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Scientists are still arguing about the history of this amazing mountain. Is Kailash an artificially created pyramid or a mountain of natural origin? Today there is no reliable information about this, as well as how many years ago Kailash was born and why it has the shape of a pyramid, the edges of which accurately indicate parts of the world. It is also surprising and inexplicable that the height of the mountain is 6666 m, the distance from Kailash to the Stonehenge monument is 6666 km, and the same to the North Pole, and to the South Pole – 13,332 km (6666 * 2).

Kailash is a place shrouded in thousands of secrets and legends. And until now, the top of the sacred mountain has not been conquered by anyone. Kailash does not allow mere mortals to reach the peak, where according to legend the gods live. Many tried against all odds to climb there. But no one was able to overcome the invisible wall, which, as would-be travelers claim, arose on their way, preventing them from reaching the sacred peak. Kailash seems to push them away, allowing only those who really believe to perform ritual kora.

The 4 greatest rivers of Asia, possessing powerful energies, originate from Kailash. It is believed that when a person circumambulates Kailash, he comes into contact with this power. Kailash is a very powerful center of power. It carries the energy of dissolving everything old. The one who does kora is filled with energy and vitality to help people.

It is a custom to circumambulate Kailash. A custom of faith that contains enormous power. In Kailash they say that the one who goes through the kora with faith and a feeling of unity with God gains special divine power here.

The large kora around Kailash takes 2-3 days. Throughout the entire journey, a person passes through the strongest energy centers where divine flows are felt. Kailash is like a temple. All stones on the path have a certain charge. Pilgrims believe that demigods or supreme souls live in the stones. According to ancient legends, many divine beings who visited here once turned into stones. And now these stones have special divine power.

The first day of the kora is anticipation, lightness, elation. On the second day, you pass the highest and most difficult pass - Death Pass. They say that during this period you can experience death. For example, a person may fall and go into a trance. Many people say that during such a trance they felt their body at the very top of Kailash.

The Drolma-la pass symbolizes new birth. People try to leave something personal in this place. It is believed that this is how a person clears his karma. This is a symbol of leaving the past, a certain dark, negative part of the soul. Having thrown off everything unnecessary at this pass, it becomes easier and freer to go further.

Around Kailash you can walk either along the outer circle - the large one, or along the small one - the inner one. Only those who have walked around the outer one 13 times are allowed to enter the inner one. They say that if one immediately goes there, the high divine energy will block the person’s path.

There are beautiful lakes on the inner crust, the water in them is sacred. On the shores of these lakes there is a monastery. People believe that the enlightened still live there. And if someone is lucky enough to meet them, he will be blessed.

When a pilgrim passes the kora, he turns to higher powers and addresses them with prayer. Kailash is the symbol of the supreme deity. And the external journey to Kailash is actually an internal journey to one’s deity.

There is a belief that the god Shiva lives on Kailash. For Hindus, Shiva is a force and energy capable of creating and destroying worlds. They believe that there are three main forces in the universe: creation, maintenance and destruction. The power of Shiva is the connection with universal energy.

On the way of a wanderer, obstacles often appear, both physical and spiritual. Kailash tests a person’s strength and points out weaknesses. Overcoming all difficulties in pilgrimage is the best way to purify and change.

When a pilgrim leaves Kailash and descends lower, he understands that he doesn’t need much to be happy. We have air that we can breathe, we have food, a roof over our heads - and this is enough for external material happiness, everything else must be sought within.

For millions of years people have been coming here and bringing prayer into their hearts. Lake Manasarovar, like Kailash, is revered as sacred. To his right is the peak of Gurla Mandhata. According to legend, she was a king in a past life. Then there was no water here and the king began to pray. One day, God heard his prayers and created a lake from his mind. This lake is the sacred Lake Manasarovar.

Another lake near Kailash, called Rakshas Tal, is considered cursed. It is separated from the sacred lake by a narrow isthmus. Surprisingly, with such a close location, these two bodies of water have huge differences. You can take a dip in the sacred lake, there is fish there and you can drink the water from it. The water in this lake is fresh and is considered healing. Lake Rakshas Tal, on the contrary, is salty and you cannot plunge into it. And places where there is a source with dead and living water nearby have been considered places of power since ancient times.

