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Mount Kailash, considered by some to be the home of Lord Shiva.Etymology
The word Kailash at its root signifies the mountain or 'crystal'.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.View sacred sites maps and locations worldwide.Purchase prints of sacredsites and other items.Places of Peace and Power.Schedule of upcoming slide shows and pilgrimages.Read an excerpt from Martin's new historical novel, Pelegrino.Subscribe to the Sacred Sites newsletters to receive updates, activities, announcements, book reviews, and links to related websites.Healthy Hands DVD now on SALE!Order copies of the Geography of Religion, with many photographs by Martin
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than a few thousand pilgrims each year.The answers are lost in antiquity, before the dawn of Hinduism, Jainism or Buddhism.The cosmologies and origin myths of each of these religions speak of Kailash as the mythical Mt.Meru, the Axis Mundi, the center and birth place of the entire world.The mountain was already legendary before the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, were written.Indeed, Kailash is so deeply embedded in the myths of ancient Asia that it was perhaps a sacred place of another era, another civilization, now long gone and forgotten.Kailash to be the abode of Lord Shiva.Like many of the Hindu gods, Shiva is a character of apparent contradictions.He at once the Lord of Yoga and therefore the ultimate renunciate ascetic, yet he is also the divine master of Tantra, the esoteric science that regards sexual union as the most perfect path to spiritual enlightenment.According to legend, immortal Shiva lives atop Kailash where he spends his time practicing yogic austerities, making joyous love with his divine consort, Parvati, and smoking ganja, the sacred herb known in the west as marijuana, Hindus do not interpret Shiva's behaviors as contradictory however, but rather see in him a deity who has wisely integrated the extremes of human nature and thus transcended attachment to any particular, and limited, way of being.For a Hindu, to make the arduous pilgrimage to Kailash and have the darshan (divine view) of Shiva's abode is to attain release from the clutches of ignorance and delusion.Kailash is sacred to other religions as well.Buddhist, shamanistic religion, call the mountain Tise and believe it to be the seat of the Sky Goddess Sipaimen.While the Buddha is believed to have magically visited Kailash in the 5th century BC, the religion of Buddhism only entered Tibet, via Nepal and India, in the 7th century AD.Pilgrims to Kailash, after the difficult journey getting there, are then confronted with the equally arduous task of circumambulating the sacred peak.In hopes of gaining extra merit or psychic powers however, some pilgrims will vary the tempo of their movement.Most pilgrims to Kailash will also take a short plunge in the nearby, highly sacred (and very cold) Lake Manosaravar.The word 'manas' means mind or consciousness; the name Manosaravar means Lake of Consciousness and Enlightenment.Pilgrimage to this great sacred mountain and these two magical lakes is a life changing experience and an opportunity to view some of the most magical scenery on the entire planet.By traveling to sacred sites, Tibetans are brought into living contact with the icons and energies of Tantric Buddhism.The neys, or sacred sites themselves, through their geological features and the narratives of transformation attached to them, continually remind pilgrims of the liberating power of the Tantric Buddhist tradition.......These guidebooks, neyigs, empowered Tibet and its people with a sacred geography, a narrated vision of the world ordered and transformed through Buddhist magic and metaphysics.Martin Gray, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.Kailash, I am 20, I am a student.PDFs in segments organised
by individual article.SP will be undergoing some maintenance over the next few hours.The SeasonsCampingMapsWhy Kailash Is SacredThe PilgrimsUnclimbed?Kailash is locally more known as Kangrinboqe (Feng).The surroundings are very beautiful, with Lake Manasarovar close by and the gigantic Gurla Mandata (7728m) in the distance.The mountain is sacred and therefore it's not allowed to climb to its summit.An odd thing with Kailash is that it's not holy only for followers of one religion, but for three!There are large amounts of pilgrims going to Kailash every year.Kailash is suppused to be one of the most important ones a Buddhist can do and according to the myths you'll be granted nirvana if you walk 108 times around the peak.Sun on Kailash's north face
