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Photo Samples, Tibet
During the long lost time of independence,
Tibet used to be the "highest" country of the world. Sadly, more than 50 years
of Chinese occupation has ended that, but the (still) predominantely Buddhist region is
still a great place for interprid explores and photographers.
As usual, all photos are, of course © Claus
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Prayer
flags. All over Tibet, the flickering prayer flags send the holy words of the donors up to
the high powers of the gods and deities. Here in West tibet, close to Mount Kailash. ©
Claus Qvist Jessen |
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The most
sacred mountain in the world: Mount Kailash (Karinpoche). According to Buddhist legends
more than 80,000 kms high, and on the top, a certain deity is sitting, doing his
meditation. For the Hindus, Kailash is sacred as it's the home of mighty Shiva, and even
the Jains and Böns regard the mountain as special.
© Claus Qvist Jessen |
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Military
truck in between Yecheng and Ali in West Tibet.
© Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| The warm and
primitive kitchen of the Drira Phuk Gompa (Kailash) is kept running by using dried yak
dungd as fuel. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Goodbye my
friend. Monk at Drira Phuk Gompa at the north side of Kailash. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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Pilgrim at
the Drira Phuk Monastery, north of Mount Kailash.
© Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Adding oil to
burning candles greatly improves your karma. Drepung Gompa, Lhasa region. © Claus
Qvist Jessen |
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| Prayer wheels
at the Drepung Gompa, Lhasa, Tibet. For every turn of the wheel, prayers are sent upwards
to the deities, improving your karma and increasing the chances of an improved rebirth.
© Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| The former
winter palace of the Dalai Lama: Potala. These days Potala is more like an empty shell,
but still an important pilgrimage site for the Tibetans. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| The most
sacred Buddha in all of Tibet: The magnificent, 1300 year old Jowo Sakyamuni, still found
in the very centre of the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Let's play!
Buddhist monks at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa, doing their traditional music to please the
supreme powers. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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Adding oil to
the burning lamps at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. A great way of improving your karma and
thereby your afterlife.
© Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Buddhist Nun
putting together a new Buddha figure. Jokhang, Lhasa. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Tibetan
flower-power. Local woman outside the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. In particular, the use of
turqoise stones has spread throughout most of Asia. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Rongbuk
Gompa, just a few kms away from Everest (Chomolungma = the mother godess) in the
background. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Very dirty
little girl. How dirty can you actually get wthin a four year life-span? Zommug village,
Everest Region. © Claus Qvist Jessen |
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| Tibetan
farmer, Zommug Village, just a few miles north of Chomolungma, the mighty Mount Everest. ©
Claus Qvist Jessen |
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