building rock piles

[tibetan empress]

Throughout the United States and Canada, many wooded trails have rock stacks that are not just trail markers. Many of these rock piles are a similar purpose as those in Tibet, associated with patience, balance, and meditation involved in creating a good one.
I was told that in Hawaii, people build these rock stacks as a memorial to deceased loved ones. Building them is a kind of prayer or meditation. It's hard to think of other things when you're balancing rocks. It takes body, mind and soul.
In Tibetan Buddhism they have a practice that used rock piles. These rock piles are most evident in Tibet and the Indian Himalayas. Some of the piles contain stones which are inscribed with a Buddhist mantra to pay homage to the spirits of the sky and mountains and to ensure a safe journey. Other customs associated with the rock piles include walking around the pile 3 times in a clockwise direction and offering alms such as honey, sweets or alcohol.
Have you even seen a rock pile? Where and when?
Or, have you ever made a rock pile?

[tibetan empress]

I've been living in China now for the last five years. Their national animal is the panda.
they are so cute, but the only place to see them is at the zoo.

[RawrViking]

Never seen a rock pile. And even if, it would never survive long here in Denmark. We got way too many destroying criminals, who finds it funny to destroy anything which is either old, antique or simply ancient.

[saavi]

I've been living in China now for the last five years. Their national animal is the panda.
they are so cute, but the only place to see them is at the zoo.

Panda are really cute even i am thinking to take him to my home...