Kailash is a long way from everything and count on at least ten days from home to the foot of the peak.Most people want to play it safe and acclimatize properly and set more days aside for the journey to the mountain.There are four main ways to reach the peak.Starting from the oasis city of Kashgar, you travel on the brink of the Takla Makan desert ( the world's second largest sand desert) for 270km.Just after Yecheng you leave the Southern Silk Route and head straight for the heart of the Karakorams.The first high pass is the huge Chiragsaldi at almost 5000m.It has been called "emptiest place in the world" and I wouldn't contest that.In the end of this plateau you have to go over the multiple pass on the eastern side, which have elevations at almost 5400m.Ali valley, where it at times can be very sandy and hard to travel.Be sure to go along the southern road towards Kailash from here.The last day of travel to the peak can be hard due to small rivers crossing the road at many places.Another very hard and desolate route.It's considered a bit dangerous to travel in the winter as the temperatures drop very low, there are little traffic and if the vehicle breaks down, you're in a serious situation.Starting from Lhatze in central Tibet, the route climbes slowly but surely over many small passes.There are quite a lot of settlements along the first 200km.You're now in the wilderness for real and also, you'll stay over 5000m for the next 150km.Gerze is passed and series of passes, desolate plateaus, salt lakes and real wilderness takes over for the next 500km.From here, to Kailash, same as the route above.Saga is situated in the Yarlung Tsanpo Valley and has a short cut connection to Nepal.There is a small ferry operating from the river banks of Saga, transporting two cars at the time to the other side of the huge river.Continuing towards Kailash, there are many passes and bridges to cross.Most of the time the road is following the river Tsangpo and raod conditions are good (Tibetan standard) but at times you encounter deep sand.You have excellent views of the gigantic Gorla Mandatha (7700m) and the holy Lake Manasarovar.This route can be closed with no prior notice, if some political issue between India and China comes up.On top of the "old" border problems, the route is now plagued with the risk of ending up in Maoist territory in Nepal.I, sadly, have heard too many times.You can pitch a tent anywhere here, but to get some sleep and piece of mind, it's better to do so inside the walls of the camp.No problem, many travelers do and it's standard procedure.More about this in the next section.Don't even think about doing so around Kailash!Most streams here double as toilets and a place where you wash clothes and the dishes.Take special care at night and never walk without a torch and some "weapon" to protect yourself with.When mentioning the dogs are starved, they are really starved fighting for what you leave in the toilet and that's also the time you have to watch out the most for them.Theft from the tents are common.Kailash, the truckie may want to drop you a bit out of Darchen in order to avoid some trouble with the PSB.Since it's a holy mountain, you can't get a climbing permit.There is a small fee for walking the kora (A religious ritual, walking around a shrine, mountain or any other holy object), which you pay when starting the trek.Usually these permits are only issued if you go on an organized tour.That said, many individual travelers make it without permits (especially from the west, as the PSB in Yecheng and Kashgar are very reluctant to issue permits).Does it sound risky and stupid?When you have paid it, you get a reciept and a permit to travel onwards.The PSB are very used to it and many travelers know about this shortcut.Cheaper than paying for an expensive tour.Usually the police in Shiquanhe tells you you have broken the law with a smile and as long as you pay it, you're in no trouble whatsoever.In the west, where Kailash is situated, it can get frigidly cold in the winter.Apart from this, it's a good season for Kaliash.The summer is the time when most people visit the area and it can get a bit chaotic around the peak.Usually, Kailash is not so affected by it, but some years the monsoon passed over the Himalayas for real and then a second flooding period is a fact.Regardless of if it's a strong monsoon or not, August and early September is usually plagued by thunderstorms and sudden heavy rainstorms.The fall, starting for real in late September is a great time to visit the area, as the sky usually is very clear after the rainy season.The temperatures are still ok, even if the nights start to get chilly.All along the way to Kailash there are lots of wilderness and extremely nice campspots.Don't be surprised if someone open up your tent and come in, even go through your gear.Watch your geat at all times.It's in the middle of the madness and the only reason to stay there is to enjoy the relative calm of the encampment.Good for planning and overview.The map of the Kailash area from Tibetmap.More maps of Tibet, including the Nepa Trekking map for the Kailash area.Why Kailash Is SacredTo be honest, I'm very ignorant about religion and the lack of interest for sacred places, religious ceremonies, traditions etc.For now, some links to informative sites about the topic is all you'll get.Kailashzone Many of the names are explained on this site and there are links to tons of info.Extensive info about Tibetan Buddhism
