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Mt. Kailash
which stands
prominently in a
remote southwest
corner of Tibet
at the altitude
of 22,028 feet
is the holiest
of the holy
peaks. Believed
to be the axis of
the earth
Mount Sumeru or
Meru, Mt.
Kailash is the
abode of Lord
Shiva and Kang
Ringboche of
Tibetan
Buddhism. It has
been described
as compelling,
dome-shaped
peak, rising
above a
desolately
beautiful 13,000
ft plateau or
rainbow-colored
rocks.
The journey to
Mt. Kailash is
an important
pilgrimage for
millions of
Buddhists and
Hindus, in
addition to
Jains and also
to Bonpos. One
circuit of the
sacred Mt.
Kailash (54 km/32 mile) is said
to be sufficient
to wipe out all
the sins of your
lifetime. Wiping
out the sins of
your lifetime is
a much bigger
task; that major
sin clean up
requires 108
revolutions.
Bathing in the
icy sapphire
waters of Lake Manasarovar at
the mountains
base is believed
to remove the
sins of
innumerable
lifetimes.
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