Kailash also has another sacred lake - Gaurikund. According to legend, it was created by Shiva for his wife Parvati. She helped people a lot, which left her body very exhausted. Having bathed in this lake, Parvati acquired a new body, and since then no one else can touch its sacred waters. There are many legends about the death of people who touched Gaurikund Lake.

There are 4 caves in the vicinity of Kailash. One of them, Milarepa's cave, is located southeast of Kailash next to the sacred path. According to legend, the great yogi Milarepa placed two stone blocks at the entrance of the cave, on which he installed a huge granite slab. This slab cannot be moved by hundreds or even thousands of people. And Milarepa carved it out of granite and laid it with the help of his spiritual power. And it was in this place that he achieved his enlightenment.

There is a legend that Milarepa and the Bonn priest Naro Bonchung fought for power over Kailash. During the first confrontation between supernatural forces on Lake Manasarovar, Milarepa stretched his body across the surface of the lake, and Naro Bonchung stood on the surface of the water from above. Not satisfied with the results, they continued the fight by running around Kailash. Milarepa moved clockwise, and Naro Bonchung moved counterclockwise. Having met at the top of the Dolma-la pass, they continued the magical battle, but again to no avail. Then Naro Bonchung suggested climbing to the top of Kailash on the day of the full moon immediately after dawn. Whoever rises first will win. On the appointed day, Naro Bonchung, riding his shamanic drum, flew to the top. Milarepa was calmly resting below. And as soon as the first rays of the sun reached the peak of Kailash, Milarepa grabbed one of the rays and instantly reached the top, gaining power over the sacred mountain.

Kailash has prayer flags hanging everywhere. These are protective symbols. People hang them to achieve success in some good endeavors. These flags are also called "Wind Horses". The symbol of prayer flags is a horse carrying a jewel on its back. It is believed that it fulfills wishes, brings well-being and prosperity. The flags are made of five primary colors, symbolizing the five elements of the human body. Mantras are applied to them, which are activated upon contact with the wind and carry encrypted messages throughout the world.

Kailash is a place of spiritual power that awakens believers and purifies their minds. People flock here to say the prayer that everyone carries in their hearts. It is believed that the one who makes this pilgrimage will be cleansed of all his sins and learn the secret of the universe.

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Mount Kailash (Kailash) - Jewel of the Snows, the center of the universe, the abode of Shiva and Buddha Shakyamuni in the guise of the wrathful deity Chakrasamvara, the patron of one of the highest tantras of Vajrayana Buddhism. There is a belief that if you walk around the sacred mountain 108 times, you can achieve enlightenment.

Kailash has attracted ascetics, yogis and pilgrims for many centuries. Nowadays, more and more people are interested in traveling to this peak. And it’s not just the unusual tetrahedral shape of the mountain, reminiscent of an artificially built pyramid, but rather the fact that Kailash is a shrine for millions of representatives of four religions: Hindus, Jains, Buddhists and Bonpos. Every year, thousands of pilgrims make a sacred circumambulation around Kailash, offering prayers and performing religious practices.

Geography

Mount Kailash is located in the Tibetan province of Ngari in Western Tibet, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Kailash is one of the peaks in the Gandissa mountain system (冈底斯山脉pinyin: gangdisi shanmai), located in the south of the Tibetan Plateau and running almost parallel to the Himalayas.

Kailash is the highest mountain peak in its area (6714 meters / according to other sources 6638 meters), which also differs in appearance from neighboring mountains with its tetrahedral pyramidal shape, oriented to the four cardinal directions. In the Kailash region, the four main rivers of Tibet, India and Nepal originate and spread to the cardinal points: the Brahmaputra in the east, the Indus in the north, the Sutlej in the west, and the Karnali (a tributary of the Ganges River) in the south.

Name

Kailash is known by many names. The most common name in Russian Kailash is the name of the sacred mountain in Sanskrit. It is also quite common to write Kailash.

