西藏:離天堂最近的地方

namtso kiss:in one of the world’s most remote regions, a tibetan peasant dressed in animal skins attends to her grandson near namtso lake.

納木錯之吻:這是世界上最偏遠的地區之一,在西藏的納木錯河畔,一位身著獸皮的藏族農人正在悉心照看著自己的孫子。

in sight of shalu:with prayer beads in hand and guided by homemade spectacles, a pilgrim approaches tibet’s shalu monastery.

臨近夏魯寺:一位朝聖者戴著自製的眼睛,手中拿著佛珠,漸漸走近西藏的夏魯寺。

the road to majang :on the desolate tibetan road to majang, snowcapped peaks rising beyond 21,000 feet guide a nomad’s journey.

麻江之路:在通往麻江的荒無人煙的路上,超過21000英尺(6400米)的雪峰給牧民一路指明了方向。

morning’s milk:at an elevation of more than 17,000 feet, a herder milks her goats. the nomads of the region roam the land with their animals and sleep in yak-haired tents.

清晨的羊奶:在這個海拔超過17000英尺(5200米)的地方,一位牧人正在給她的山羊擠奶。本地的牧民們帶著他們的牲畜在此間遊牧,晚上則睡在氂牛毛編制的帳篷中。

the road to majang :on the desolate tibetan road to majang, snowcapped peaks rising beyond 21,000 feet guide a nomad’s journey.

麻江之路:在通往麻江的荒無人煙的路上,超過21000英尺(6400米)的雪峰給牧民一路指明了方向。

morning’s milk:at an elevation of more than 17,000 feet, a herder milks her goats. the nomads of the region roam the land with their animals and sleep in yak-haired tents.

清晨的羊奶:在這個海拔超過17000英尺(5200米)的地方,一位牧人正在給她的山羊擠奶。本地的牧民們帶著他們的牲畜在此間遊牧,晚上則睡在氂牛毛編制的帳篷中。

faithful debate :at the six hundred year-old sera monastery, young monks gather each afternoon to debate the principles of tibetan buddhism.

虔誠的辯論:在擁有六百年歷史的色拉寺的一個午後,年輕的喇嘛們正聚在一起辯論藏傳佛教的基本教義。

monastery ritual:monks remain deep in thought after an early morning prayer meeting at drepung monastery.

寺廟例事:在哲蚌寺,喇嘛完成每天清晨的早課後,依然在沉思。

smoke and sacred offerings:pilgrims burn sacred evergreen offerings at a “chorten” as they prepare to walk hundreds of steps to potala palace, once the home of the dalai lama. many wait their entire lives to have the opportunity.

煙與祭品:在朝聖者準備沿著布達拉宮的數百節台階上殿前,他們先在一座佛塔前焚燒常青植物的祭品。這是很多藏民一生才能一得的機會。

horseman in red:a tibetan horseman wearing traditional racing attire gathers his energy before a village competition outside of lhasa.

紅色騎手:在拉薩郊外的村莊,一位藏族的騎手身穿傳統的賽馬服裝,他們相信這樣的服飾能夠在比賽前為賽手增聚活力。