The Exorcist

Because I sometimes write some zombie characters in my book, I hereby find some related stories for everyone to enjoy.

＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝；

In the past, the doors of private houses in Lhasa, Shigatse, Nyingchi and other areas were very low. Even in a splendid pavilion, the doors on the ground floor are still relatively short, at least a third lower than standard doors. Unless it is a child, most people have to bow their heads and bend over to get in and out. Moreover, the topography of the entrance is low inward and high in the outside, and it is a slow slope inward, which makes the door surprisingly short, giving people a feeling that the ratio between the room and the door is seriously out of balance.

Since the democratic reforms, large-scale demolition, and the old-fashioned low doors of the past are few and far between. However, ancient houses with low doors can still be seen on Barkhor Street in Lhasa. This is really a mystery to the uninitiated, and you might be thinking, "This is a mistake of no design?" That's not the case.

1. The origin of the low door house

Building houses with low doors is actually a means of preventing the intrusion of walking dead. "Walking Corpse" is a Tibetan word for "Weak Lang", which refers to a person who gets up after death and rushes around, endangering the living. The so-called "weak man" is neither resurrection nor deceit. The Tibetan term "weak man" means that after the death of some evil or hungry people, the rest of the sins are not finished, and they feel regretful, so after death, they raise their corpses to complete the remnants of evil life or seek unfinished food. But this can only be achieved in a state where its body is intact. In this way, the burial customs in Tibetan areas themselves provide an excellent opportunity for corpses.

In Tibetan areas, especially in cities and towns, no matter who dies, they are not immediately sent to the celestial burial platform to feed the eagles, but are placed in their homes for a few days to invite monks to chant sutras and pray, save the dead, and send them to life for a series of funeral activities. , the body was left at home for at least three to seven days before being buried. If a corpse occurs, it usually occurs during this period.

The omen of corpse

Many old people and celestial burial masters said that they had seen the corpse, and had seen it many times. But the corpses are not sudden, but there are warnings in advance. Those corpses that are about to rise have swollen faces, purple-black skin, standing hair, blisters on their bodies, then slowly open their eyes and sit up, then stand up, raise their hands and run straight forward. All the corpses have one thing in common. : I can't speak, I can't bend down, I can't turn my eyes, I can't even turn my eyes, I can only stare straight ahead, and my body runs straight forward. If it encounters a living person, the corpse will "touch the top" with stiff hands, so that the living person will die immediately and become a corpse at the same time. This bizarre and terrifying effect is limited to living people, and has no effect on other animals.

People often say that there are five types of corpse: the first skin, the second flesh, these two types of corpse, is the role of its skin or flesh. The third type is called "blood rise", and this type of corpse is caused by its blood. These three types of corpses are easier to deal with. As long as the flesh is stabbed with tools such as knives, guns, arrows, etc., and the blood is released, the corpse can fall to the ground immediately and no longer endanger people. The fourth type is called "bone formation", that is, the main factor leading to this type of corpse formation is in its bones, which can only be dealt with by injuring its bones. The fifth is called "mole up", that is, the reason why he turned into a corpse is a mole on his body. This is the most difficult kind of corpse to deal with, and it goes around and hurts people before it hits its mole. Therefore, they can only be lured and destroyed but not captured.

According to legend: Once upon a time, the head of a temple in Tibet died, and the monks of the whole monastery placed his body in the sutra hall of the monastery, and then everyone sat in the hall chanting and praying day and night for three consecutive days and three nights without closing their eyes. At night, those monks who were exhausted from reading could not help falling to the ground and fell asleep, snoring like thunder. One of the timid monks was drowsy because of KB's heart, and stared at the master's body. In the second half of the night, he suddenly found that the zombie was sitting up. The little monk was so frightened that he forgot to wake up the monks, so he rushed out the door, slammed the temple door behind him, and fled for his own life. As a result, the entire monastery of hundreds of monks turned into corpses overnight. Fortunately, they couldn't get out of the temple gate, they just rampaged in the temple, causing the chaos to be turned upside down.

Later, a hermit with boundless mana discovered the uncontrollable scene. He was wearing a cassock, holding a magic weapon and reciting a mantra. He came to the temple alone, opened the temple door and danced a divine dance, facing forward while dancing. Walking slowly, the corpses danced behind him and followed closely. They gradually came to a river, and the hermit led the corpses to the wooden bridge, then took off their cassocks and threw them into the river, so the corpses jumped into the heart of the river with their cassocks and never got up again.

Whether it is reality or legend, this undoubtedly casts an invisible pressure on the hearts of the Tibetan people. In order to prevent the terrifying corpse from rushing in, according to the characteristic that the corpse cannot bend over, the house with the low door was specially designed and built as an obstacle for the corpse.

Of course, in those ancient times, such measures to prevent corpses were only used in the areas where houses lived in southern and eastern Tibet, while in the vast areas of northern Tibet, especially the herdsmen living in the border areas of Hoh Xil, they could not be used. With this precautionary measure, shepherds often live with fear.