The Vietnamese Boy Witnessed The Burial Custom In Tibet For The First Time

Instead of burying the dead in the ground, the Tibetans take the body up the mountain to prey on the hungry vultures. The Vietnamese boy first witnessed the burial custom while traveling to TibetTam Bui is a living photographer in Saigon. For a long time, his name is no stranger to those who share a passion for art. Not only is he eager to take pictures, he also has a free spirit with the desire to conquer all lands in the world. That desire prompted his steps on his way to find a distant, mysterious Tibet

. Tam's 15-day journey started from Saigon to Chengdu (Sichuan, China), but the group of friends did not want to join. He went to the valley of Larung Gar (Tibet), where there is a village of the same name. Tam said goodbye to his friends in Chengdu and started the arduous road to Tibet The journey had not yet started, he chose the wrong bus station and had to stay in the city for another day.



The next morning, Tam took a bus to Serta district (Sichuan, China) to move to Larung Gar. The journey seemed even more difficult when the passenger car was stopped to check the passenger's identity at a police station about 40 km from the valley. The police ordered all the foreigners to get off the bus and return to Chengdu the next morning. Although according to a Japanese in the car, the Tibetan government restricted visitors from entering during the festival, he still did not know the exact reason to return. The police sent him, Tam spoke with a Canadian female guest. Fortunately, this tourist knew Chinese, and made an agreement with a young native that he would take Tam through a checkpoint and be a guide while he was in Tibet. The world's largest Buddhist institute with more than 40,000 monks and nuns practicing here Photo: Tam Bui.



On the way to Larung Gar20h30 that day, the young man pulled Tam into the car under the sunset light but did not want to turn off. After a mixed English-Chinese conversation, Tam vaguely guessed that this young man would take him to visit Larung for two days, promising more of an experience watching indigenous people perform funerals. Mind fell asleep for a moment before being startled by the young man's call. Dreamingly, he realized Larung was appearing in his sight. Closer to the side of the hills, thousands of red-painted wooden houses are dormant in the light, dim with the darkness. There was no sound except for the whisper of a car. The next morning, Tam got up early to soak up the life of the villagers in the market. According to him, the monks as well as the people do not like to be photographed due to the notion that this will cause them to suffer longevity.



Larung is the most beautiful from about 18:00 to 20:00, when the sun falls from the mountain. At that time, the whole village stood in the golden afternoon sun, the scene was even more magical when the first lights were lit. Vultures were waiting in line for the funeral to take place. Their food was meat from the bodies brought to the hill. On the second day, the young man from the village took Tam to see the Tibetan burial custom. Traditionally, people do not bury the deceased underground, but bring the body up to the mountain as bait for the vultures. He felt awful seeing - hearing - smelling the whole burial process that took place.Lhasa and shattered expectations Leaving the Buddhist holy site Larung, Tam was still not dreaming about the village of more than 40,000 people.



monk. The 43-hour train took him to the highest station in the world in Tibet. Passionate through the immense steppes of sunshine, wind, bright yellow mustard greens or snow-capped mountains, the train brings Tam to Lhasa. The administrative capital of Tibet appeared with a far different look from his imagination. Not unspoiled, modern Lhasa with modern highways and tall buildings. For him the best way to travel to Lhasa was to Tibet's sacred lake Namtso, and despite being located in a remote location, Larung Gar rose to become one of the largest Buddhist institutes in the world. Closing the lines of confession, Tam said the trip left many reflections on human fate, the so-called "freedom" and the concept of happiness that each person, each nation is defining for themselves. Larung Gar Buddhist Institute is located in the Larung valley, about 15 km from the town of Serta, Garze, Tibet.



According to the Telegraph, up to 40,000 Buddhist monks and nuns practiced at this institute in 2015. Road to the Himalayas The black-haired yak is grazed by the Tibetans on the hill for meat, milk, skin, and feathers. After praying for the deceased, the priest will use a knife to cut the bodies out for the vultures to "practice". The place where the deceased's hair is hung. The deceased's skull is hung in the same place. sacred Namtso of Tibet. The white yak cows are often "dressed" beautifully and serve tourists to take pictures by the lake. The train runs from China to the capital Lhasa, passing through the immense mustard fields.



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