An example of Nepal's "living goddess"

At the age of four, she is a "living goddess".

Pure Sharjah was chosen as the "living goddess" when she was only four years old. Nepalese King Gyanendra met her in narayan's Siti Palace, which officially confirmed her identity and changed the little girl's life.

Puri will replace Brahimi, who just turned 14 years old, as the new "living goddess". The royal priest spent months looking for and choosing purity. Pure was sent to the Living Goddess Palace near Doka Palace in Ha Numan, leaving her parents and living in seclusion. According to the regulations, once a girl is selected as a goddess, she will leave home and move to a temple. I usually have a high bun on my head and a red mole on my brow. Barefoot does not touch the ground, and it is mostly carried by monks or used by cars. In addition to learning from designated teachers, playmates are also designated, and only parents are allowed to visit occasionally.

La Smila Sakyamuni, a living goddess who constantly strives for self-improvement.

La Smila Saga, the living goddess from 1984 to 199 1, retired at the age of 12, and she chose to go to school for education. She started from the second grade and intends to catch up. With the strong support of his family, Lars Milla got excellent grades and kept skipping classes. 18 years old, graduated from middle school and entered the university to study information technology. She is now the first living goddess in Nepal with a university degree. With the help of others, she also completed the first autobiography of the living goddess, From Goddess to mortal, which is the real life of a former living goddess and has become a best seller.

Of the 13 former living goddesses who are still alive, all but four are married because they are young. Only one didn't have a baby. The oldest living former goddess is Sheila Maya Sakya, who is 87 years old. She was only three years old when she was selected as the living goddess in 1922. But less than a year later, she retired because of smallpox. /kloc-When she was 0/5 years old, she married a craftsman and lived the life of an ordinary Nepalese woman. Her husband is over 90 years old, and they are still healthy and loving.

Recalling the experience of being a goddess, she said that she felt very lucky and happy, because she was born in poverty, and her brothers and sisters had to work at that time, but she was worshipped all day without a job. Of course, this time is too short. She said that her experience broke the saying that the living goddess could not get married, otherwise it would bring bad luck to her husband and even early death. Her husband Pratacnard said that he was proud to be the husband of the former living goddess.

In the late 1990s, the mother of the Living Goddess wrote to King birendra many times, asking the government to provide cultural teachers for the Living Goddess. This requirement has finally come true. At present, the living goddess Preedy has a special teacher to teach her every day. Although he was not with other children, Preedy studied strictly according to the curriculum prescribed by the Nepalese education authorities. Her family hopes that one day after she retires, she can become a college student like other children.

"Living Goddess" Samita Bajirajaya

20 12 On June 24th, a traditional Rato Machhendranath was held near the capital of Nepal. Farmers pray for good weather, good harvest and good luck. Samita Bajracharya is a 10-year-old girl, dressed in luxurious clothes and complicated jewels, shouldered by everyone and worshipped by believers, which is very mysterious.

The "living goddess" is called "living goddess", which means "virgin" in Nepalese, and is regarded as the embodiment of the goddess of power "Kari" by Hinduism and Buddhism. Samita Bajracharya is only 65,438+00 years old. She was chosen as a living goddess at the age of 3 because of her outstanding beauty, and her life has changed 360 degrees since then.

Samita Bajracharya must dress up before attending the ceremony. Her mother drew religious patterns on her forehead with red and yellow pigments and thick eyeliner around her eyes with black. Her feet will also be painted red, and then she will wear gorgeous traditional clothes and carry the complex jewels handed down from generation to generation by the living goddess. The staff cleaned the road where the living goddess would pass, and a police dog protected her safety. After everything was ready, her mother, father and a staff member carried her from home to the festival site for everyone to worship.

During the whole process, the feet of the living goddess must not touch the ground, otherwise it will be regarded as an ominous sign. Believers will throw flowers and money at her and compete to witness the true face of the goddess they worship. If the goddess smiles at the gift thrown at her, believers think their wishes will come true. If the goddess cries or laughs, it means that the believer will get seriously ill or even die. If she tears or wipes her eyes, the believers will believe that their death is not far away. If she shivers, it means that the believer will go to jail, and if she bends down to get food, it means that the believer will lose money.

In the past dynasties, the living goddess, the monks in the temple selected healthy girls from young children who had never had blood or been infected with virus and had complete teeth, and then accepted 32 "perfect tests" such as "body like banyan or gold, skin like fat without scar, and never had blood"

After becoming a living goddess, the girl rarely appears, only appearing 13 times a year, and staying in the temple for the rest of the time, living a very noble and heavily protected life in the deep wall. They can't go to school, and even playing outdoors and getting in touch with friends are considered "unclean". After reaching puberty, these living goddesses will be regarded as unclean and their titles will be cancelled.

After returning to ordinary life, the life of this living goddess girl will still go through a difficult adaptation period. It is generally difficult for them to find husbands. On the one hand, it is difficult for them to integrate into their daily marriage because they have been spoiled since childhood. On the other hand, it is said that people who marry the living goddess will die early, which also makes many men flinch.