南印度16天﹝十四﹞/西藏人屯墾區16 days in South India (14)/ Tibetan Settlement.

日期：2007年10月04日/ 地點：卡納塔克邦拜拉庫比Date:04 Oct, 2007. Place: Bylakuppe, Karnataka

是日到馬蒂科里附近的西藏人屯墾區拜拉庫比。
1950年代，印度卡納塔克邦政府把1,200公頃土地給西藏流亡人士居住，這個屯墾區從此建立。
若要在屯墾區逗留超過一天，便要在預早兩個月前向德里當局申請許可，否則只可逗留一天。
值得注意的是下午3時，有過千名僧侶在色拉傑僧伽大學一起頌經。
而南卓林寺的金佛像也是另一重點。


這個社區氣氛平靜，局民態度友善。一位居民見我步行去色拉傑僧伽大學，主動以電單車免費送我一程。
但氣氛平靜不代表僧侶們與世隔絕。他們除了學習經文外，亦要上其他課，例如化學等。而寺廟內亦有網吧，收費每小時Rs30。
寺廟外有很多藏人餐廳，那味牛肉餃子十分好吃。
晚上，屋主Anoop帶我去聽一場古典音樂會。音樂會的對象主要是中學生，因此大會特別安排問答環節，讓學生與樂隊交流。我由此知道古典印度曲的歌詞不是印地語，而是另一種語言，因為那語言比較動聽。




I visit the Tibetan settlement in Bylakuppe, which is close to Madikeri.
The Karnataka government decided to give 1,200 hectares of lands for the Tibetans in 1950’s, and the community has been established since then.
Tourists need to apply for a special permit with authority in Delhi two months prior to their visits if they intend to stay in the community overnight. They can only stay one day without the permit.
The highlight of today visit is that more than 1,000 monks reading their holy text together at 3pm in Sera Jey Monastic University. The golden Buddha in Namdroling Temple is another highlight.
The community is peaceful, and the people are friendly. A Tibetan gives me a free ride to Sera Jey Monastic University.
But peaceful atmosphere does not mean that the monks are disconnected with the outside world. They need to learn other subjects, such as chemistry, other than the holy text. There is also an internet bar inside the temple, costing Rs30 per hour.
There are a lot of Tibetan restaurants in the community, and the beef momo is very delicious.
Anoop takes me to a classical Indian concert at night. The main target audiences are secondary students, who are allowed to interact with the bands in the question-and-answer session. This makes me know that a lot of classical Indian songs are not written in Hindi, but another language that sounds more beautiful.