Story 118: Yangjin Lhamo Folktales

Yangjin Lhamo

Author: Anonymous

In auspicious times, under the snow-capped Himalayas, there was a place called Pema Shega. There is an old couple in the local area. The wife’s name is Tashi Dolma and the husband’s name is Tashi Langjie. They already have two daughters and are looking forward to having another baby son. Whenever they encounter auspicious days, they go to sacred mountains to pray and make offerings to temples. Sure enough, when Tashi Dolma was forty years old, she became pregnant again. The couple was so happy that every wrinkle on their face turned into a smile.

One day, various strange scenes appeared in Pema Xiega. A rainbow of seven colors rose from the snow-capped mountains, a rain of fragrant flowers fell from the sky, and Yangjin Lhamo, the goddess of wonderful music, kept playing beautiful music in the colorful clouds. At this time, the child was born. At first glance, it was another girl. The old couple felt very disappointed and even wanted to give her to others.

Neighbors persuaded one after another: “When the little girl was born, there were so many strange scenes. Could it be that the goddess Yangjin Lhamo was reincarnated in our hometown?” When the couple heard these words, the sadness on their faces disappeared and turned into sadness. Hi, I named the little girl Yangjin Lhamo.

The Gesang flowers on the grass bloom year after year, and Yang Jin Lhamo grows up day by day. It is as beautiful as the fifteenth moon and as beautiful as the white lotus in summer. She abstains from the five vices of greed, rage, ignorance, pride, and jealousy, and possesses the eight virtues of women.

Yang Jinlam also has a beautiful singing voice and can play various music on the six-stringed harp. Whenever she played and sang, no matter it was a snowy winter or a dark night, everyone gathered in front of her window to listen.

Yang Jin Lhamo’s two elder sisters, one does not have the character of the younger sister, the other does not have the appearance of the younger sister. They only know jealousy and hatred of their little sister.

When Yangjin Lhamo was sixteen years old, he followed Pema Shega’s custom and went to study with his sister at the leader’s mansion. The leader is the local chief and the school teacher. He already had a wife and children, and he wanted to occupy the beautiful Yangjinlam. In order to please the leader, the two sisters took turns admonishing their younger sister. The leader hit a nail, and screamed and barked like an old dog that had been stoned.

He called the girl’s parents and shouted: “The Rakshasa girl Yangjin Lhamo dares to despise the leader and the teacher. Spit in the sky. Phlegm and dirt can only fall on your own face. You must drive her away before the morning star rises tomorrow!”

The old couple quickly knelt down and begged and begged, but the leader ignored them at all. Yangjin Ram bit his lower lip with his upper teeth and said, “Dear Abba, kind Ama, you don’t have to cry in sadness. It was me who caused the trouble, and I will bear the punishment. But I think the leader’s palm can also It cannot cover the sky of Baima Shega.”

Early the next morning, Yang Jin Lhamo took his female companion Zhuoma Ji and carried a six-stringed harp on his back to say goodbye to his relatives and parents and was forced to leave his hometown. Grandma took off the diamond and gold ring from her hand and gave it to her beloved little daughter. She kept reminding her, “The gem in my heart is poor Yangjin Ram! You have to be careful when you wander outside.”

Don’t listen to the song of the owl, and don’t believe the words of bad people. When you have nothing to eat or drink, sell this diamond ring.” Abba also said: “Girl! No matter where you go, you must send a message home. In three to five years, when the abominable leader is dead, we will take you back.” After that, the old couple kissed her cheeks and separated with tears for a long time.

The two of them left Pema Shega and walked eastwards. I wandered for three months without finding a place to settle down. One day, Yangjin Lhamo and Drolmaji came to a snowy mountain. They had finished eating the tsampa. They were cold and hungry, so they sat on the roadside and cried bitterly. At this time, a group of caravans came over from the other side of the mountain. Yangjinlam took out the ring left by his grandmother and asked for some food and drink in exchange.

“Muramoto” quickly got off his horse, ordered the mule drivers to light the fire and make tea, and said to the girl: “Beautiful fairy in heaven, why are you crying here? Don’t throw away the pearls in your eyes, and listen to my three words with your lovely ears. : The most precious thing in the world is gold, and the rarest thing in the world is diamond. Your diamond is a priceless treasure, and its value in gold and silver cannot be estimated. I will pay you ten groups of mules, plus the goods on the mules. I, a Duokang man, keep my word. , ask the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dharma and Sangha to be your witness.”

