I-Mani Rimdu Festival in the UKhumbu (Everest) Isifunda saseNepal
Uhlolojikelele: Umkhosi osesinqeni seMount Everest
The I-Mani Rimdu Festival kuwumkhosi onamandla futhi ojulile ongokomoya owenziwa endaweni yaseKhumbu eNepal, ikakhulukazi eTengboche Monastery, esendleleni eya. I-Everest Base Camp. Lo mkhosi ongcwele ugujwa ngumphakathi wakwaSherpa, abalandeli behlelo leMahayana-Nyingma-pa leBuddhism yaseTibet. Ihlonipha uGuru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava)—inkosi ehlonishwayo yamaBuddha eyethula ubuBuddha eTibet ngekhulu lesi-8 futhi kuthiwa yasungula ubuBuddha ezindaweni zase-Himalaya.
Ugujwe kusukela ngo-1930 AD e-Tengboche Monastery, umkhosi we-Mani Rimdu uyinhlanganisela yomkhuba wokomoya, umdanso ongokwesiko, nomgubho womphakathi.
Isikhathi: Ngokusekelwe Kukhalenda Lenyanga lase-Tibet
Umkhosi uvame ukwenzeka ngoNovemba, uhambisana nenyanga egcwele yenyanga yeshumi yaseTibet. Nokho, izinsuku eziqondile ziyahlukahluka unyaka ngamunye ngokwekhalenda lenyanga yaseTibet. Lesi sikhathi sibalulekile njengoba siqondana nokuphela kwenkathi yokuvuna, okuvumela abantu baseSherpa bendawo abavela ezigodini zesifunda saseKhumbu ukuthi babuthane futhi bagubhe ngemva kokuqeda imisebenzi yabo yezolimo.
Ukubaluleka Okungokomoya Namasiko
I-Mani Rimdu ingaphezu nje kwefestivali—iwukulingisa okungokwesiko kokusungulwa kweBuddhism e-Tibet. Umkhosi ufanekisela ukunqoba kweBuddhism phezu kweBon, inkolo yendabuko yamashamanism yaseTibet naseHimalaya.
Izindela zilungiselela amasonto ngaphambi komcimbi ngemithandazo, ukuzindla, namasiko. Izici ezimaphakathi zomkhosi zihlanganisa:
1. Imicimbi Yesiko kanye Nendalo YaseMandala
Izindela zakha i-mandala enkulu (umdwebo ongokomfanekiso) zisebenzisa isihlabathi esinemibala nenhlabathi eqoqwe ezindaweni ezingcwele ngaphesheya kwamagquma.
Ukwakhiwa kwe-mandala kuyisenzo sokuzinikela nokuzindla, futhi kungathatha izinsuku ezine ezigcwele ukuqeda.
Imele indawo engokomoya futhi ekugcineni ibhujiswe ekupheleni komkhosi ukuze ifanekisele ukungapheleli kokuphila.
2. Imidanso Efihlakele
Izindela zenza imidanso yendabuko engu-16 eyaziwa ngokuthi “iCham”.
Umdanso ngamunye ungokomfanekiso futhi uxoxa indaba—ngokuvamile impi phakathi kokuhle nokubi noma ukucindezelwa kwamandla amademoni ngonkulunkulu bamaBuddha.
Abadansi bagqoka izingubo eziwubukhazikhazi nezifihlabuso ezinonya ezimelela onkulunkulu namademoni.
Umkhathi ugcwele imisindo yokuhlabelela, izimpondo, izigubhu, namasimbali, okudala umuzwa ojulile ongokomoya nowaseshashalazini.
3. Izibusiso Zomphakathi kanye Nemibuthano Yomphakathi
Inhloko uLama weSigodlo sezindela sase-Tengboche unikeza izibusiso kwababekhona, kokubili izakhamuzi kanye nabahamba ngezinyawo.
Abantu bendawo, begqoke izingubo zabo zendabuko ezinhle kakhulu, bahlanganyela nezindela emthandazweni, ekuculeni nasekujabuleleni.
Umkhosi uhlanganisa ukholo nemikhosi ndawonye, uqinisa izibopho zomphakathi kanye nokwabelana ngamagugu amasiko nezivakashi.
Uhambo Lwe-Trekking nge-Mani Rimdu Festival
I-Mani Rimdu ivamise ukufakwa ohlelweni lwe-Everest trekking. Nawu umzila ojwayelekile wabahambi abahlela ukuzofakaza kwifestivali:
Usuku 1–2: Ukufika e-Kathmandu
Ukubuka endaweni yenkambiso yamasiko yaseNepal.
