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<img src="/images/ico/cityT.gif" class="blueSquare" /> Religious Etiquettes and Taboos 
Apart from the etiquettes of presenting Khatag and kowtowing at worship, there are also other points that need notice. 
 
<img style="margin: 0px" height="9" alt=" " src="/images/logo/ico/point007.gif" width="10" /> Life is precious to the Tibetans and killing is taboo. Beef and mutton are the only meats accepted by them. Other meats are only very rarely eaten. Fish is also forbidden in some areas. It is wrong to try and persuade a Buddhist to eat forbidden foods.  
 
<img style="margin: 0px" height="9" alt=" " src="/images/logo/ico/point007.gif" width="10" /> Be reverent to the three jewels of Buddhism – Buddha, dharma and Sangha. Profane behavior in a temple is strictly forbidden, so please don't touch or move the statues, offerings, religious weapons, paintings or sutras. Be respectful toward the lamas. Don't be too noisy when visiting. 
 
<img style="margin: 0px" height="9" alt=" " src="/images/logo/ico/point007.gif" width="10" /> Walk clockwise when passing a temple, stupa, mani stone mound, prayer flag and the similarly sacred spots in Tibet. Prayer wheels are also rotated clockwise.  
 
<img style="margin: 0px" height="9" alt=" " src="/images/logo/ico/point007.gif" width="10" /> Don't become involved in the crowd at <a href="/features/sky_burial.htm">sky burial</a> holdings or kill hawks. Accept politely if gifts are given by the master of the burial. 
 
<img style="margin: 0px" height="9" alt=" " src="/images/logo/ico/point007.gif" width="10" /> When lamas sit in meditation, usually a board or mud pie is put in front of the door, with a cypress branch stuck in it and some small stones sprinkled around. So please don't set foot inside when seeing this signal. Similarly, if you see smoke rising or a branch or piece of red cloth in front of a house, don't enter as some religious activities might be taking place or someone may be sick or giving birth.  
 
<img style="margin: 0px" height="9" alt=" " src="/images/logo/ico/point007.gif" width="10" /> In the <a href="/features/calendar.htm">Tibetan Calendar</a> , a 12 year period is a small cycle. According to Tibetan belief, the anniversary of a person's birth after such a period, such as at the ages of 13, 25, 37, is very essential. They must recite more sutras or do more good to have a calm existence through these years. Also there are some days in a month, like 2nd, 4th, are considered 'dark days'. So please avoid lengthy discussion with them on these days.

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