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Mt. Kailash
By arrna Published: 08/12/2010
MOUNT KAILASH (6,714 m) claimed to be the apex of the Hindu religious axis is also one of the highest mountain in western Tibet .For thousands of years the Kailash area has been held sacred by Hindus, Buddhists and followers of Bon (Tibet's indigenous religion). Pilgrims carry out devotional circumbulation (Parikarma) here . It is believed that just a single Parikarma around Mt. Kailash can remove your sins of a lifetime while 108 Parikarmas will achieve Salvation (Mukti).
In the descriptions of this numinous mountain , Hindus consider it to be the Lord Shiva's Throne. Lord Shiva, sits in eternal paradise, the long strands of his matted hair falling and flowing all about him. The holy Ganges river is said to emanate from one of these strands.
Buddhists identify Kailash with the Mighty Mt. Sumeru, as the religious symbol to consciousness and enlightenment .
As per Bon religion Mt. Kailash is the soul of the country and assures perpetuity and protection On the other hand Lake Manasarovar at 14,950 feet (4,558 M) is said to be the highest fresh water lake in the world which is sprawled below Mt. Kailash. It is believed that a ritual bath will deliver a pilgrim to Brahma's paradise and a drink of its water relinquishes the sins of a hundred lifetimes.
Further, The Indus, Sutlej, Ganges and Yarlong Tsangpo (Brahmapppputra) rivers, all originate on and around Mt.Kailash.
To travel for days on this remote plateau with the chance encounters of nomads herding their sheep or yaks is to be transformed into another way of life, to see and become part of such a devout pilgrimage as shown by pilgrims around MT. Kailash and lake Manasarovar is overwhelming and a life time experience
Nepal, India and China together to save Kailash
Nepal, India and China have agreed to launch a joint conservation strategy and environment monitoring for the Mount Kailash Sacred Landscape under the guidance of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
The trans-boundary project titled ‘Mount Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative: Developing a Transboundary Framework for Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Greater Mt Kailash Region of Nepal, India and China’ includes landscape of Kang Rinpoche, Gagrenbogi Feng and Kailash Parvat.
The project involves the Nepalese Ministry of Forests, the Forest Department of Uttarakhand, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the United Nations Environment Program, the G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, and the Wildlife Institute of India, among others.
“This is a first of its kind trans-boundary project in the region. It is hoped that this would set the tone for more trans-boundary collaboration between countries in the region on science, culture and capacity building in the greater Himalayan region,” Union Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh quoted.
A workshop was organized by ICIMOD at the GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED) in Almora, Uttarakhand, India on April 11-13, 2010 to facilitate development of compatibility of approaches in information generation and analysis and use of standard protocols for the project.
The project, proposes, in collaboration with UNEP and other partners, to engage regional, national, local partners and other stakeholders in Nepal, India, and China, in attempting to establish a trans-boundary cultural and biodiversity conservation landscape ‘the Mt Kailash Sacred Landscape (KSL)’ in its first phase, which will run for 18 months.Mt. Kailash
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