Dakpa Sheri
Dakpa Sheri (Wylie: Dag-pa Shel-ri,[3] Chinese: 达瓜西热; pinyin: Dá guā xī rè),[a] explained as "Pure Crystal Mountain" and also known as Tsari, is a mountain located in eponymously named Tsari, Lhöntse County of Tibet's Shannan Prefecture. The mountain is considered sacred for Tibetans and the pilgrimage route circumambulates the mountain.[5][7] Takpa Siri ridge consists of four hills/ passes and four water bodies.[5][2]
Following border tensions between China and India, the pilgrimage has been stopped after 1956.[8]
Etymology
Dakpa Sheri is usually classified as a néri (né–ri, abode–mountain) with the word "abode" being used in reference to deities. The Néri can be seen as the focus of Tibetan worship or kora.[9]
The word Tsari (Tsa-ri) has been used for both the geographical area surrounding Dakpa Sheri as well as the mountain itself. Tsa is a consonant of the Tibetan script while ri means 'mountain'.[10]
Variations include rTsá-ri which is explained as "Psychic Energy Channel Mountain", rTsa-ba which is explained as ''Foundation Mountain", Tswa-ri is explained as "Herb Mountain" and Tsa-ri rTswa-gon is "Superior Herb Psychic Energy Channel Mountain". The variation Tsa-ri-tra is a transliteration of the Sanskrit word Cáritra.[10]
Exploration
F. M.Bailey, H. T. Morshead, F. Ludlow, F. Kingdon-Ward have written about the mountain and the pilgrimage. In 1956, Toni Huber did his thesis on the The Cult of the Pure Crystal Mountain.[8]
Notes
References
- ^ Huber 1999, p. 95.
- ^ a b Arpi, Claude (21 January 2021). "Chinese village in Arunachal: India must speak up!". Rediff. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ Huber (1999), p. 222.
- ^ Rose & Fisher (1967), p. 9.
- ^ a b c Kapadia, Harish (2006). "Secrets of Subansiri: Himalayan Journal vol.62/7". Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Huber 1999, p. 22.
- ^ Sondheimer, Ernst (2006). "Tsari: Himalayan Journal vol.62/6". Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "In Search of the old Pilgrimage Route to Takpa Siri 2005". Indian Mountaineering Foundation. 2004. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Huber (1999), p. 22–23.
- ^ a b Huber (1999), p. 82–83.
- Bibliography
- Huber, Toni (1999), The Cult of Pure Crystal Mountain: Popular Pilgrimage and Visionary Landscape in Southeast Tibet, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-535313-6
- Rose, Leo E.; Fisher, Margaret W. (1967), The North-East Frontier Agency of India, Near and Middle Eastern Series, vol. 76, Office of Public Affairs, Department of State
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