In people's minds, the lamas of Tibetan Buddhism are very mysterious, and little is known about their daily lives. Just some time ago, Yu Fan participated in an event in Qinghai, and was fortunate enough to walk into a famous Tibetan Buddhist temple in the Regong area—Wutunxia Temple, and met a master of arts and crafts in the temple, Thangka and clay sculpture inheritor Da Wow day.
Under the leadership of Master Dawa Naori, we entered the temple for a visit and walked into the room where they stayed, allowing us to learn some information that ordinary tourists cannot understand.
Dawa Naori was born in 1981. He became a monk in Wutunxia Temple at the age of 11. He has lived in the temple for nearly 30 years. The small courtyard contains his clay sculpture studio and his thangka studio. In addition, he has several young monks who live in several side rooms of his small courtyard.
When we arrived, several young monks were studying and chanting scriptures seriously. This is not only the place where they became monks, but also the place where they went to school. There are many masters like Dawa Naori in the temple (equivalent to the school’s Teachers), their language, mathematics, geography, Buddhist scriptures and other knowledge are taught by them.
However, some professional courses such as Thangka, clay sculpture, and Mandarin are taught by some professional lamas in the monastery. Other lamas made clay sculptures.
In the small courtyard of Dawa’s daily life, there is a very exquisite Buddhist hall in the innermost part. The Bodhisattvas and Thangkas in it are all made by him. It is said that in addition to many of his works in Wutunxia Temple, he also He has been invited to paint Thangka murals and shape Buddha statues in temples in Baita Temple in Beijing, Labrang Monastery in Gansu, Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Sichuan and Shaanxi.
In his small courtyard, there are a total of five young lamas, ranging in age from a few years old to teenagers. After the parents of these children brought them to the monastery, he not only taught these children literacy and chanting scriptures, but also acted as a monk. Father and mother take care of their daily life, teach them how to dress properly, teach them how to make a fire and cook...
These children have learning tasks every day, and they must familiarize themselves with and recite some scriptures
This is one of the relatively young children. His learning tasks are relatively small. He has finished reciting what he should learn early, and then he can go back to his room and watch cartoons on TV like other ordinary children in the mainland.
In their small courtyard, they cook by themselves. Most of the time, several children take turns to cook or cook together, while Dawa Naori guides them. But there are also some lamas who, for the sake of convenience, or do not have time to cook, will order takeaway and eat boxed lunches like the nerds in the mainland.
Dawa Naori teaches a few children every day. The scene is a bit like a small class in an aristocratic school or a cram school. The class is not serious at all. He is like a kind father. The children are also very obedient. You can ask him, he will also explain the important points in detail, and he will even repeat it several times.
Friends, do you understand this kind of monastery life?
