Agu Demba

 

阿古登巴

Agu Demba

 

The God of Snow created the sun, moon and stars for the sky, and created forests and grasslands for the earth. The God of the Snow Land created everything in the world and also allowed human beings to enter the vast world.

In order to make human beings enlightened, know how to distinguish between good and evil, know right from wrong, and respect equality, the God of the Snow Land made the Bodhisattva of Wisdom incarnate as Agudengba, who visited the poor and asked about their suffering, rescued refugees, punished evil deeds, and admired love.

The Bodhisattva of Wisdom incarnates Agudengba and was born in Gyantse County in the Shigatse region. Agudengba was born into the aristocratic manor owner Ludzodeva's family, and he was the son of a serf at birth.

The God of the Snow Land told Agudengba: Only if you live among the people who are poor and have lost their freedom can you feel their suffering. You must do more useful things for the people and help them become wise and diligent to get rich. You must also punish those evildoers and lazy people, so that they will not dare to misbehave again.

Agudengba was born into the family of the aristocratic manor owner Ludzodeva. The manor owner Ludzodeva was a demon who oppressed serfs and fishy villagers. Agudengba used a trick to trick him into drowning in the Brahmaputra River, and then fled his hometown and wandered around.

Agudengba is a well-known wise man in the snowy land, well-known to women and children. He is good at catching the greedy, stingy, lustful and stupid weaknesses of the rich, and uses his wisdom to cleverly punish them. Agudengba loved to tease big lamas, zongs, lords, businessmen, and rich men. He punished those who were "unkind for the sake of wealth" and "unruly", and entrusted the spiritual revenge of the serfs.

Because Agudengba was smart and witty, in order to commemorate him, the people in his hometown in Shigatse built a square pagoda in the small stone house where he once lived. Legend has it that good people will get happiness if they circle the pagoda and pray while walking around; bad people will feel pain in their hearts when they see the pagoda.

In the snowy areas of Qianzang and Houzang, there are many stories about Agudengba acting wisely and fighting against injustice. Among them, the most sung song is "Our Agudumba":

 

Our Agu Demba,

Not a politician,

Not a military strategist,

He does not stand out in power struggles,

He doesn't like intrigues and fights.

 

Our Agu Demba,

Not a Bachelor of Arts,

Not a strategist,

He does not seek fame and fortune through profit;

He doesn't want to be a nerd who has learned a lot.

 

Our Agu Demba,

Not a son of a powerful person,

Not a spiritual slave,

He no longer humbles himself in submission,

He doesn't want to be a pawn at the mercy of others.

 

Our Agu Demba,

He always hides his wisdom from the people,

He is our God of wisdom.