons in northern Tibet wall.
From the north of the city administrative office located in Nagqu town about 300 km away to the southeast, that is, such as counties. For example that "mother Yak corner" means originally a legend here, "mother Yak tribe" settled areas. Dharma Temple lot of cards such as the county seat is located west of Tian Zangtai is skull wall location.
Sky burial is the most acceptable to the Tibetan people, but also the most common kind of Tibetan burial custom. Ancient Relics in Tibet based on inference, burial may be originated in the 7th century, some scholars believe that this burial form is held by a straight Kunga founded. Year 1179 Direct Goumba Ren Qinbei in Maizhokunggar County, where the construction of a satin satin for Temple, and at the time of the burial system of the implementation and perfection.
On the celestial burial, Tibetan Buddhists believe that light cigarettes are covered with colorful Mulberry Road, introduce the mother to the Tian Zangtai blank lines, the body as the offerings, presented the gods, praying to redeem the sins of the dead alive, please the gods with its soul to heaven. Tianzang Tai Sang smoke on Yingjiu attracted, in addition to eating dead things, not to harm any animals, and the Tibetans as "Bird." It is said that such a burial method is to follow the Buddha, "his life for feeding tiger", and that is why Tibet is still popular burial.
Lot of cards celestial burial hospital the middle, have a size of about 4 square meters, paved with pebbles made of buried dead pool, pool north there is a 60-centimeter-high rectangular stones are burial dead bodies when parked. Sky burial outside the hospital in the south, but also the erection of an approximately 10-meter-high streamer flagpoles, above a skull bone sculpture, hanging at the top of a lot of faded streamer.
To send the dead to a lot of cards Tianzang Tai ago, the body curled up, head bent at the knee, so into a sitting posture, wrapped with white Tibetan, select auspicious days from the dorsal bodies of dead people will be sent to Tianzang Tai, lit cigarette Sang Citation to Yingjiu, a further autopsy. Because Yingjiu like meat, do not like to eat the bones, so burial procedures on the use of flashback method, the first feeding bones.
The skeleton of the wall breathtaking intake
Tian Zangtai about the whole yard more than 4000 square meters, surrounded by high walls around a person, in the wall and the western wall repair a wooden stand, about 45 cells, each compartment is neatly arranged with an individual skull, the formation of The skeleton of both sides of the long wall, a skeleton of a majestic skull, people feel the sacred deterrence and heartfelt wonder. Then I learned that the skull wall is a product of burial.
In Tibet, the body after death all the feed Yingjiu and not leave that alone for example, counties in northern Tibet Dharma Temple of the lot card Tianzang Tai, retaining many deceased's skull, would be called the world's a must. Sub-text in his "Boundless Tibet", wrote: the original up wood (actually in one place. Because it is a transliteration of Chinese characters used by various authors are also different - editor) Tianzang Tai is a skeleton of walls on three sides, there is one tall, and later in a heavy rain, such as injection of the day, Cho-rolling down from the hills, Tian Zangtai wall collapsed. Now both sides of the skull wall is within the rest of the skull in recent decades slowly Leiqi betrayals. The remaining two walls are now only half of the original high.
West Tian Zangtai yard, south two have a door, Simon is living out of use, the south gate entrance of the body is carried to the north cottage, exclusively for prayers for the dead to pray Zhongseng the use of a variety of house also worship Buddha and the scriptures. The plastic things on both sides of the corridor there is a pagoda.
Tian Zangtai yard in the lot of cards there is a secret - it is empty courtyard below, much like winter in northern China and vegetables storage cellars. Here are all four sides and the bottom of the base with stones puzzle made of plastic inside the statues, he stored by the books, religious articles and offerings. Interestingly, the extremely low temperatures in winter here, and sometimes went so far as to reach minus 37 degrees below. However, the body is much more elsewhere, regardless of ice and firm, and as long as the burial lot of cards, pool put night, the next day will be one hundred percent quasi-thaw, and can engage in normal burial, the reason no one can say. Because of this mystery of existence, making lot of cards Tianzang Tai notoriety. Many people had died around the county, are taking the dead burial pack here.
A river separating the three-base human skull wall Tianzang Tai
Learned from a lot of cards Tianzang Shi mouth in the whole of Tibet, in the past to retain the dead skull has three temples, in addition to Bodhidharma lot of cards Tianzang Tai Temple, there are also opposite day Tianzang Tai Temple and the nearby Dan lack of generation of Temple Tian Zangtai. As the three Tianzang Tai are in such county, but also to make such a reputation earthquake. Unfortunately, disasters make three Tianzang Tai mostly destroyed within the skull. Until the early 80's, even if the Government's implementation of religious policy, but lack on behalf of the Temple of Tian Zangtai but you can not continue to retain the dead skull. Dan Temple of the original reservation on some of the dead skull, the "Cultural Revolution" period some of the locals had been secretly buried underground, so far there is still preserved part of the skull wall, but the scale is far less lot of cards Tianzang Tai skull wall ambitious. By day with the Dharma Temple Dan Temple is only separated by a river, the Nu River, Japan and the north shore places Dan Temple, Damo Monastery in the south, combined with two temple by a respected Tianzang Shi Tian Zangtai management, usually by leather boat can travel between the two sides of the.
So why here Tianzang Tai do you want to keep the deceased's skull? The current view many, but mainly there are two, one that, as early as 80 years ago, a tribe in Qinghai there is a small boy, he was 8 years old That year saw three people were killed in one breath, he ran like scared County V Darboux Buddha front. Dabney appointed him as Living Buddha Dharma Temple House of Tian Zangshi burial. So he removed all the dead corpses lost homes in the southeast corner where burial until the skull has become, when, then one by one they picked up good yards. He started from the northeast corner of the order of celestial burial homes placed to his 50-year-old Gui Tian, it is basically on the display to the southwest corner. The reason why he is said to do so, because they are afraid that killer's death mixed with burial team. Also an argument to retain the Dalai Lama XIII died in the period from the Township, such as lack of county-xiang song playing on behalf of the Temple of the Living Buddha dan baou Pu Chu (also known as Bama white tie) Temple rules laid down in the specific motive is not clear so far . Sub-text in the book writes: "Tian Zangshi Ngawang Tenzin said: 'the skull to stay, piled wall, is nothing more than warn the living, how many more good works, few Sunian, no matter who died much better than this. ' "
... ... Ju go against the tide, and now lot of cards Tianzang Tai Temple Bodhidharma artists who have been named as the "skeleton pyramid," archaeologist is aware that this anthropological research would be of great significance; writer was its inscrutable philosophy and the legendary infected and shocking.
I just looked at the lot of cards, to the profound philosophy of Tibetan Buddhism can not make improper says, but one thing is very inspiring to me: While the eyes of burial in today's world is a strange burial custom, but the Tibetans by Sky burial will be the relationship between man and nature closer together, like the locals unique lifestyle and the unique natural environment adapt to Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, as Tibetan celestial burial is in harmony with nature in the development of a unique way of life.