Seeing the merchant’s generosity, Yang Jinlam was so grateful that he kept bowing: “Noble and generous village leader, please listen to the girl’s three words: I left my parents and hometown because the leader there blocked the sun; In this lotus-like land, we are like poor little birds wandering around. Thank you for your life-saving grace. I will pray for you day and night!” After that, he said goodbye to the caravan. The businessman said: “Beautiful girl, please don’t be sad! Over this mountain, there is a place called Tashi Tomei. The owner there has been ruined. You can buy this farm!”

They listened to the merchant and walked down over the snow-capped mountains. I did see a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, with white snow-capped peaks above, green forests in the middle, and a golden river valley below. In the valley stood a manor with four pillars and eight beams. Beggyang Jinlam stayed here for a few days and felt that everything was going well, so he bought this manor with half of the mules, horses and goods.

With the help of local people, she hired many craftsmen to tidy up Tashi Tomei’s house inside and out. On the third floor are bedrooms of various sizes, on the second floor is a warehouse of gold, silver, silk and satin, and downstairs are piles of grain, butter and meat. The mule driver Rinchen Sangbu manages the external affairs, and the female companion Dolmaji manages the internal affairs. Everything is kept in order and life is comfortable.

A year later, Yang Jin Lhamo’s parents did not hear the slightest news that their little daughter had a ponytail, so they sent an honest and loyal old man with a bag of silver coins to search slowly along the east road. While he was inquiring, he was on his way. After walking for about two months, he happened to pass by Tashi Tomei. He saw many people pulling weeds in the field and said: “The moon is high in the sky, and the lotus is low in the water.

Although we are thousands of miles apart, we can still care for each other. You, the young man who is like a tiger in the field, and the old man from Pema Shega, although we did not know each other in the past, we can get to know each other by talking; although we do not understand each other, we can understand each other by talking to each other. Last year, a woman named Yangjin Lhamo disappeared in our hometown.

Have you heard of this name? Have you seen this girl?” At this time, the mule driver Rinchen Sangbu put one hand on his waist and pointed his finger at the other. He looked at the old man and said angrily: “The baby is not a treasure at home. It hurts to lose the baby. Why should a girl like Yangjin Ram be kicked out of the house?” After saying that, he sent a young man to lead him. The old man walked into Tashi Tomei Manor.

Yangjinlam was very happy when he saw the person sent by his parents. She said to the old man, “Abba! Take a rest quickly before going to Chagubacho!” The old man was scolded by Rinchen Sangbu just now, and he was still feeling very hard. Now after listening to what Yangjin Ram said, he can’t eat anymore. I didn’t dare to eat or drink tea. I carried my luggage and continued walking eastward to find the man named “Chagba Joe”.

The old man asked around to see if there was anyone named “Chagubacho”. After walking for half a year, we reached the city of Tokyo in Han Dynasty. Although the emperor and queen who lived in Tokyo gave birth to many children, none of them survived.

When the last prince was born, a cuckoo with blue feathers happened to fly down on the baby wrapped in tiger and leopard skins. On the authority stick, he barked three times happily and flew towards the west again. The kings and ministers thought this was an auspicious sign, so they made him the prince and named him Chagubacho. He is now eighteen years old.

On this day, the emperor’s prime ministers and marshals heard that there was an old Tibetan man who was asking for the prince’s name when he was a child, so they arrested him and put him in prison. And reported this matter to the prince. The prince was very happy and said: “I had a dream last night. It was not a nightmare but a good dream. I dreamed that there was a beautiful goddess sitting on a satin throne. Her bright eyes were like black gems and her pure heart was like a transparent crystal. Hurry up. An old man from the Xuan Tibetan tribe comes to the temple, maybe he can bring me good news.”

The prime minister and the marshal quickly walked into the prison, invited the old man out, and asked him to take three baths and change into three new clothes before coming to the prince. The old man described in detail the birth and life experience of Yangjin Ram, how he came to live in Tashi Tomei, and how he asked him to come to Chagubaqiao. He especially described the girl’s beautiful appearance and gentle personality. , the moving singing voice was reported to the prince.

