Ghost

ʕʘ̅͜ʘ̅ʔI biked 100KM or so to explore folk beliefs of this region after reading a book that studies this region from an anthropological perspective...So many small temples, local grandmothers likes spending their afternoon in them.

Maitreya will visit within at least 100000000 years. Maths of ancient India is very brilliant, I remember they have words for numbers that are "infinite".

I also saw a small trumpet made from the shinbone of a woman who died during childbirth. The lama explained why shinbones of such women's can be made into this instrument: 1.The baby died before it came to this world -sin 2.The woman died a unnatural death-her overwhelming grudges 3. The unexpected death. What a misfortune to her family. Her family may have certain 业障/karma. By donating her shinbone, the three can be resolved.

I learned from the Tibetan driver that they willingly donate 1/3 of their yearly income to the Temple. It occurred to me the Church simply wanted 1/10, and people were done with it.

Today, the driver is a Tibetan..I asked him what the characters mean hah. Unexpectedly, the characters on the wall is written in the language their lamas use~ᶘ ᵒᴥᵒᶅ...I was amused!