So which is correct: Kailash or Kailash? - Both options are correct, since both spellings are found in ancient Indian texts - both with the sound “s” at the end and with the sound “sh”:

• कैलाश Kailāśa (“Kailasha”) and केलास Kailāsa (“Kailasa”). It should be noted that modern India now says "Kailash", while "Kailas" is perhaps a more authentic name, for such a spelling is found in the ancient Indian epic "Mahabharata".
• In Tibet, the most popular name for the peak is Kang Rinpoche(གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ wylie: gangs rinpoche), which translated means “Snow Jewel” or “Precious Snow Peak”. In classical texts the peak is called Kang Tise(གངས་ཏི་སེ wylie: gangs tise) or simply Tise (ཏི་སེ wylie:tise).
• Followers of the pre-Buddhist Bon religion of Tibet call this sacred mountain Yundrung Gutsek (གཡུང་དྲུང་དགུ་བརྩེགས wylie: gyung drung dgu brtsegs), which translated means “Nine-Storied Swastika Mountain "
• In English, the most common name for a peak isKailash, originating from Sanskrit.
• The Chinese names for Kailash are derived from the Tibetan ones: Gan Renboqi(冈仁波齐 pinyin: gang renboqi) from the Tibetan name Kang Rinpoche and Gandhisishan(冈底斯山 pinyin: gangdisi shan) from Tibetan Kang Tise. Also, Kailash in Chinese is popularly called simply “sacred peak” - Shenshan(神山 pinyin: shenshan).

Kailash in world religions

Mount Kailash is sacred to representatives of four religions: Buddhism, Bon, Hinduism and Jainism. For Buddhists, Kailash is the abode of Shakyamuni Buddha in his wrathful form. For Hindus, it is the abode of Shiva, the destroyer of illusions. For Jains, Kailash is sacred as the place where their first saint, Adinatha, achieved enlightenment. Followers of the Bon religion believe that from here the founder of the religion, Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche, descended from heaven to earth.

Despite the fact that believers of these four religions have different interpretations of the significance of Kailash, they all consider this peak to be the most sacred place, the “heart of the world,” the axis of the universe (Latin axis mundi), connecting heaven and earth, through which a practitioner can contact higher powers.

Kailash in Buddhism

For Tibetan Buddhists, Kailash is the abode of Shakyamuni Buddha in the form of the wrathful deity Korlo Demchog (འཁོར་ལོ་བདེ་མཆོག་ wylie: ‘khorlo bde mchog) or Chakrasamvara in Sanskrit. Demchok is depicted in conjunction with the spiritual consort Dorje Pakmo (རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕག་མོ wylie: rdo rje phag mo) or Vajravarahi. Their union is a symbol of the unity of emptiness and bliss (བདེ་སྟོང་དབྱེར་མེད wylie: bde stong dbyer med). Diligent spiritual practice is the only way to know this symbol.

For Buddhist followers of the Lesser Vehicle (Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, etc.), Kailash is a place that Buddha Shakyamuni himself sanctified along with 500 arhats, emanating himself in the Kailash area.

After Shakyamuni Buddha, Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, an 8th century AD Buddhist master revered as the second Buddha, meditated here. He left behind terma treasures in the rocks around Kailash.

Three centuries later, Milarepa, a famous Tibetan meditation master, hermit, mystic and poet, meditated here. Despite the rapid spread of Buddhism in Tibet since the 8th century, Kailash and the surrounding area remained a place especially revered by followers of the Bon religion. But after Milarepa, the secrets of Kailash were also revealed to Tibetan Buddhists. Having achieved spiritual realization, Milarepa and his disciples went to Western Tibet to the places of Buddha Shakyamuni. Arriving in the Kailash region, he met a Bon master named Naro Bonchung. A dispute arose between them over dominance in the Kailash region, which they agreed to resolve through competition using siddhis - supernatural powers. The first competition was on Lake Manasarovar near Kailash: Milarepa stretched his entire body across the surface of the lake, and Naro Bonchung stood on the surface of the water from above. Not satisfied with the results, they continued the competition by running around Kailash: Milarepa ran clockwise and Naro Bonchung counterclockwise. Having met at the top of the Dolma la pass near the northern slope of Kailash, they continued the magical battle, but again could not decide who the winner was. Then Naro Bonchung proposed the following competition: whoever climbs to the top of Kailash on the day of the full moon immediately after dawn will be the winner. On the appointed day, Naro Bonchung, riding his shamanic drum, flew to the top of Kailash. Milarepa rested calmly below, causing his disciples to worry. But as soon as the first rays of the sun reached the peak of Kailash, Milarepa grabbed one of the rays and instantly reached the sacred peak. Naro Bonchung was stunned and fell from his drum. Thus, Milarepa won and the followers of the Bon religion lost control of the region, moving their spiritual center from Kailash to Mount Bonri east of Lhasa.