The prince was very happy after hearing this. He ordered the prime minister and marshal to entertain the old man well and treat him to one hundred and eight Chinese dishes for each meal. Before leaving, he gave him a horse for the general to ride on, a hundred gold coins, and a lot of food. The prince brought a painted box to Yangjin Lamu. He told the old man: “This box is a priceless treasure. Please keep it well. As long as she calls my name to the treasure box, I can come.” Next to the girl.”

The old man rode the BMW given by the prince and returned to Tashi Tomei day and night. He presented the treasure box brought by the prince and told how he went to Tokyo to find “Chaguba Joe”.

Yang Jinlam was shocked and said, “Old dad, ‘Chagubacho’ is the local dialect here, which means drinking tea and catching tsampa. I didn’t expect that you would have to walk thousands of miles for this sentence!” the old man said. : “Whether it’s right or wrong, anyway, I arrived in Tokyo, saw the world, and brought you a gift from the prince. I have not lived this life in vain!”

In the evening of that day, the girl put up a canopy on the roof of the building, lit the incense, opened the treasure box, and called out “Chagu Gucho”. I saw five-colored auspicious clouds rising in the eastern sky, and flying from the auspicious clouds was a jade dragon. On the jade dragon sat the young and handsome Prince of Tokyo. Yangjin Lhamo invited him into the inner room and offered him Hada and tea and wine.

The prince said: “On the land like a lotus, there are hundreds of thousands of flowers blooming, but there is no flower as fragrant as the Wudong’e flower. In Under the sky, there are beauties everywhere, but there is no beauty as beautiful as Yangjin Lhamo. Her upper body is like a white jade lotus in bud, and her waist is like a peacock swaying gently. With your beautiful Dakini goddess, don’t The concubines are like crows. May we make a lifelong alliance, and may the gods of Han and Tibet bless us with good luck.” Yangjin Lhamo continued: “Prince of the emperor who rules all directions, please listen to my Tibetan concubine.

The girl said a few words: Prince, you are like the sun on the snow-capped mountains, melting the frost in my heart; Prince, you are like the warm spring breeze, blowing away the fog in my heart. After all kinds of hardships, I am still alive because of my thin ponytail. Marriage is connected to you; a woman’s body is the field of the world, and she is willing to bear fruitful fruits for the royal family.” After speaking, the two were extremely happy and made a lifelong alliance.

In less than a month, the old servant returned to Pema Shega, told Yangjin Lhamo’s happy situation, and presented the girl’s letters and gifts to her parents. The happy old couple put the letters on their heads and congratulated each other. Yang Jin Lhamo’s two sisters did not believe that their sister was so convinced, and repeatedly begged their parents to let them see it with their own eyes.

When the two sisters were preparing to leave, the leader invited them to his home and said: “Before you do anything, you have to think about it; before you shoot the arrow, you have to sharpen it. You and Yang Jin Lamu were at odds with each other in the past. She was beaten, scolded, and forced to leave her hometown; a woman’s heart is thinner than the eye of a needle. If she really finds a prince as her husband, will you still have a good life?”

The two felt that it was reasonable and asked the leader for advice. The leader took out a bag of poison and asked them to find a way to sprinkle it on the prince’s card mat, so that the prince would never be able to get along with Yang Jinlam again.

The eldest sister and the second sister were led by the old man to Tashi Tomei Manor. Yangjinlam and his sister reunited after a long separation, and were so happy that they shed tears. The most comfortable housing was arranged for them and the most sumptuous banquet was given. The sisters drank and sang and were very happy. Yangjin Lhamo also set up a canopy on the roof of the building, lit the incense, opened the empty box, and invited the crown prince to Tashi Tomei.

When the elder sister saw that the prince was young, handsome, and generous, jealousy crawled into their hearts like poisonous scorpions. When the prince was not paying attention, he sprinkled poison on his card mat and hurried back to his hometown.

When the crown prince returned to Tokyo, he was suddenly covered with thick sores the size of copper coins from head to toe, and fell unconscious on the bed. When the emperor and empress heard the bad news, they came to the prince’s residence in person and asked about the cause of the illness. No one around the prince dared to report the trip to Tashi Tomei. The emperor was very anxious and summoned fortune tellers from inside and outside Tokyo to predict the prince’s good or bad luck.

At the same time, he posted lists everywhere, hired famous doctors in the country, and used three types of medicines, upper, middle and lower, but none of them had the slightest effect. He also sent envoys to He sent envoys to various countries near and far to recruit doctors with excellent medical skills, but they could not cure the prince’s strange disease.

