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HOLY MOUNT KAILASH & THE GUGE KINGDOM 21-days
Journey
to Mt. Kailash-ENTER SIMIKOT & EXIT LHASA 22-days
Mt. Kailash/ Manasarowar VIA SOUTHERN HIGH WAY-
ENTER & EXIT ZHANGMU 14-days
Mt. Kailash also known as Tise,
Kailash and Kang Rinpoche (Jewel of the Snows), has
since time immemorial been celebrated in many
Eastern cosmologies as Mt. Meru, the axis mundi of
the universe. And as the center of the physical and
metaphysic universe, Mt. Meru is sacred to the Jains,
the Hindus, the Buddhist and Bonpos. For the Hindus,
the mountain represents the seat of Shiva; for the
Buddhist, a terrestrial projections of the cosmic
mandala of Dyani-Buddhas and Buddhistavas... The
wheel of life.
A great mass of black rock soaring to over 22,000
feet, Mt. Kailash has the unique distinction of
being the world's most venerated holy place at the
same time that it is the least visited. The
supremely sacred site of four religions and billions
of people, Kailash is seen by no more than a few
thousand pilgrims each year. This curious fact is
explained by the mountain's remote location in far
western Tibet. No planes, trains or buses journey
anywhere near the region and even with rugged
over-land vehicles the journey still requires weeks
of difficult, often dangerous travel. The weather,
always cold, can be unexpectedly treacherous and
pilgrims must carry all the supplies they will need
for the entire journey.
The different practices based on the three Vedas,
Samkhya, Yoga, Pashupata-mata, Vaishhnava-mata
etc.are but different paths (to reach to the
Greatest Truth) and people on account of their
different aptitude choose from them whatever they
think best and deserved to be accepted. But as the
sea is the final resting place for all types of
streams, You (Holy Kailash) are the only reaching
place for all people whichever path, straight or
zigzag, they may accept.
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