Yak
Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia is now 14 years old
Our Encyclopedia recently received a wonderful opportunity for a major renewal on its 14th birthday . After many years of growing our Encyclopedia had become bit slow and sometimes even decided not to answer when people knocked on the door.
A very big thank you and blessings to Dmytro Rudiy (rudiy.nl) for his great work in upgrading the server, website and all of the infrastructure and helping make TBE fast and reliable again for everyone! 🙏🙏🙏
We kindly ask our readers to help us cover the cost of this important upgrade and also help with the ongoing costs of keeping the Encyclopedia alive and freely available.
or card
Every little donation helps and every one is deeply appreciated. 🙏🙏🙏
OM AH HUM VAJRA GURU PADMA SIDDHI HUM 🙏🙏🙏
May blessings shower down on all of yous 🙏🙏🙏
Click here to see other articles relating to word Yak
The yak, a reminder of one of the Tibetan Plateau's most versatile commodities. Until recently, both domestic and wild yaks were found there.
The yak is an essential part of the Tibetan diet, providing meat, milk, butter, and dried cheese.
The wool is spun to make rope and cloth; the hides are used for tents; bags made from yak hides and fly whisks made from the tails have been exported for years.
In the hands of a deity, the fly whisk is a sign of compassion (e.g., "would not hurt a fly"). Yaks are also beasts of burden, pulling wagons and carts.