Since then, and right up to the present day, Mount Kailash has been sacred both to Tibetan Buddhists and, in particular, to adherents of the Kagyu school, to which Milarepa belonged. But followers of the Bon religion continue to revere this peak. Thus, Buddhists make a pilgrimage around Kailash clockwise, and Bon followers counterclockwise.

In the 13th century, Master Gotsangpa discovered the magical powers of Kailash for adherents of the Drukpa Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. He also spent 5 years meditating at the Dirapuk Monastery, located before the Dolma la pass opposite the northern elephant of Kailash. Therefore, to this day, this monastery, Kailash and all the surrounding areas of the peak are especially revered by adherents of the Drukpa Kagyu school.

Although there are many sacred peaks in Tibet, only the Kailash region is a powerful and comprehensive mandala, where every peak and every hill is the abode of one or another deity, where every cleft in the rocks was a place of meditation for hermits. Nowhere else are there so many places of power with self-manifested symbols of the path to enlightenment.

Kailash in Bon religion

bon symbol

The founder of the Bon religion was named Tonpa Shenrab Miwoche. He lived about thirty thousand years ago in the spiritually perfect place of Olmo Lung Ring, where only enlightened beings could go. According to the surviving descriptions, this place looked like a mixture of ideas about the mystical land of Shablal, Mount Kailash and Mount Meru. Despite the fact that Olmo Lung Ring is a magical place, according to some sources it was located in the territory of the country of Tazik to the west of the kingdom of Shang Shung in Western Tibet. In the center of Omolungring there was the sacred peak of Yundrung Gutsek - the “Nine-Storey Swastika Mountain”, symbolizing the “Nine Paths of Bon”, from where Tonpa Shenrab descended into the world of people. At the foot of the mountain four great rivers began, flowing in four directions. Some followers of the Bon religion believe that Mount Yundrung Gutsek is the sacred Kailash. According to other versions, Tonpa Shenrab moved the power and magic contained in Mount Yundrung Gutsek inside Kailash. At the end of his life in our world, using the axis of the world located on Kailash, he returned to heaven. In any case, Mount Kailash is a sacred place for followers of the Bon religion, symbolizing the place of the god Shang Shung Meri. The teachings and lineage of Meri (Me Ri) were one of the main practices in Shang Shung and are preserved to this day.

Kailash in Hinduism

In Hinduism, Kailash is the abode of God Shiva - the supreme God of gods, destroyer of illusions, master of yoga and tantra. Shiva, along with his wife Parvati, resides on the peak of Kailash in the highest meditative state of Absolute Bliss. According to Vishnu Purana, Kailasa peak is a reflection of Mount Meru, which is the center of all universes in both material and spiritual aspects.

Due to the hemispherical shape of Mount Kailash, it is personified with the lingam - the main symbol of Shiva, the masculine principle. In the Puranas, the Linga is the manifested image of the Eternal Unmanifested Shiva, who is beyond time, space, qualities and forms. At the base of the lingam there is a yoni - a symbol of shakti, the universal feminine energy. Thus, the sacred lake Manasarovar, located near Kailash, is the personification of yoni and the abode of Parvati, therefore, together with Kailash, it is especially revered among followers of Hinduism. For them, a pilgrimage to Kailash and Manasarovar is, first of all, a meeting with God. Therefore, millions of believers go to the sacred peak every year.

Kailash in Jainism

For followers of Jainism, Kailash is also both a sacred peak and Mount Meru, personifying the center of the universe. Rishabha, who became the first saint in Jainism, achieved nirvana in the Kailash region, thereby marking the beginning of the Tithankara tradition. In the Jain worldview, the world has no beginning or end, and time moves in a circle, like the wheel of existence. Thus, our world has already completed countless time cycles, and countless cycles will also come after our time. Each cycle or “kalachakra” is divided into two half-cycles: growth and decay. In each half-cycle, 24 Tirthankaras are born, the first of which was Rishabha, also known as Adinatha.

stupas at the Dirapuk monastery on the northern slope of Kailash

Mount Kailash is a mysterious and incomprehensible secret of Tibet, a place that attracts thousands of religious pilgrims and tourists. The highest peak in its region, surrounded by the sacred lakes Manasarovar and Rakshas (living and dead water), the peak unconquered by any climber is worth seeing with your own eyes at least once in your life.

