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[[File:Kailash north.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Northern side of Mount Kailas, Tibet]] | [[File:Kailash north.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Northern side of Mount Kailas, Tibet]] | ||
'''Mount Kailas''', the breathtaking “Jewel of the Snows” which towers to 22,000 feet in the center of the Trans-Himalayan range in southwestern Tibet, is revered by Hindus as the paradise of [[Shiva]] and his beautiful consort, [[Parvati]] (“Daughter of the Mountain”). Author John Snelling notes that “the regular, architectural quality of its form irresistibly reminds the beholder of a great temple.”<ref>John Snelling, ''The Sacred Mountain'', rev. and enl. ed. (London: East-West Publications, 1990), p. 293.</ref> | '''Mount Kailas''', the breathtaking “Jewel of the Snows” which towers to 22,000 feet in the center of the Trans-Himalayan range in southwestern [[Tibet]], is revered by Hindus as the paradise of [[Shiva]] and his beautiful consort, [[Parvati]] (“Daughter of the Mountain”). Author John Snelling notes that “the regular, architectural quality of its form irresistibly reminds the beholder of a great temple.”<ref>John Snelling, ''The Sacred Mountain'', rev. and enl. ed. (London: East-West Publications, 1990), p. 293.</ref> | ||
The mountain, together with Lake Manasarowar at its southern foot, is the goal of Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims. Sanskrit texts compare it to the metaphysical Mount Meru, or Sumeru, the cosmic center of the universe. To Tibetan Buddhists Kailas is the celestial throne of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the “highest bliss.” | The mountain, together with Lake Manasarowar at its southern foot, is the goal of Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims. Sanskrit texts compare it to the metaphysical Mount Meru, or Sumeru, the cosmic center of the universe. To Tibetan Buddhists Kailas is the celestial throne of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the “highest bliss.” | ||