A Plaace pilgrimages Must Go------Mount Kailash

Mount Kailash (also Mount Kailas), is a peak in the Kailas Range (Gangdisê Mountains), which are part of the Transhimalaya in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River (a major tributary of the Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali River (a tributary of the River Ganga). It is considered a sacred place in four religions: Bön, Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. The mountain lies near Lake Manasarovar and Lake Rakshastal in Tibet.

The lofty Mount Kailash, with an olive-like cloudy summit rushing into the very heavens, features a famous giant symbol in the southern side - a Buddhist grid shaped by vertical huge ice tank and horizontal rock formation, which indicates the spiritual power and perpetuation in Buddhism. Mount Kailash is topped with snow all the year round with a dynamic scene in the sunshine. It is considered to be a lucky thing to catch a glimpse of the peak which is frequently covered by cloud.

Each year, thousands of Tibetans make a pilgrimage to Kailash, which is a tradition with a long history. Pilgrims of several religions believe that circumambulating Mount Kailash on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune. The pilgrimage is made in a clockwise direction by Hindus and Buddhists. Followers of the Jain and Bonpo religions circumambulate the mountain in a counterclockwise direction. The path around Mount Kailash is 52km long. You can follow the pilgrims to experience this holy ritual and learn about how significant Mount Kailash is to Tibetan.

Climbing the Mount Kailas is forbidden now, but the only person to have ever been atop the sacred mountain is Milarepa, a 11th century Tibetan Buddhist yogi.

In 2001 the Chinese gave permission for a Spanish team to climb the peak, but in the face of international disapproval the Chinese decided to ban all attempts to climb the mountain. Messner, referring to the Spanish plans, said, "If we conquer this mountain, then we conquer something in people's souls ... I would suggest they go and climb something a little harder. Kailash is not so high and not so hard."
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