Jose Causing in Nepal and Tibet
I talk a lot about my Uncle Jose “Joe” Causing and it’s because he had so many stories to tell, when I was growing up. As I mentioned in previous articles, Jose was in the Korean War – 82nd Airborne. He was also a Merchant Marine. As a Merchant Marine he traveled to many exotic places and most of these places had ports. Jose spent time in Lhasa, Tibet – China and Kathmandu, Nepal. The ports he arrived at were Zhanjiang Port in Nepal and Gyirong Port in Tibet. Jose told me that when he arrived at Kathmandu in Nepal, he was surprised to seeing thousands and thousands of houses all crunched in together. In one place he stayed at in Kathmandu, the wood was rotted and he could hear rats all night long zipping along the rooftops. Jose said you can see decrepit houses as far as the eye can see. While in Nepal and Tibet, Jose attended some of the Taekwondo tournaments. Jose was really into martial arts, as he trained in some of Bruce Lee’s Gung Fu Schools in Oakland, Ca. Jose became an instructor in Gung Fu and was a Gung Fu Master in the 12th degree. Jose even drove a gray Cadillac with the license plate name: “Gung Fu”. (Please, do not get this confused with Kung Fu. Gung Fu is what Bruce Lee taught). Jose even attended Bruce Lee’s funeral. Jose was very proud of his knowledge of Gung Fu and wanted to teach everyone this fighting art method.
While Jose was in Tibet, he visited the Jokhang Temple; Sera Monastery and Potala Palace. I asked Jose if any of these places were haunted? Jose said that he imagines that all of the above places are haunted, because they have so much history. Jose told me one story, that ghostly monks are seen walking the grounds at Potala Palace. The tour guide said that one time a man that was distraught. This man had his hands covering his eyes. He was approached by a ghostly monk. The ghostly monk rested his hand on the man’s shoulder and the man instantly had a glow about him. The man no longer felt personal pain, but felt relief and felt he had an answer to solve his personal problems when he arrives home. Some history of the Potala Palace is that it was a dzong fortress in the city of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas from 1649 to 1959. It is now a museum and has been a World Heritage Site since 1994.
When Jose visited Nepal, he visited the Pasupatinath Temple; Swayambhunath Stupa and the Boudha Stupa. Of course, I asked Jose if any of these places were haunted. Jose said…”of course they are, any building that has a lot of history, you are going to find spirits.” Jose mentions that one of the tourists told him that a visitor once saw a flying head that vanished into the shadows. To my amazement, researching some of the history of Boudha Stupa, the head that was seen could have been King Vikramaditya who sacrificed himself after consulting with 2 of this astrologers about the drought that they were having. The astrologers told the king, that a male sacrifice needs to be carried out and the King felt only he and his 2 sons (princes) were worthy of this sacrifice. When the King’s head was lopped off, it may have left a residual effect in the atmosphere and that is most likely what the visitor saw.
KALO DAGA AKA BLACK SPOT
Another question I threw out for my uncle. Did you hear any Yeti / Abominable Snowman stories? Jose says…”of course!” Jose goes on and tells me that in Nepal there is stories of Kalo Daga which means Black Spot. Villagers have made claim that there is a Yeti that has been seen that has a huge black spot on its back. The rest of Kalo Daga is covered in white fur. Kalo Daga has been seen 3 different times and was once seen throwing a huge rock at an elk.
TOK CHEEK AKA HUNGRY ONE
In Tibet there is a Yeti, they call Tok Cheek aka The Hungry One. Villagers say that Tok Cheek is at least 8 feet tall and has massive shoulders, white fur. Tok Cheek has been seen with a Tibetan Wolf in his mouth and one time was seen with a Tibetan Macaque in his mouth. A villager says that in 3 large bites, Tok Cheek was able to swallow and digest the Macaque.