Quest! The lives of women living Buddha in Nepal

   Others have been to Nepal a woman's paradise here, beautiful scenery and pleasant weather, prices cheap and handsome guy like clouds, all, all for this paradise covered with the pink sari. Nepal still a big secret: here, there are real world today "living goddess" Female Living Buddha.
   As a rule, the candidate must be very healthy girl, all the nobility - custard apple family (Sakya) daughter aged about 4,5 years old, never sick, bleeding, they do not have any spots, not missing any teeth. In addition, only 32 species have characteristics of both girls to enter the final competition. Such as the neck like a shell-like shine, the body as upright as the bodhi tree, eyelashes eyelashes like a cow as a sharp, straight legs, like a deer-like eyes and hair to be shiny black, slender hands and feet to be beautiful. Of course, as the goddess of all Nepalese living together, but also must have a calm and fearless beyond the ordinary.

   As the protector of the Kingdom of Nepal, the king of her constellation must be consistent. Finally, after several candidates to find the girl child, as appropriate, the Committee also elected through a series of rigorous tests to select the ability and wisdom with a superhuman. For centuries, Kumar goddess came from the civilian population in the family, retirement and return to civil society. The eighties of last century, the goddess of every selection in Cooma, when hundreds of families sent their daughters to the clergy there, competing to compete for this symbol of glory and prosperity of the post. But by 2001, when the royal priesthood began to find candidates, only five people willing to send their daughters out to participate in the selection.

    For centuries, Kumar goddess came from the civilian population in the family, retirement and return to civil society. As the goddess of all Nepalese living together, have more than ordinary people calm and fearless. The eighties of last century, the goddess of every selection in Cooma, when hundreds of families sent their daughters to the clergy there, competing to compete for this symbol of glory and prosperity of the post. But by 2001, when the royal priesthood began to find candidates, only five people willing to send their daughters out to participate in the selection.

Female Living Buddha of courage: the goddess of victory over demons in the eyes of we Americans, choose their own home can be taken in people admired her daughter's "goddess", will be able to enjoy the great wealth overnight, how to say what is pleasant. Originally, this practice is part of the final selection of the girls off in the temple of the great hall, surrounded by a dense mass, full of bloody water Tau, horrifying skull, by the number of people who wear masks to play evil terrorist, and That color from beginning to end without fear of girls face is the incarnation of the goddess. Recognized the girl in the constellation of astrologers and the King's match later, the girl identified as the real life goddess, settled in the temple goddess.

      Female Living Buddha of the work: learning blessed girl Once selected, to leave the worldly life, leaving the normal track, where Kumar lived in the temple all day, but first she is very lonely living goddess glory of his career. 7 am every morning before she had to help his men washed, dressed in the clothes to wear Kumar. 9:00, she must get the golden throne, to accept public worship. Then studying with a teacher. Finally, she can easily and playmates were playing games. 12 pm and 4 pm each day, the "living goddess"will wearing special red dress, wearing a silver, appears in the window for visitors viewing.

     "Living goddess"in the important holiday parade to go out, usually have met with believers. As God, her words and deeds are pilgrims as a sign of good and bad. For example, if the living goddess of the pilgrims laugh or cry, pilgrims will be seriously ill or even death; if living goddess gloomy face, left, the right to see, then the pilgrims will certainly be an argument at home; if living goddess food to eat with your hands , pilgrims will be even bankruptcy and so on. So in most cases, when people have to be met Goddess deadpan, and no action. Of course, if a positive look at the goddess worshipers, then the pilgrims will be happy for days, because it will bring him good luck and the family she can not live with, even if only occasionally visit their parents once. Until the arrival of puberty, his successor take over. At this time, she must retire, she can keep, is a gold coin and one that she has to wear red clothes. .

      In accordance with tradition, Kumari female Buddha have to wait until the advent of the first period after the abdication, once lost the aura of the goddess Kumar in their life immediately becomes a true and cruel. Because almost did not read the book, coupled with long-term out of touch with the social life of retirement after the goddess had to Kumar in the long-term stay at home, by parents, relatives, friends and well-meaning people sponsored life. A more cruel superstition that any man as long as Kumar in the marriage with the former, will die within 6 months of hemoptysis. This makes many of the original "living goddess " after retirement even more lonely. Even after retirement, many people are not forced to marry for life, and air keep boudoir.

     Today, the female Buddha, a step down to return to education, her parents took her to a primary school.
Since being elected to the goddess, from small isolated from family and ordinary life, spent in the temple of the solitary among his own childhood, and partners can now play together, how happy?

    After retirement, she only reservation is that a gold coin and one that she has to wear red clothes. Kumar government to working in the allowance is Rs 6,000 per month (about 1200 yuan), and Rs 1,000 per month (about 200 yuan) education subsidies. This is the official minimum wage in Nepal is almost twice the per capita income in this impoverished country of 4 times. However, high prices, Kathmandu, that sufficient only to maintain a normal life. After retirement, the general public will still be called Kumar in them, rather than its original name. Monthly retirement allowance is 3,000 rupees (about 600 yuan), life-long enjoyment.