Coincidently at the same moment, the lady was already
wake up and covered the left over porridge on fireplace. She makes a kettle
full of churned butter tea especially for them but when she reached barn. She
saw father Phentsokbreath heavily and being afflicted by the illness. Immediately
the lady brought hot charcoal and burned tsampa and put the odor to father
Phentsok. He came back to sense and even the heart beat become normal when the
lady gave warm left over porridge quickly to father Phentsok . The lady wake up
Palden and gave tea and pak (tsampa
which is moistened with a liquid like tea and kneaded into balls) until they
are satisfied. Father Phentsok recuperates as if he took effective medicine,
noticing the health the lady said “father if your health is better, today is 15th
day of lunar month saga dawa and you will accumulate great merit if you can
visit venerable Sakyamuni. Rooster’s second crow is yet to make so, if you two
depart, will see the Sakyamuni by the sunrise”. “Thank you so much mistress. I
will pray to Sakyamuni for your good fortune. May you live long” father
Phentsok said then hold Palden hand and start their journey.
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| Potala Palace |
Father Phentsok deems to reach Lhasa as fast as possible
when they reached dock and enter the ferryboat. With excitement he lifted his
foot heavily, which makes the wound of the right fish scales unclog which was
bitten by nomad dog. “Father, blood is spilling (flowing)” Palden said to
father when he saw the pus and blood flowing from the hole of ragged trousers. “Do not
worry son, it will be fine seeing the Sakyamuni” response to Palden and lift
him to his lap and sited inside the leather boat.
When father and son reached the outer circumambulation
circular road, it was dawn and the heath (steppe) was clear and saw people
lined up on both side. When they reach nearer, saw some people reciting Mani
(mantra) and some reading scripture where laid down white cloth waiting with
the hope of alms. Some circles Mani (praying wheel) with the right hand while
requesting for alms by showing left thumb. Right after that row of prisoner
were locked their head inside the wooden hole while both hand and foot were
locked up with iron. Then there is a row of disabled, handicapped, blind and
crippled, however the eyes couldn’t capture as every space was filled with
beggar. Going to the outer circumambulation was successively one after another
without a break. Some wear light kalsang cap and a rosary in one hand while
intoning (reciting) scripture. Without noticing around, they walk whirling
while losing the front person. If calculate, seems like they had firmly decided
to circumambulate thrice.
Some people take
two to three goats behind while some takes dog which looks alike lion but
smaller in size. But some have neither goats nor dogs to take out but encircled
by more than twenty stay dogs as they had Pak in knapsack and gave to them.
Especially many people came to give alms to beggars, successively one after
another they take out money, tsampa and so on through their pouch and other
bags while circumambulating the outer circumambulation. Some got dressed up
while decorated by various precious gems while other wear enough clothes to cover
their bodies to save their personality. Just like the continuous flowing water,
the crowds of different region, race, costume were rushing in one direction. At
the time, both the father and son were amazed and shocked that they were
absorbed for the time being. Suddenly as if remembers, father pulled Palden's
hand and inquiry the way and stride. Without taking much time, they reached the
shrine's door
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