Dakpa Sheri

Dakpa Sheri (Wylie: Dag-pa Shel-ri ,[3] Chinese: 达瓜西热; pinyin: Dá guā xī rè),[lower-alpha 1] 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]

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Dakpa Sheri and locations marking the pilgrimage[1][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

Alternative spellings include Takpa Shiri,[4] Takpa Siri.[5] and Né Dakpa Sheri.[6]

References

Huber 1999, p. 95.
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.
Kapadia, Harish (2006). "Secrets of Subansiri: Himalayan Journal vol.62/7". Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
Huber 1999, p. 22.
Sondheimer, Ernst (2006). "Tsari: Himalayan Journal vol.62/6". Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
"In Search of the old Pilgrimage Route to Takpa Siri 2005". Indian Mountaineering Foundation. 2004. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
Huber (1999), p. 22–23.
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, 76, Office of Public Affairs, Department of State

External links

"Tsari". Rangjung Yeshe Wiki - Dharma Dictionary.

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[7] Alternative spellings include Takpa Shiri,[4] Takpa Siri.[5] and Né Dakpa Sheri.[6]

[FOOTNOTEHuber199995-1] Huber 1999, p. 95.

[arpi-2] Arpi, Claude (21 January 2021). "Chinese village in Arunachal: India must speak up!". Rediff. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[FOOTNOTEHuber1999222-3] Huber (1999), p. 222.

[FOOTNOTERoseFisher19679-4] Rose & Fisher (1967), p. 9.

[Kapadia-5] Kapadia, Harish (2006). "Secrets of Subansiri: Himalayan Journal vol.62/7". Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

[FOOTNOTEHuber199922-6] Huber 1999, p. 22.

[8] Sondheimer, Ernst (2006). "Tsari: Himalayan Journal vol.62/6". Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

[:0-9] "In Search of the old Pilgrimage Route to Takpa Siri 2005". Indian Mountaineering Foundation. 2004. Retrieved 2021-01-23.

[FOOTNOTEHuber199922–23-10] Huber (1999), p. 22–23.

[FOOTNOTEHuber199982–83-11] Huber (1999), p. 82–83.