"Holy Flower?" I asked with a frown. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Chen Xiaoyu nodded and explained: "There are many kinds of legends of the Holy Flower, namely, the legend of the monk, the legend of the gods, the legend of the sisters and the legend of Mongolia. ”

The old lama nodded, and began to explain:

"Legend of the eminent monk: A long, long time ago, there was a severe plague outbreak in the Tibetan area, and people died in batches, and the local tribal leaders could not solve it by all means. Until one day, a living Buddha from a distant country passed by here and used a local plant to heal everyone. But in order to heal the people, this high monk became ill from hard work and unfortunately passed away. Due to the language barrier, people's only impression of the living Buddha is the "Gesang" - the plant used to heal diseases. So people called this living Buddha "Gesang Living Buddha". Since then, all good things that symbolize hope and happiness have also been called "Gesang". Since then, the most beautiful flower on the grassland is called "Gesang flower".

Legend of the god "Gesang" was originally the Tibetan god who was in charge of the suffering and happiness of the world. Due to the greed and ignorance of human beings, they wantonly killed the creatures on the grassland, which angered the heavens, so the heavens sent the god "Gesang" to punish human beings in the world. After "Gesang" arrived in the world, he found that the long-term war had made the land lifeless, and plagues were raging everywhere. Therefore, the gods disobeyed the mandate of heaven to help mankind defeat the plague and give mankind a chance to mend their ways. In order to commemorate the god who saved them, human beings commemorate him with the most beautiful and happiest thing in the world, that is, the Gesang flower.

Legend of Sisters: Once upon a time, all the flowers were the daughters of the same mother, and these girls all lived in one big family. Gesang Flower and Snow Lotus were once twin sisters, but they were separated due to their inconsistent personalities and goals when they grew up, and Snow Lotus chose the high Himalayas. After passing through the Tibetan national teacher Phagsipa for a period of time, Gesang Hua missed the snow lotus very much, so she traveled thousands of miles to the Himalayas to see the snow lotus. When Gesang flowers arrived in the Himalayas, the snow lotus flowers had been covered with ice and snow and turned into white flowers. Gesang Hua was very sad, so she turned into flowers and accompanied the snow lotus, and then they were together forever.

Mongolian legend: According to legend, when the Mongolian army entered Tibet in the Yuan Dynasty and Tibet was included in the territory of the Yuan Dynasty of China, the Mongols brought aster seeds from northern China to Tibet, and since then they have taken root and blossomed in Tibet. This era was an unprecedented era in Tibetan history after the fall of the Tibetan Dynasty, when Phags-pa, who was given the title of "National Teacher" by Kublai Khan, created the glorious Sakya and successfully made the Yuan Dynasty royal family accept Tibetan Buddhism, and Phags-pa became the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Aster spread by the Mongols was planted and bloomed in monasteries and many homes, and the people of that era called it "Gesang flower". "Gesang" in Tibetan is the complete word "Geba Sambu", "Geba" means era, generation, "Sambu" means prosperity, and together it means "the flower of prosperity". ”

The old lama paused, took a sip of tea, and continued: "The true face of the Tibetan holy flower Gesang flower. ”

Gesang flower is a flower that grows on the plateau, belonging to the Aster family, that is, rhododendron, also known as sano. The scientific name of Gesang flower is "Jinlumei", and the petals are yellow. Tibetans regard it as a holy flower that symbolizes love and good fortune. In the eyes of the Tibetan people, wildflowers that cannot be named can be called "Gesang Meiduo", and there is now a lot of controversy about what kind of flower "Gesang Meiduo" is. Gesang flower is the city flower of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet.

For flowers that bloom at high altitudes, tenacity and holiness are their innate temperament. The golden plum blossom that blooms in the high mountains is also loved and cared for by the monks because of its golden color resembling the crown in the Yellow Sect.

The Gesang flower is a complex of contradictions, because it is poisonous. Yaks on the steppe will not eat either. It is precisely because it is poisonous that it is lucky to survive and not be artificially destroyed and show its beauty to the plateau. However, the large-scale appearance of Gesang flowers heralds the coming of the end of the grassland. This is the biggest contradiction. How to let the Gesang flowers continue to bloom their beauty, and let the cattle and sheep on the plateau continue to live happily, is a problem that human beings must solve.

Gesang flowers are also fickle, and in autumn they turn red, so that the colors of the plateau do not feel monotonous at all. Gesang flowers are actually civilian in their bones. It can be seen everywhere by farmhouses, streams, and under the woods, like a guardian saint guarding the hardworking and kind Tibetan people. It is not as rare as the highland snow lotus, giving people the feeling of being on top. If Snow Lotus is a goddess, then Gesang Hua is the girl next door.

It dawned on me, "No wonder that woman was so angry." ”

"Which woman is so angry?" Chen Xiaoyu sat next to me and asked.

"Now, that's it." I looked out the door, and the woman was coming menacingly.

I hurriedly hid behind Chen Xiaoyu, suddenly something was wrong, why should I be afraid of her? Then he coughed, ignoring Chen Xiaoyu's disdainful gaze.

"Grandpa, someone bullied ...... just now," the girl walked in, and said to the old lama, and when she saw me, she was stunned for a moment, and then forgot about it, and finally, her eyes stopped on a broom.

She was extremely fast, picked up a broom, and shouted at me: "Grandpa, this guy bullied me just now, and he still wants to pick the holy flower!" ”

I hurriedly hid behind Chen Xiaoyu, looked at her and said with a smile: "Little girl, if you have something to say, don't beat someone if you don't agree." ”

I didn't care about Chen Xiaoyu's contempt, I was in danger now, and if I was beaten, it would be embarrassing.

The old lama glanced at the girl and shook his head helplessly, "Okay, Qing'er, put down the broom, he is our guest." ”

This Qing'er threw the broom very unconvinced, and then walked out angrily, at this time the voice of the old lama came, "I'm sorry, this is my granddaughter, I have been spoiled." ”

I watched Qing'er walk out, sat down, and shook my head, "It's okay, I was the one who caused the trouble." ”

"It's good to know!" Chen Xiaoyu gave me a blank look next to me.

I didn't bother to pay attention to her, looked at the old lama and asked, "Is it okay for her to go out like this?" ”

The old lama nodded, "I'm used to it, she'll be back in the evening, I'll let them prepare dinner first, and then they can eat later, I'll add you." ”

After saying that, the old lama was helped out by the two little lamas, while I lay on the sofa, closed my eyes, and fell asleep unconsciously.

I only knew that after a while, I was woken up by Chen Xiaoyu, "I can sleep this way, and I am not afraid of catching a cold, eat, go to sleep after eating, don't be too tired." ”

I nodded, it was already dark outside, the old lama was right, Qing'er was sitting on the chair, looked at me, and ignored me with a cold snort. (To be continued.) )