Vakashela i-UNESCO World Heritage Sites njenge-Swayambhunath, i-Boudhanath, ne-Pashupatinath.
Usuku 3: Indiza eya e-Lukla (2,860m / 9,383 ft)
Indiza eyi-Scenic yemizuzu engama-45 ukuya kwesinye sezindiza ezinobuhlakani kakhulu emhlabeni.
Qala uhambo lwamahora angu-3 ukuya e-Phakding (2,610m / 8,562 ft).
Usuku 4: Uhambo oluya e-Namche Bazaar (3,440m / 11,286 ft)
Indawo yokuhweba enkulu esifundeni saseKhumbu.
Ibhodwe elincibilikayo lamaSherpas, abahamba ngezinyawo, nabahwebi, onomoya ojabulisayo kanye nokubukwa kwezintaba okumangalisayo.
Usuku 5: Uhambo oluya e-Tengboche (3,867m / 12,687 ft)
Amahora angu-4-5 wokuhamba ngezinyawo emahlathini e-rhododendron nasezindleleni zezintaba.
Ukufika e-Tengboche Monastery, isikhungo somoya sesifunda saseKhumbu.
Usuku 6–8: Ukugujwa koMkhosi we-Mani Rimdu
Iya emicikilishweni, imidanso, nezibusiso ezinsukwini ezintathu.
Izwa isiko le-Sherpa namasiko angokomoya eduze.
Usuku 9: Uhambo oluya e-Monjo (2,835m / 9,301 ft)
Qala ukwehla. Uhambo lwamahora angu-5–6 luholela emuva endaweni ethule yase-Monjo.
Usuku lwe-10: Hamba uye e-Lukla futhi Ubuyela e-Kathmandu
Hamba ngezinyawo ubuyele e-Lukla futhi ulungiselele indiza yakho eya e-Kathmandu.
Qaphela: izindiza zingabambezeleka ngenxa yesimo sezulu sase-Himalaya esingalindelekile.
Kungani i-Mani Rimdu iyisipiliyoni esiyingqayizivele
Uhambo Lokomoya: Inikeza imininingwane nge-Tibetan Buddhism namasiko e-Sherpa.
I-Visual Spectacle: Imidanso, ama-mandala, namamaski kudala umuzwa ongenakulibaleka wokubonwayo nokuzwayo.
Ukucwiliswa Kwesiko: Hlangana nemindeni yendawo, izindela, kanye nezakhamuzi ezigcine la masiko ephila amakhulu eminyaka.
I-Off-the-Beaten-Path: Ngokungafani namafestivali ajwayelekile e-Kathmandu noma e-Pokhara, i-Mani Rimdu yenzeka endaweni ekude ye-Himalayan.
Isikhathi Esifanelekile: Sibanjwa ekwindla, lapho isibhakabhaka sicwathile, indawo ephila kahle, nezimo zokuhamba ngezinyawo zifanelekile.
Amathiphu Okuvakasha e-Mani Rimdu Festival Trek
Bhukha kusenesikhathi: Njengoba umkhosi uheha abagibeli abaningi, izindiza nezindawo zokulala zigcwala ngokushesha.
Hlola izinsuku zefestivali: Qinisekisa nabasebenza ngokuvakasha basendaweni njengoba amadethi ehluka unyaka ngamunye.
Zijwayeze ngokufanele: Ukugula kwe-Altitude kuyingozi-thatha izinsuku zokuphumula eNamche.
Letha izingubo ezifudumele: NgoNovemba ebusuku eTengboche kuyabanda (ngokuvamile ngaphansi kwezingaqhwa).
Hlonipha amasiko endawo: Cela imvume ngaphambi kokuthwebula izindela noma amasiko.
Imicabango Final
Umkhosi we-Mani Rimdu umgubho omangalisayo wokholo, amagugu, namasiko e-Himalaya. Akubonisi nje kuphela impilo engokomoya yabantu bakwa-Sherpa kodwa futhi kucebisa uhambo lwakho lohambo lohambo ngoxhumano olujulile lwamasiko nemizwa esifundeni sase-Everest. Ngaphezu nje kokuqwala izintaba ukuze ubone izintaba, lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho kuvumela abahambi ukuthi babone amasiko aphilayo esigodlweni esiphezulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Hlela uhambo lwakho ngo-Okthoba noma ekuqaleni kukaNovemba, futhi uhlanganise ubuhle bemvelo be-Everest nomunye wemikhosi yamaBuddha enemibala eminingi nenenjongo e-Himalaya.
