Qudeng Nima Glacier

About This Attraction

Qudeng Nyima means "tower and sun". According to legend, when the pagoda shipped from India passed through the mountain pass here, the sun was shining on it, so it got such a wonderful name. Qudeng Nyima Scenic Spot is located in Gangba County, Shigatse. According to Tibetan scriptures, in the middle of the eighth century, the Indian eminent monk Padmasambhava responded to the request of Tubo Zanpu Chisong Dezan to spread esoteric Buddhism in Tibet, and when he returned to India, he passed by Qudeng. Nima practiced in the caves at the foot of the Mt. Dom Yomchin and Kangchen Jiabu in Gamba County. There was a local shepherd who worshipped him as a teacher and learned esoteric teaching. Soon, the Shepherd's Tower, the Shepherd's Tower, and the Fan King's Tower were built and named "Duoji Qudeng Nyima", which means the Diamond Sun Tower. Later people used to call it Qudeng Nyima. Qudeng Nyima Lake has a very high spring mouth, reaching an altitude of 5,128 meters. These springs have been circulating in the mountain for ten years and seven months and gushed out of the ground, with rich minerals. According to Tibetan scriptures, this water can cure 424 kinds of infectious diseases and 360 kinds of acute and chronic diseases. It is the "nectar" given by Guru Rinpoche to his followers and believers to cure all diseases, so it is known as "Tibetan Shenshui". . Every spring and autumn, tens of thousands of devout men and women come here from faraway places to worship incense and worship Buddha, ask for "sacred water" and drink "nectar". Many believers take a lot of water with them to treat their illnesses when they leave, and some even give this water as precious gifts to relatives and friends.