Where is Mount Kailash?

The exact coordinates are 31.066667, 81.3125, Kailash is located in the south of the Tibetan Plateau and separates the basins of the four main rivers of Asia, water from its glaciers flows into Lake Langa Tso. High-resolution photos from a satellite or airplane resemble an eight-petaled flower of regular shape; on the map it does not differ from the neighboring ridges, but significantly exceeds them in height.

The answer to the question: what is the height of the mountain is disputed, the range called by scientists is from 6638 to 6890 m. On the southern slope of the mountain there are two deep perpendicular cracks, their shadows form the outline of a swastika at sunset.

Mount Kailash is mentioned in all ancient myths and religious texts of Asia, it is recognized as sacred among four religions:

• Hindus believe that at its peak is the favorite abode of Shiva; in the Vishnu Purana it is indicated as the city of the gods and the cosmic center of the Universe.
• In Buddhism, it is the seat of the Buddha, the heart of the world and the place of power.
• Jains worship the mountain as the place where Mahavira, their first prophet and greatest saint, gained true insight and ended samsara.
• The Bon people call the mountain a place of concentration of vitality, the center of an ancient country and the soul of their traditions. Unlike believers of the first three religions, who make a kora (purifying pilgrimage) after sun exposure, Bon followers go towards the sun.

Parascientific concepts about Kailash

The mystery of Kailas worries not only scientists, but also lovers of mysticism and transcendental knowledge, historians searching for traces of ancient civilizations. The ideas put forward are very bold and bright, for example:

• The mountain and its surroundings are called a system of ancient pyramids destroyed over time. Supporters of this version note a clear step pattern (9 ledges in total) and the correct location of the faces of the mountain, almost exactly coinciding with the cardinal points, like the complexes in Egypt and Mexico.
• E. Muldashev's theory about the stone mirrors of Kailash, the gates to another world and the artifacts of ancient humanity hidden inside the mountain. According to him, this is an artificially constructed, hollow inside object with an original height of 6666 m, the concave sides of which bend time and hide the passage to a parallel reality.
• Legends about the sarcophagus hiding the gene pool of Christ, Buddha, Confucius, Zarathustra, Krishna and other teachers of antiquity.

Stories of climbing Kailash

It is pointless to ask the question “who conquered Kailash”; due to religious reasons, the indigenous people did not attempt to conquer the peak; all officially registered expeditions with this focus belong to foreign climbers. Like other pyramid-shaped ice-covered mountains, Kailash is difficult to climb, but the main problem is the protest of believers.

Having difficulty obtaining permission from the authorities in 2000 and 2002, the Spanish groups did not go further than the camp set up at the foot of the camp; in 2004, Russian enthusiasts tried to make the climb without high-altitude equipment, but returned due to unfavorable weather. Currently, such ascents are prohibited at the official level, including UNN.

Trekking around Kailash

Many companies offer the service of delivery to the starting point of the bark - Darchen and accompanying a guide. The pilgrimage takes up to 3 days, crossing the most difficult section (Dolma Pass) – up to 5 hours. During this time, the pilgrim walks 53 km; after completing 13 circles, passage to the inner ring of the kora is allowed.

Those wishing to visit this place should remember not only good physical fitness, but also the need for a permit - a kind of group visa to visit Tibet; registration takes 2-3 weeks. The policy pursued by China has led to the fact that it is almost impossible to get to Mount Kailash on your own; individual visas are not issued. But there is also a plus: the more people in the group, the cheaper the tour and travel will cost.

Mount Kailash in Tibet is an unusual natural monument, which is one of the mysteries of our time. Researchers have been trying for many years to understand what is hidden behind the monolithic rocks. The most common version is that the hill is a man-made pyramid designed to accumulate energy from space.

Mount Kailash in Tibet, what are they hiding from us?

This peak is part of the mountain system in the south of the Tibetan Plateau. There is no higher hill in the vicinity. It rises above the plain at 6666 m. This number seems to haunt the sacred mountain. A distance of 6666 km separates it from the mysterious Stonehenge, as well as from the North and South Poles. It is located on the same line as the Egyptian pyramids and Inca structures.

