Transmigration is a kind of religious activity prevalent in Tibet and other regions, every year there will be a lot of devout believers to participate in, especially when the Tibetan calendar year of the horse, transmigration is an event, the number of participants is quite huge. Because the Tibetan year of the horse turn a circle, equivalent to other years of thirteen circles. So generally believers will not miss this opportunity to turn the mountain.
The custom of mountaineering originated from the Yongzhong religion, our modern Tibetan compatriots many customs and lifestyles, but also is the ancient Xiangxiong era left down. For example, the Tibetan people's marriage and funeral, astronomical calendar, medical literature, songs, dances, paintings, the selection of auspicious days, and so on, to a certain extent, is still inherited from the traditions of this religion. The Tibetan people also have many unique ways of praying for blessings: for example, turning to the sacred mountain, worshiping the sacred lake, and even using the Bible tube, etc., which are the legacy of this religion.
The Yonchung tradition is to turn the mountain in a counterclockwise direction. YongZhongBenTeach is Tibet ancient prevalent a kind of primitive Buddhism, initially popular in ali around, YongZhongBenTeach the rise, has been integrated into a large number of from the XiangXiong west of the content of the ancient Persian culture, its teachings are more rigorous, the system is more complete, the rituals and rites tend to be more institutionalized. The emergence of Yongzhongbenjiao has brought many new contents to Xiangxiong culture. YongZhongBenTao spread from XiangXiong and occupied the whole Tibetan religious dominance.
Basic introduction Chinese name ：转山 Substance ：Tibetans express piety in a way Method ： Walking or even all the way to kowtow, around the holy mountain Area ：Tibet and other areas Introduction, origin, precautions, difference, meaning, Introduction Turning is a way for Tibetans to express their piety. Walking or even kowtowing all the way around the holy mountain, one or more times. The origin of the "mountain" is a kind of prevalent in Tibet and other regions of the solemn and sacred religious activities rituals, in many parts of Tibet have the custom of turning the mountain. The custom of mountain-turning originated in the Yongzhong religion, and many of the customs and lifestyles of our modern Tibetan compatriots have been handed down from the ancient Elephant and Castle era. For example, the Tibetans' marriage and funeral, astronomy and calendar, medical literature, song and dance, painting, traveling and choosing the house, choosing the auspicious day, driving away calamities and evil spirits, divining and accounting, and so on are still inheriting the traditions of this religion to a certain extent. Tibetan compatriots there are many unique ways of praying for blessings: such as turn the sacred mountain , worship God Lake, spreading the wind horse flag, hanging colorful streamers, engraved stone scriptures, placed Mani pile (the tradition of this religion is engraved with the eight true words of the light: "buzzing Ma Zhimouye Salinde" of the pile of stones), playing the trigrams, offerings to the Duo Ma plate, Ghee flowers, and even the use of the scripture roller are all remnants of this religion. The poem refers to the sacred mountain, which is said to be the highest mountain in the world, Mount Sumeru. Mount Sumeru is known as the center of the world in Buddhism, is said to be the Buddha Shakyamuni's dojo, in Hinduism it is the temple of Shiva, people think it is only an illusory place, a concept of the mountain, but do not know, it is a reality of the mountain. The great Tibetan scriptures - Kusha theory" records: from India to the north through nine mountains, there is a "big snow mountain", which is the main peak of the Gondis mountain range stretches for thousands of miles of Gang Rinbuchin. Gangrenbuchen, Tibetan meaning "treasure of the snowy mountains". Legend has it that when Buddha Shakyamuni was still on earth, the guardian of the ten gods, the bodhisattvas, gods, people, asura (an ancient Indian myth of a kind of evil god) and heavenly musicians, etc. are gathered around the sacred mountain, when the year of the Horse, so the year of the Horse will become the Gang Renbuchen's natal year. It is said that pilgrims come here to turn the mountain a circle, can wash away the sins of a lifetime; turn the mountain ten circles can be in five hundred rounds of reincarnation in the hell of suffering; turn the mountain a hundred circles can be in this life into a buddha ascension; and in the birth of Shakyamuni year of the horse to turn the mountain a circle, can be increased by twelve times a round of merit, equivalent to thirteen rounds of the regular year. Turn the mountain people need to 57 kilometers long, 4800 meters above sea level to 5723 meters at the turn of the mountain road walking or kowtow, fast day and night can turn the same day, and the average person is 2 to 3 days time to turn a circle. Around the sacred mountain there are zabu hot temple, chu gu temple, zhe hot temple and zuzhu temple 4 small temple, temple although small, but each temple has many stories and legends, turn the mountain must be worshipped in these small temple, this is a part of the turn of the mountain. Precautions Because of the long way to turn the mountain, quite exhausting, and is located at an altitude of five thousand meters, very easy to lack of oxygen and plateau reaction, so the believers in the mountain should be prepared to prevent plateau reaction, to slow pace, in the mountain on the way to insist on taking. Difference On the mountain road, yongzhongbenzi turn mountain direction is along the counterclockwise direction. YongZhongBenTeach is Tibet ancient prevalent a kind of primitive buddhism, initially popular in ali around, YongZhongBenTeach the rise, has incorporated a large number of from the XiangXiong west of the ancient persian culture content, its doctrine is more rigorous, the system is more complete, the rituals and rites tend to be more institutionalized. The emergence of Yongzhongbenjiao has brought many new contents to Xiangxiong culture. YongZhongBenTao spread from xiangxiong and occupied the whole Tibetan religious dominance. As the soul of Xiangxiong civilization, this religion sprouted and developed from the foot of Mount Gangdishe all the way, and has been inherited till now through difficulties. Since the civilization of Xiangxiong, the rituals and teachings of this religion have shaped the value orientation and code of conduct of the Tibetan people, which are suitable for the ecological environment of the snowy plateau. Trust in God and dependence on God have become indispensable psychological magnetic fields for the people. The tradition of BENZOISM has penetrated into every aspect of the Tibetan people's life, and has become a spiritual temperament that cannot be divorced from the Tibetan culture. Pilgrimage to the sacred mountain is a concrete manifestation of the nature worship of the ethnic minorities who believe in Tibetan Buddhism. In the order of the Meili Snow Mountain is from the order of the Feilai Temple, along the path down to the village of Xidang, to the hot springs and then to the Yubeng last to the Mingyong, which is considered to be an internal turn, the whole process can be completed in four or five days. If it is outside the turn to turn to the Tibet territory, the whole need half a month it. Of course, even so they turn the mountain is also considered simple after all is walking around the mountain, in Lhasa a few incredibly pious people will be five body bowing to the sacred mountain, they start from their distant hometown, hand and knee with their own simple sheath will be three steps a knocking et al long head. They often bring only the simplest food, and will not give up even after a year and a half of traveling. They will never kowtow less than one step, in case of vehicle obstruction or due to food, sleep and other reasons to pause kowtow, they will draw a line on the ground or use a stone to make a mark, and then from the marking of the beginning of the next to Lhasa kowtow into. On the way, they will also make karma to passers-by. Significance The believers are so pious because they believe that people have to suffer the pain of the six paths of reincarnation. There are only two ways to get rid of it, one of them is to become a living Buddha, which is very difficult, and the other way is to turn around the mountain. They believe that circling around the sacred mountain can wash away the sins of one's life, save one from falling into the infernal hells in the cycle of reincarnation, and even free oneself from the six paths of reincarnation to become a Buddha in the next life. It is considered a blessing if one dies in the process. Therefore, the mountain pilgrims always year after year.