Namtso, meaning: Heavenly Lake in Tibetan, is one of the three sacred lakes in Tibet. Namtso vast area, is in addition to the Qinghai Lake in China's second largest saltwater lake. Lake southwest of the rolling snow-capped mountains is Nyingchi-Tanggula mountains, wind and sunshine, the towering snow-capped mountains reflected in the lake, seems serene and peaceful.
Namtso in the Mongolian language means: Tengri Sea, is said to be the Tantric Buddha Shengle Vajra's dojo, is a well-known holy place of Tibetan Buddhism. Every year of the sheep, the Buddha, bodhisattva, the protector of the gods will set up altar in Namtso big Xing Fa Hui, such as believers go to worship at this time, turn the lake chanting once, better than the usual pilgrimage to turn the lake chanting one hundred thousand times, the blessing is immeasurable. So every year of the sheep, monks and lay believers do not hesitate to travel long distances also want to go to turn the lake. Every year during the Tibetan calendar April 15 of the Saga Dawa Festival, to Namtso to turn the lake of the more monks and lay believers.
From Dangxiong County out, over an altitude of 5,190 meters of the Na Gen La pass, far from the blue water can be seen that piece of water. The lake has a left and a right two side by side boulders, is Namtso's welcome stone, also known as the husband and wife stone, the legend is Namtso's door god. Legend has it that Namtso is in charge of the goddess of grassland wealth in northern Tibet, traders to go out to do business, must first come here to pray for the blessing of the goddess to ensure business prosperity, so this stone is also known as the god of wealth stone.
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