MR1230 Sacred lake

Above the monastery of Dzongsar in Eastern Tibet, at about 15,000 feet in elevation, lies the sacred lake of Seng-ngu Yutso, the ‘Lake of Turquoise Where the Snow Lioness Roars.’ Every twelve years, the lake becomes the focus of a special pilgrimage. The lake is said to be the home of a powerful guardian spirit, a naga, half-man, half-serpent who has appeared at its surface on several occasions when great masters have visited. On a bright day, the waters are a dazzling turquoise blue that transforms into pale green, or black, when the sky clouds over. The landscape that surrounds the lake is a configuration of sharp ridges whose rock-strewn sides fall steeply to the lake. A path encircles the lake, enabling pilgrims to walk around it respectfully while reciting prayers and mantras. 2004. Purchase online a professional quality photographic print, signed by the hand of Matthieu Ricard, buddhist monk, photographer and author. He has also been the French interpreter of His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama since 1989. Some of the photographs in his collection are printed in limited edition, signed, numbered and delivered with a certificate of authenticity.