Strike the Holy Spirit Drum: Exploring from Tibetan Tombs to the Yarlung Tsangpo River

Author: Yang Zhijun
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: The Holy Drum of the Spirit is a treasure of the original Bon religion, a ritual implement of Tibetan esoteric Buddhism, and a symbol of the deity Mahakala. For us, this journey from the Tubo Great Tombs, across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and finally reaching the Yarlung Tsangpo River—our quest to explore the seven invincible Dharma Kings' Holy Drum of the Spirit—was a life adventure and a passionate escape, a physical wandering and a spiritual exile. The Yarlung Tsangpo River flows as usual, and the Himalayas hold up the azure sky. Like the followers of Tibet, deep within each of us lies an eternal longing. The Holy Drum of the Spirit is being struck—it is to strike and bring back the beautiful and prosperous Shambhala to the human world? The Holy Drum of the Spirit continues to be struck, perfecting oneself and fulfilling the divine mission in the eternal longing—this is Tibet. Few "walking texts" can delve into such mysterious and vast historical and cultural heritage, and few can express themselves with such grandeur, composure, wit, and humor, blending both delightful charm and compelling reasons.