The mountains hide numerous secrets that scientists have been trying to unravel for decades. Until now, no one has understood why other slopes of the planet do not have such an unusual stepped shape. Each of the four sides of Kailash faces a certain part of the world.

Scientists believe that there are several mirrors in the ridge:

• western;
• northern;
• additional.

They are semicircular stone valleys capable of redistributing the effects of energy flows. As a result, mirrors distort the passage of time.

Did you know that Soviet scientists conducted a similar experiment. The system of mirrors, invented by Nikolai Kozarev, turned out to be capable of distorting space and time. It was located in a spiral and resembled the Kailash mountain range, only in a smaller version. Participants in the experiment talked about being able to look into the past and exchanged thoughts with other experimental subjects.

Mountain or pyramid?

Researchers believe that the Tibetan mountains hide numerous secrets that are now impossible to unravel. One such mystery is what a natural object actually is. Some scientists have come to the conclusion that the rocks are a man-made monument, which is a pyramid.

They were prompted to this conclusion by the unusual stepped shape and the fact that all the faces are directed towards different directions of the world. If you carefully study the photo, the rock resembles a pyramid. Around Kailash there are smaller hills that are considered small pyramids.

Not all researchers agree with this statement. Geologists refute the evidence, since the pyramidal shape is also inherent in some other hills of the planet. However, the slope itself is stepped and layered, which is more typical for man-made structures than for naturally formed objects.

Did you know that another mystery that cannot be solved is the image of a swastika that appears on the mountain at certain hours. It forms in river beds and is better visible at sunset due to the play of shadows.

What is inside?

Scientists have been trying for many years to understand what is on top of Kailash, what secrets are hidden inside the mountain range. There is a widespread belief that hidden behind the monolithic rocks is a whole network of interior spaces created by some advanced civilization. In one of the rooms there is the mythical black stone Chintamani, which tracks cosmic vibrations and controls energy flows.

The guess is interesting, but many researchers believe that it is impossible to create such a structure even with modern technologies. In ancient times, building a huge object was unthinkable. Followers of the theory argue that an alien civilization helped in the construction of Kailash.

People who believe in the existence of an incomprehensible universal mind believe that the sacred mountain hides one of the religious leaders inside:

• Buddha;
• Jesus Christ;
• Krishna and so on.

According to this view, spirit guides are in meditation and will one day descend to earth to help restore the planet.

Etymology

The sacred mountain has many names. Europeans also call it Kailash. The Chinese language is characterized by the sound of Gandhisishan or Ganrenboqi. In Tibet, the common name is Kang Rinpoche, which translates as “precious snow mountain.”

Climbing history

The sacred mountain attracts thousands of tourists and believers, but so far no one has conquered its peak. Many people dream of climbing to the highest point and taking an unforgettable photo. Her inaccessibility further strengthens this desire.

Did you know that the history of the conquest of the mysterious Kailash does not go back many years. Italian climber Reinhold Messner received permission from the Chinese authorities to climb in 1985. Shortly before the start of the climb, he himself abandoned it.

Next time, a group of Spanish climbers planned to begin the ascent. In 2000, officials approved the expedition, but it also did not take place. Thousands of believers lined up in a human chain at the foot of the slope and demanded that the climb be prohibited. The Spaniards were unable to climb, and no one conquered the peak.

Four years later, two Russians made a new attempt. The weather got in the way. A hurricane wind and snowfall arose, knocking them off their feet. Believers believe that the rock itself protects itself from the presence of people, creating an invisible barrier with the help of mirrors that mortals cannot overcome. Here time flows differently, so a person lives several weeks in a couple of days.

Thousands of pilgrims annually go around the mountain - the so-called ritual kora. There are 2 route options:

• Outer bark;
• Internal.

Did you know that while performing the kora, pilgrims experience spiritual elation; many enter a real religious trance. While walking the route, a person is tested by higher powers. He will encounter obstacles that must be overcome for spiritual purification.

In different parts of Kailash, rebirth and purification of karma takes place. All negative events and actions remain in the past. The believer returns from the path as a completely different person. After the pilgrimage comes an understanding of how insignificant material values ​​are, and what an important role spiritual ones play.

