The Pilgrimage


  • Photographer
    Andri Tambunan
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    September 2008

For Tibetans, pilgrimage refers to the journey from ignorance to enlightenment, from self-centeredness and materialistic preoccupations to a deep sense of the relativity and interconnectedness of all life. The Tibetan word for pilgrimage, neykhor, means "to circle around a sacred place," for the goal of pilgrimage is less to reach a particular destination than to transcend through inspired travel the attachments and habits of inattention that restrict awareness of a larger reality. 1:Buddhist monks debating to sharpen their knowledge and skills. 2:During his pilgrimage, a young Buddhist pilgrim prostrates on his belly under watchful eyes of a Chinese Soldier. 3:Pilgrims circuit around Jokhang Temple, the most sacred in Tibet 4:Pilgrims conversing after finishing their prayers. 5:A single fluff of cloud accompanies a young buddhist monk at Sakya Monastery.

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For Tibetans, pilgrimage refers to the journey from ignorance to enlightenment, from self-centeredness and materialistic preoccupations to a deep sense of the relativity and interconnectedness of all life. The Tibetan word for pilgrimage, neykhor, means "to circle around a sacred place," for the goal of pilgrimage is less to reach a particular destination than to transcend through inspired travel the attachments and habits of inattention that restrict awareness of a larger reality.

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