Potala Palace (I) Circumambulation at the Potala Palace

Coming to Lhasa, you must visit the Potala Palace (hereinafter referred to as the Potala Palace). The fame of this palace is too great, the pearl of the snow-capped plateau, an important symbol of Lhasa city. Under the Red Mountain where the Potala Palace is located, there is a famous circumambulation path, called \"Zikuo\" in Tibetan, which circles around the Potala Palace. Numerous believers and devotees, on this approximately two-kilometer-long circumambulation path, keep circumambulating, expressing their reverence for the Buddha and praying for blessings. Zikuo, along with Nangkuo, Bakuo, and Linkuo, are the main circumambulation paths in Lhasa city, but Zikuo holds a very high status in the hearts of the Tibetan people and is almost universally known. Circumambulation is a practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Practice requires physical action, long journeys, enduring hardships, and ultimately achieving spiritual sublimation. The usual method of circumambulation is clockwise. The circumambulator holds a rosary in his left hand, rotates the prayer wheel in his right hand, silently recites sutras, and circles around the Buddha hall or Buddha statue an odd number of times. Following the long procession, the right hand lightly touches the shiny yellow prayer wheel. Over the centuries, how many devout believers have come to this circumambulation path, and despite the changes of time, the wish for a better life has never changed. For me, the trip to Tibet is itself a journey of spiritual cultivation. In the modern society filled with information from high-rise buildings all day long, how difficult is it to find a place of tranquility in your heart? Coming to Tibet, I saw many simple believers. They circumambulate and prostrate themselves. I saw another kind of pursuit, life can be barren, but the spirit must be rich. Their eyes are clear and clean, and what their expressions reveal is a solid satisfaction.