Religious significance

Many religious teachings of the East are associated with Kailash. Most beliefs contain the image of a great mountain, considered the center of the Universe. Sacred rivers that give life originate at its foot. Numerous rituals, legends and tales are associated with the peak. Today, followers of the following religious teachings believe in its highest purpose:

• Buddhism. Believers believe that Samvara, the wrathful incarnation of Buddha, lives on the slope. According to them, the spiritual leader meditates in order to one day appear to the world. Thousands of Buddhists gather at the slope every year to celebrate Saga Dawa, a day dedicated to Buddha;
• Judaism. Followers of this eastern teaching are of the opinion that Kailash is the habitat of the supreme god Shiva. In their view, the mountain is the cosmopolitan center of the Universe, and Brahma lives on the nearby Lake Manasarovar;
• In the Tibetan tradition, Bon, the rock and the lake located on its slope represent the center of the ancient country of Zhangzhung, which became the birthplace of the religious movement. According to believers, it was here that the god Tongpa Shenrab first set foot on earth;
• In Jainism, the mountain is perceived as the place where the first saint was able to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Followers of the faith perform ritual kora with meditation to achieve Nirvana.

Did you know that the Inner Crust runs through the top of Nandu's Sarcophagus. According to legend, the gene pool of humanity is located inside the rock, and it itself is connected by an underground passage to Kailash.

Kailash in parascience

From the point of view of mystics, the mound should be regarded as the habitat of higher powers. The religious texts of numerous faiths say that no mortal has the right to reach the top. According to legend, anyone who dares to set foot on the highest point will immediately die or be covered with numerous non-healing ulcers.

Followers of different religions are confident that a higher mind resides within. Many claim that they have repeatedly seen flashes of light, the outlines of which resembled a human being.

The mystical component includes the image of a swastika, which appears due to cracks and rock shadows. Also, not only the mountain itself is revered, but also the reservoirs that are located in its vicinity. This is the lake of life Manasarovar and death Langa-Tso.

Conclusion

Kailash raises many questions among researchers, but practically gives no answers to them. The mountain peak is credited with unusual properties; it is believed that it distorts space and time, opens portals to other worlds and controls cosmic energy. Adherents of this theory are confident that the object was erected by an ancient advanced civilization or aliens.

The reality is that no confirmation of any of the guesses has yet been found. Scientists agree that the mountain cannot be man-made or hollow inside, but is an ordinary natural monument. However, the search for the mysterious Shambhala brings many here, and some claim that only here they have found true harmony with the world.

Mount Kailash coordinates: 31°04′01″ N. w. 81°18′46″ E. d.

Where is Mount Kailash located on the map?

We should look for this mountain shrouded in mysticism on the map to the west of Hindustan in the region of the Himalayan highlands. Among the Himalayan mountains, Kailash is not the highest. Mount Kailash (from Wikipedia)- “a mountain in the Kailash range of the Gangdise mountain system in the south of the Tibetan Plateau in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

This is the highest mountain in its area; it is additionally distinguished from others by its tetrahedral pyramidal shape with a snow cap and faces oriented almost exactly to the cardinal points.

Height of Mount Kailash still remains a controversial issue - so widespread is the statement that Kailash has a height of 6666 m; Scientists disagree from 6638 to 6890 m, which is due to the method of measuring mountain heights. In addition, the Himalayas are considered young, so their height increases on average, taking into account the weathering of the rock, by 0.5–0.6 cm per year.”

Who conquered Mount Kailash?

Mount Kailash still remains unconquered by any people. The most serious attempts to climb were made in 1985 by the famous climber Reinhold Messner, but at the last moment he abandoned this idea.

Also in 2000, a team of Spanish climbers purchased an expensive permit from the Chinese authorities, but thousands of pilgrims, believers and public organizations protested, and the climbers had to retreat.

Mount Kailash is attributed many mystical and sacred properties.

Kailash is sacred to Buddhists, Hindus and followers of the Bon religion.

Nowadays, not only religious people, but also those sincerely seeking spiritual practices, interested in the places of power of our planet, make a pilgrimage to the great mountain with the aim of making a circular walk - Kora. This is a trekking route about 50 km long.

The main difficulty in passing Kora is the highlands and acclimatization to altitudes of 5000–5600 m. Also, according to many people who have visited these places, completely different vibrations and sensations emanating from the majestic and mesmerizing beauty of Kailash make a stay on Kora one of the most vivid and mystical experiences in life.