A major festival of the Tibetan Buddhists is the Losar Festival or Monpa Festival. Losar is, itself a compounded form of two root words in Tibetan language; where LO means 'New' and SAR means 'Year'. It is celebrated to avert any negativity of the Old Year and to welcome the arrival of a New Year.
The beginning of celebration of Buddhist Losar Festival can be traced back to Pre-Buddhist Tibet when People practiced 'Bon' religion and in spiritual ceremonies every winter, large amount of incense was offered to appease the deities and protectors. Ultimately, this religious festival evolved into an annual Buddhist festival during the reign of Pude Gungyal, the ninth King of Tibet.
Also said that in ancient times, Ladakh experienced turbulent periods due to starvation, diseases, drought and other problems. People assumed that the King Jamiang Namgyal (1555- 1610) had a 'donkey toe' and could not rule. Fortune favoured the Lamas. They decided to take over and the King was thus brutally killed. The Lamas unveiled it as the victory of good over evil and the beginning of a new era.
The beginning of celebration of Buddhist Losar Festival can be traced back to Pre-Buddhist Tibet when People practiced 'Bon' religion and in spiritual ceremonies every winter, large amount of incense was offered to appease the deities and protectors. Ultimately, this religious festival evolved into an annual Buddhist festival during the reign of Pude Gungyal, the ninth King of Tibet.
Also said that in ancient times, Ladakh experienced turbulent periods due to starvation, diseases, drought and other problems. People assumed that the King Jamiang Namgyal (1555- 1610) had a 'donkey toe' and could not rule. Fortune favoured the Lamas. They decided to take over and the King was thus brutally killed. The Lamas unveiled it as the victory of good over evil and the beginning of a new era.
No comments:
Post a Comment