Légende : Axu, Sichuan, Chine - 19 août 2003. Un peuple nomade khampa homme, son chapeau dans le respect, marche devant un thanka bouddhiste (peinture) pendant le festival o
5379 x 3505 px | 45,5 x 29,7 cm | 17,9 x 11,7 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1 août 2003
Lieu:
Garze, Sichuan, China
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Caption: Axu, Sichuan, China - Aug 2003. A nomadic khampa man, his hat off in respect, walks before a Buddhist thanka (painting) during the festival of Guru Rimpoche's birthday, at a small monastery in Axu, the former tibetan Kingdom of Kham. Guru Rimpoche founded the Nyingmapa school of thought, and is responsible for bringing Buddhism to Tibet. Guru Rimpoche's birthday is one of the biggest festivals for the monastery, made especially important with the arrival of the Rimpoche, an exile who lives in India. Approximately a hundred kilometers off the nearest road with no telephone and one jeep, Axu (20, 000 people) is remote. Its population soley surviving off herding, with the monastery at the head of all social orders. "My monks have a pure heart" says the Rimpoche, a man who has spent almost his entire life as an exile in India. "They know the outside world and have no need for what is in it". Perhaps a romantic vision for now, although "change" is everywhere- including the cheap synthetic dyed cloth used to frame the thanka. Credit: Leisa Tyler/Asiaworksphotos.com Contact: sales@asiaworksphotos.com Legal Notice: Any use of this picture is subject to a license agreement entered into by the user and AsiaWorks Photography Ltd. All other rights reserved. Any re-use and redistribution of this image is prohibited. For sales enquiries regarding any additional use of this or other pictures from AsiaWorks Photography please contact sales@asiaworksphotos.com