Besides, Yangjin Ram took out the treasure box more than once and shouted the name of “Chaguba Joe” loudly, and the prince never flew from the sky again. She was so anxious that she couldn’t help it. She was getting thinner and thinner day by day, and her face was getting yellower and yellower day by day. She looked through the snow-capped mountains with her two eyes, but she couldn’t get any news.

One day, she said to Zhuomaji: “Girl, I really can’t live through such a miserable life. Tokyo is in the sky, and I have to go to visit the prince.” After that, she handed over the things in the manor. To Dolmaji, he went to Tokyo to find Crown Prince Chaguba alone, carrying his inseparable six-stringed harp.

After walking for who knows how many days, she came to a beautiful canyon, where cranes, wild deer, and antelopes were paired up and roamed freely on the grass. Seeing this, Yang Jinlam missed the crown prince in Tokyo again. Then he played the six-stringed harp and sang: “Look at the happy pair of golden deer on the lawn to the east. Thinking of the Crown Prince in Tokyo, I can’t help but shed tears and sadness! Look at the happy pair of cranes on the lawn to the south. Thinking of the crown prince in Tokyo Crown Prince, my clothes are wet with tears!”

While she was singing in a low voice, the scream of a small roc came from the cliff. It turned out to be a black frog the size of a goat, trying to eat the small roc. Yang Jinlam picked up a stone and prayed to the sky. After hitting it three times, he hit the black frog and killed the frog in one stroke. At this time, the male and female rocs flew back from afar and were very grateful to Yang Jinlam. Pengniao said: “My lovely girl, you killed the evil dragon and rescued our children.

You are our great benefactor! If you have any wishes, just tell us!” Yang Jinlam said: “Spread your wings. You can fly thousands of miles and fly to all parts of the world every day. Do you know what happened in Tokyo?” Pengniao said: “I heard that the crown prince of Tokyo was poisoned by her lover’s sister. People in the capital and around the world Even the famous doctors couldn’t save his life!” When the girl heard this, she fainted and fell to the ground, and it took her a long time to wake up. She explained her relationship with the prince to Dapengniao, and told them the reason for her long journey.

The Pengniao said happily: “Girl, I’m afraid it was the gods and Buddhas who ordered us to meet each other, because only our medicine can bring the prince back to life.” After that, he took out a Peng egg and nine eggs collected from the ice peaks of the snow mountains. Grow herbal medicine and carefully tell her how to treat it and how to take it. Yangjinlam carefully put the medicine away, thanked Dapeng, and was about to set off. Dapeng said: “It will take half a year at the fastest to get to Tokyo from here. By then, the prince has already gone to heaven. Come, let me carry you!”

Dapeng carried Yang Jin to Mu, and it only took half a day to reach the outside of Tokyo. He landed in the peony garden and said, “Girl, you will definitely be able to cure the prince’s illness this time. Please feel free to go! When you come back, , you light three pillars of Tibetan incense here, and I will come to pick you up again.”

Yangjin Lhamo walked into the woods, put on the clothes of a young Tibetan man, and hurriedly walked into the city gate. Tokyo is indeed the place where the great emperor lives, and the streets are as beautiful as rainbows. She had no intention of taking a closer look and asked around which palace the Holy Prince lived. People traveling from north to south flocked over to watch when they saw this young man, who was as handsome as the moon, wearing a golden flower hat and a Pupu Tibetan robe.

Some people touched her musical instrument, some asked her where she came from. From when the sun was at the top until the sky was filled with stars, she found the palace. Regardless of the guards’ obstruction, he ran towards the prince’s residence anxiously.

At this time, in the prince’s room, the emperor, queen, prime ministers, ministers, and famous doctors from all over the world were sitting around. Seeing that the prince was about to die, everyone was so anxious that there was nothing they could do.

No one can come up with half an idea. Panting, Yang Jinlam ran to the prince and saw that his face was as withered and yellow as a leaf, his body was as thin as dry wood, and his body was covered with scars as big as copper coins. He had completely lost his past splendor. There was a burst of sadness, and tears fell like broken pearls.

The whole room was shocked by her actions. The prime minister came over and asked, “Young man, where did you come from? Why are you so sad?” At this time, the girl saw the emperor, queen and many noble people sitting around her. She quickly wiped away her tears and kowtowed on the ground. The third time, he said, “I am a doctor from Tibet, and I came here specifically to treat the prince. Because he saved my life, I am so emotional.”

