Siwasthal
Siwasthal is located, approximately 3 km further up from Deraphuk Gomba, on the way to Dolma-La. After making an arduous journey for nearly 3 hours, we can reach there. It is believed that this particular area is realm of Yama. Once we step in to this place, it is believed that we are dead & making our journey in the presence of him. But, once we reach to Dolma-La, we are out of his realm, so we are reborn. It is believed that from Dolma-La, our new life will begin. All sins that we had in our previous life are absconded in Yama's realm. From here onward, we become pure.
People who passes Shivasthal offer something that can be clothes, shoes, watch, caps etc. Some people offer even hair, tooth, bones & their own blood. Many people believe that they can see their journey after the death, if they lie down on the ground and watch in the sky. Some Tibetan people even spend a night there to foresee their cosmic journey after death.
Siwasthal is believed to be a duplicate of the entombment ground of Bodh Gaya, in India.
