Mountain God Judgment

 

Mountain God Judgment

 

In the evening, the sun sets and the tired birds return to their nests. But Agudengba, who has been wandering around, often travels around, and today I don’t know where he went.

When Agudengba passed by Tsomoggang, he saw a little grazing boy standing happily under a tree stump. It turned out that he had just picked up a piece of turmeric stone.

The boy's name is Tashi Dundup. Tashi Dunzhu happily drove her sheep back to the village. Tashi Dunzhu let the children appreciate the piece of ear stone he picked up.

This matter, somehow, soon became known to the leader and big herdsman in the village, who was greedy for money and was accustomed to oppressing the masses. The big herdsman rushed in towards Tashi Dunzhu menacingly. When they met, he didn't say a word. The first sentence he said was: "Give me the ear stone, you beast!" In addition to orders, this sentence was insulting.

Before Tashi Dunzhu could figure out what was going on, the villain flew over and punched Tashi Dunzhu in the chest, and then howled like a wolf: "Give me the ear stone quickly, quickly." Give it to me!" Only then did Tashi Dunzhu realize that this was what he wanted. Of course Tashi Dundup was unwilling to give it, so he explained his reasons:

"Sir, I picked up this ear stone from the mountain! It's not yours, why should I give it to you?"

"Okay, let me ask you, which mountain did you pick it up on?"

"Tsomu Mountain."

"That's it. Tsomu Mountain is my mountain, and every plant and tree on this mountain belongs to me. Can this pine ear stone still belong to me?"

"This pine ear stone does not grow on your mountain..."

"Shut up! No matter what, since you picked it up on my mountain, it must belong to me!"

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While they were still arguing, Agudemba walked over. When the villagers saw Agudenba coming, they asked him to comment. Agudengba took off the old Tibetan hat on his head, waved his hand and said: "I think it is useless to argue. It is better to listen to the opinion of the mountain god. Please go to the mountain god, he will make a sacred judgment."

People here believe in the mountain god, and the herdsmen dare not violate the mountain god's will. Therefore, both parties expressed their willingness to visit the mountain god and promised to obey the mountain god's judgment. So, the villagers who were watching the excitement followed Agudengba, Tashi Dundup and the great herdsman to the foot of the mountain.

Agudengba put on a serious and pious posture, asked both parties to the dispute to kneel down on the mountain, waved his hand to the crowd behind him and said:

"Silence! I am now beginning to pray to the mountain god and ask the mountain god to make a sacred judgment: Should this pine ear stone belong to the herdsman or to Tashi Dunzhu?" When Aguden asked this, he deliberately put the first half of The voice of the first sentence was lowered, and when it came to the second half of the sentence "...should belong to Tashi Dunzhu", the noise was deliberately raised high. Therefore, as soon as he finished his words, the echo from the mountains was transmitted very clearly. But the only response people heard was the sentence "it should belong to the herdsman Tashi Dundup."

Agudengba asked the mountain three times with the same words, and the mountain echoed all three times: "It should belong to the herdsman Tashi Dundup!" Because Agudengba's previous questions were very soft, and they were not at all There can be no reply.

Faced with the "sacred judgment" of the mountain god, the great shepherd had no choice but to bow his head and admit defeat, and left in embarrassment.

Tashi Dundup and the villagers danced the Tsomu Mountain Tibetan Dance "White Auspiciousness" around Agudengba:

 

There are white clouds floating in the blue sky,

White antelopes run on the meadow,

The top of the mountain is covered with white snow,

We all held white hada in our hands,

Dedicated to the God of Snow who protects us,

It is God who brings good fortune and health to the world.