The Path to Buddha - the story of a pilgrimage

For Tibetans, pilgrimage refers to the journey from ignorance to enlightenment, from self-centeredness and materialistic preoccupations to a deep sense of the relativity and interconnectedness of all life. The Tibetan word for pilgrimage, neykhor, means "to circle around a sacred place," for the goal of pilgrimage is less to reach a particular destination than to transcend through inspired travel the attachments and habits of inattention that restrict awareness of a larger reality........By traveling to sacred sites, Tibetans are brought into living contact with the icons and energies of Tantric Buddhism. The neys, or sacred sites themselves, through their geological features and the narratives of transformation attached to them, continually remind pilgrims of the liberating power of the Tantric Buddhist tradition.......Over time pilgrimage guidebooks were written, giving instructions to pilgrims visiting the holy sites and accounts of their history and significance. These guidebooks, neyigs, empowered Tibet and its people with a sacred geography, a narrated vision of the world ordered and transformed through Buddhist magic and metaphysics.

Location: Tibet

Date: September 6, 2009

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Tibet
• pilgrim
• pilgrimage
• travel
• China
• Tibetan
• Buddha
• Buddhism
• Buddhist

[stevetranv]

Thank you!

[dakotachild777]

First time to watch this video it's very touching , the picture quality cum camera work is excellent! also background music is wonderful is a perfect match to this footage.You have done great job! Is not easy to this journey....Thank you for sharing.