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A short travel story about walking around the peak.Kailash is the holiest of all the sacred mountains.Usually, the Tibetan pilgrims travel on trucks and the norm is 20 to 50 persons on the back of the famous Dong Feng trucks.It must be one of the harder types of travel you can possibly undertake.The road conditions are some of the worst on earth, with corrugations, sand and river crossings.China to Kailash can take weeks, one way!The hardcore zealots walk to Kailash, regardless of where in China they live.To make things worse, they don't just walk the normal way.Kailash (or any other holy destination).The walk back home is usually done in the same way.The long journey to Kailash is something every devout Buddhist want to do at least once in life.Unfortunately, many are poor people who just have the means to support such a journey.The long way takes its toll and some never make it to Kailash.Darchen, the sanitary conditions are horrible.Around Kailash there are too much people for the vultures and there are also a lot of dogs.This leads to some quite morbid scenes where dogs fight about the human remains.According to one storyteller, it was revoked by the Chinese because of massive protests from the local Tibetan government in Lhasa.Another story claims, the Spaniards pulled out themselves when they really understood the implications of climbing Kailash.It included being pariahs in the climbing community etc.The story about the two "Swedes" who supposedly climbed Kailash.This Swiss, we can call him S, had been in Tibet before and had for various reasons started to dislike Tibetans.Tibet person S said a lot of stupid things.One of them was: Well, I'm going to climb that peice of shit peak and piss on the summit!After some time travelling with the Swiss, I realized he had a screw or two loose and decided to split from him.Xixabangma asked me if I was one of the two cycling idiots who had climbed Kailash.Kathmandu climbing community was a lot about the Swedes who had climbed Kailash.Another fairytale is that Messner climbed Kailash.Officially, the peak is unclimbed.OrganizersThere are hundreds of companies who offer package tours to Kailash.Kailash by bicycle, so I can't recommend any special.Tibetan and have business partners in Kathmandu.You get a lot to choose from!Kailash In the Martin Gray "Sacred Sites" pages.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Our best wishes alwayz wid u kailash..Its amazing how he looks a lot better with short hair than long hair!!!Would you like to comment?Watch Kailash Kher's brand new video 'Saiyyan' ...Kailash Satyarthi has saved tens of thousands of lives.His original idea was daring and dangerous.After successfully freeing and rehabilitating thousands of children, he went on to build up a global movement against child labor.Yet even as he has become a globally recognized figure, Kailash continues the gritty work of leading raids to free slaves.But to free such children without offering new opportunities would, in Kailash's view, be meaningless.Kailash describes the arrival of a girl recently freed from a stone quarry: "It's a joyous experience to watch the changing emotions flit across this beautiful girl's face.When her face lights up, it is clear she is taking her first steps toward freedom and belief in others."Since the Ashram can only serve 100 children at a time, Kailash has begun a program called "Bal Mitra Gram" to encourage Indian villages to abolish child labor.While changing India village by village is a worthwhile pursuit, such a strategy could take centuries to achieve Kailash's goal, and he is not prepared to wait that long.Many rugs from South Asia are manufactured using child labor.Kailash believes that if consumers around the world knew how their expensive and colorful Indian rugs were made, they would no longer think they were so beautiful.Kailash plans to extend the labeling program to other products such as soccer balls, another popular product that is commonly made by children.Kailash says "If not now, then when?
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