Behavior of Sherpa People

The ways of sleeping, eating and other styles come under behaviour. In short, actions to be followed and rejected generally come under behaviour. It is further categorized into two parts: civilized and well-groomed behaviour and wicked and uncivilized behaviour. As Sherpas are followers of the Mahayana sect of Buddhism, they follow ten paths of enlightenment and education related to ‘Bodhichitta’. There is no doubt about it. That’s why Sherpas should pray and offer ‘Triratna’ before they take their food. The method of offering is as follows: first of all, we should clean our hands, wash our face, and take the food item in our two hands. Then we have to wish it to offer to ‘Triratna by chanting this mantra: ‘rum yam kham om aaa hung chol.’ If we are unable to do this we can follow a little easier way. Touch the food with the index finger of the right hand, and the wish to offer it to ‘Triratna’ seeing in the Sky by Chanting this mantra’, ‘Om aaa hung chol’. The reason for using the index finger is that it is assumed to be clean as this finger goes inside our nose at the time of our birth, so it is assumed to be intact and untouched by the stinking of the ovum. It is the tradition of Sherpa to pay homage three times before they sleep. The tradition of sleeping is like this: they put off their cap, shoes, and girdle and put their right pillow in the north direction. Sherpas walk straight and keep both hands on the nee. Against it, sitting by showing hips and sitting in the Brahman posture is against Sherpa tradition. A well-known person of Sherpa culture finds it uncivilized. So it is better to give up such habits.