The emperor looked at the young doctor, who spoke sincerely, had a serious attitude, and had smile lines on his gloomy face, and said: “I was very touched by your loyalty to the prince. As long as you can cure the prince’s disease, I am willing to satisfy you.” all wishes.”

According to the method taught by Dapeng, the girl mixed the eggs into the milk, mixed nine kinds of herbs, slowly burned them over a low fire, put half on the prince’s body, and poured the other half into the prince’s mouth. It was indeed very effective. After a while, the prince woke up from the coma, and after three days, he was able to get out of bed and walk. Half a month later, accompanied by Yangjin Lamu, the prince washed away the scars in the hot spring and put on silk robes.

He was as young, handsome and radiant as before. The girl looked at it and shed tears again. The prince asked strangely: “Doctor, you saved me from death. I should be happy, but why are you crying instead?” The girl said sheepishly: “Oh! I have been away from my hometown for too long. I miss my parents and relatives.”

After hearing these words, the prince was silent and tears welled up in his eyes. The girl asked: “Prince, you have just recovered from your serious illness. You should be celebrating. Why are you sad and crying?” Seeing that there was no one around, the prince told her the story of his and Yang Jin Lamu’s love.

Tibetan doctors saved the prince’s life, and word spread throughout Tokyo. The emperor ordered the nine treasuries to be opened and allowed her to select pearl treasures inside. Yang Jin Lamu took nothing but a porcelain bowl that had been mixed with medicine for the prince. The emperor admired her moral character very much, and specially organized a banquet to see her off, which even gods could not eat.

Yangjin Lhamo came to the peony garden, used three pillars of Tibetan incense to summon the roc, and rode on the roc. In less than a day, he returned to Tashi Tomei Manor. Zhuomaji and the people in the manor were as happy as if they were celebrating a festival when they saw Yangjin Lhamo come back safely.

On the fifteenth day, Yangjin Lamu opened his precious umbrella, simmered the Tibetan incense, played the six strings, and sang devoutly:

Purple cigarettes,
Please float to Tokyo!
To the prince of Tokyo,
Take away my thoughts.

Then, she slowly opened the treasure box. The young and handsome prince, wearing a robe woven with gold and silver threads, flew down from the clouds on a dragon with a smile. Yangjin Lamu rushed to meet him, and the two hugged tightly. Crying and laughing like children, then walking into the bedroom hand in hand. The prince told the story of his illness, and Yang Jinlam poured out his thoughts.

Zhuomaji brought rock candy, fruits, snacks and milk. The prince was drinking, and suddenly he looked at the porcelain bowl in trance and asked, “Girl, where did this porcelain bowl come from?” The girl said, “It’s Abba. Grandma left it to me.”

The prince didn’t believe it, because this kind of porcelain bowl could only be fired in the imperial kiln of the great emperor. He looked at the porcelain bowl, then at Yangjin Lhamo, and suddenly his heart brightened, and he said loudly: “The Tibetan young man who called me back to life, wasn’t you?” Yangjin Lhamo just lowered his head and smiled, saying nothing. Not answering.

The prince returned to Tokyo and reported to the emperor how he met Yangjin Ram and how the girl disguised herself as a man and came to the capital alone to save herself. The emperor, queen, and ministers were very surprised and decided to invite Yangjin Lamu to Tokyo to marry the prince with the most solemn etiquette.

On an auspicious day, seven-colored auspicious clouds suddenly floated in the beautiful sky above Tashi, and eight jade dragons with golden manes and blue scales flew in the clouds. The four dragons in the front carried five hundred warriors and twenty generals; the four dragons in the back carried various gold boxes, silver boxes, and wedding gifts. The prince and the prime minister were also sitting among them. The dragons descended slowly and welcomed Yangjin Ram away. The local people burned incense and knelt down to worship, thinking that it was the arrival of the gods.

Under the auspices of the great emperor, the prince and Yangjin Lamu held the most grand wedding. People all over Tokyo heard about this happy event and reveled for three days and three nights. They sang:

The prince is like the sun in the clear sky,
The hidden concubine is like the moon in the blue sky;
The sun and moon shine high, and the earth shines,
Bring joy and good fortune to the world.

Narrated by: Yesi Tenzin, Chengguan District, Lhasa
Recorded in May 1979
Compiled in January 1980
Reorganized in February 1982

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