In today’s episode let us fly over the natural no fly zone of the world… Surprised? Lest someone is left wondering, we will not leave you to guess the place. It is Tibet, the highest table lands of the world and a natural region which airlines avoid… The reason for that May surprise you as it is much lesser in height than the Everest or many mountain ranges over which flights ply regularly. Would be interesting if you can comment why you it is so. However why Tibet? Because here we have a very ancient culture of making idols of butter and praying to them. Thanks to the weather it does not melt.

This is a culture in many a places around the world where butter is offered to the gods to earn their favour.

Butter sculpture started in Tibet in the Ming Dynasty, around 1409 AD. The exact origin of butter sculpture, also known as “Tsepdro” or “Torma”, is shrouded in myth. There are two current versions of how it began. In the first, it is believed that when Princess Wenchang brought the statue of the young Sakyamuni to Tibet, and the monks wanted to present them with flowers. However, in the cold, winter landscape, no flowers could be found, so one of the monks carved the flowers out of frozen butter.

Butter sculpture started in Tibet in the Ming Dynasty, around 1409 AD. The exact origin of butter sculpture, also known as “Tsepdro” or “Torma”, is shrouded in myth. There are two current versions of how it began. In the first, it is believed that when Princess Wenchang brought the statue of the young Sakyamuni to Tibet, and the monks wanted to present them with flowers. However, in the cold, winter landscape, no flowers could be found, so one of the monks carved the flowers out of frozen butter.

Whichever way it is now you know why buttering up the boss is so very important when you want a leave within a couple of weeks of returning from a vacation.

Butter up butter cup