4288 x 2848 px | 36,3 x 24,1 cm | 14,3 x 9,5 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
30. August 2012
Ort:
Shey Gompa, Shey Valley, Upper Dolpo, Western Nepal.
Weitere Informationen:
The legends of Shey Gumba Once upon a time, the people were making a Gumba in Digarji. The people would build all day, but every night demons would come and destroy whatever was made in the day. The Gumba could never be completed. The people finally decided to ask Guru Rimpoche for advice. The Rimpoche suggested a most secluded place that demons would never be able to get at. That place was Shey, which is surrounded by tall mountains of more than 5, 000 meters on all sides, and is almost inaccessible for outsiders. The villagers came to Shey and built their Gumba, but even the gods were reluctant to stay in such an inhospitable place. Once the villagers installed the gods and went back home, they found that the gods had already flown back, and had arrived at their village before them. The villagers went back to Shey Gumba again. This time they shackled the gods with iron chains, and that is how Shey Gumba came to be. The Shey Gumba is also said to be commissioned by the king of Jumla. The kingdom of Jumla ceased to exist several hundred years ago, but Shey Gumba still houses a sword and an inscription from the king of Jumla. Crystal Mountain, which stands right in front of Shey Gumba, is supposed to be the younger brother of Kailash Mountain. Kailash Mountain is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists. Some of the attractions of this route are: Dho Tarap, a human settlement at the highest altitude in the world, Shey Gumba, religiously the most important Gumba in Nepal, and lake Phoksundo, the deepest lake of high altitude in the world.
