The first European on the holy mountain Kailash in the legendary land of Shambhala. Riddles of Mount Kailash Scheme of the main pyramid Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash (Kangrinboche) is covered with many myths, and all due to the fact that a human foot has not set foot on it yet, the peak remains unconquered even in the 21st century. Mount Kailash has great religious significance in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, the Tibetan Bon tradition.
So, for a long time, an article written by the author, “Marisa263” hung on the site, in the comments you can see the indignation of visitors pointing to many inaccuracies and frankly fictional facts. I decided that just rewriting the article is not very interesting, it is better to go through each point and refute or confirm them. Under each item, I added the facts I found and my thoughts on the matter.
1 Mount Kailash and its height
Statement #1. "Mount Kailash is one of the mysterious places in the world, the height of which is 6666 meters."
Wikipedia gives a different figure of 6638 meters with a link to us Peakbagger.com. It is also said that scientists disagree between 6638 and 6890 meters, depending on the method of measurement.
2 On the opposite side of the Earth - the skeleton of Easter
Statement #2. On the opposite side of the Earth from Mount Kailash is the skeleton of Easter, which is famous for its stone idols.
Probably everyone remembers from the geometry course that two points on a sphere can be connected by a segment, this segment is called a chord. So the chord connecting Easter Island and Mount Kailash really passes close to the center of the Earth,
it is difficult to say exactly whether it is through the center, but it can be argued that the skeleton of Easter is on the opposite side of the Earth.
3 People age faster near Kailash
Statement #3. that Near Kailash people age faster (12 hours in about 2 weeks), this is evidenced by the growth of hair and nails.
In fact, it is a fact known to science that the growth of nails and hair slows down in the cold, which probably explains the observation.
4 Mount Kailash remains unconquered
Statement #4. She has not yet allowed a single climber to reach her summit, those who tried were “thrown off” by the mountain. The religious texts of Buddhism and Hinduism say the following about Kailash: "No mortal dares to climb the mountain where the gods live, he who sees the faces of the gods must die."
In fact, in 2000, the Spanish expedition received permission to conquer Kailash from the Chinese authorities. The team set up a base camp at the foot of the mountain, but they never managed to set foot on the mountain. Thousands of pilgrims blocked the path of the expedition. The Dalai Lama, the UN, a number of major international organizations, millions of believers around the world protested the conquest of Kailash, and the Spaniards had to retreat
Statement #5. Near the mountain there are two lakes: Manasarovar (living and pure water) and Rakshas Tal (in Tibetan, Lhanag Tso, “Demon Lake”). In Lake Manasarovar (fresh), which is located at an altitude of 4560 m above sea level, you can swim, drink water, it is considered sacred, and also at any time of the year, in any weather, it is calm.
Rakshas (), 4515m above sea level. It is considered a lake of dead water, which you can not only drink, but also touch it, as well as at any time of the year and in any weather there is a storm on this lake.
Perhaps, according to the beliefs of the local population, this is how it is, but the network has photos of tourists not only touching, but also swimming in the Rakshas Tal lake.
6 Kailash and the image of the swastika
Statement #6. Mount Kailash is broken by two huge ridges - cracks, which, especially in the evening, with the help of the shadow from the ledges of the rock, form a huge image of the swastika.
I added a photo in the evening hours, I added a photo where there is less snow, which can be said, the slope is dotted with cracks, the cross is visible, well, there is no swastika, but if you wish, you can probably find a swastika in abundance of cracks.
7 Kailash is a pyramid
Statement #7. The fact that Mount Kailash is a pyramid (which, like the rest of the pyramids, is clearly oriented to the cardinal points) is no longer an innovation. All scientists who have visited near Kailash do not doubt its pyramidality.
I am attaching a screenshot from google maps, with a compass needle and plotted axes, everything is obvious here. Like the Pyramid of the Sun in Bosnia, the mountain is a natural geological formation known as a flatiron.
8 Mount Kailash is an artificial formation
Statement #8. Many scientists consider this mountain to be an artificial formation, with some voids inside (at the level of the middle and at the foot), which was built by someone, for something and with a specific purpose.
It is difficult to prove as difficult as it is to refute without special research, so I will express my opinion - this is a mountain, a natural formation.
9 From Mount Kailash to the Stonehenge monument (England) - 6666 km.
Statement #9. From Mount Kailash to the Stonehenge monument (England) - 6666 km. To the North Pole - 6666 km. From the mountain to the South Pole twice 6666 km.
The photo speaks for itself.
10 Sarcophagus of Nandu
Statement #10. Sarcophagus of Nandu, a structure that adjoins Mount Kailash. After some research, scientists have proven that this sarcophagus also has cavities inside. Where, according to the ancient legends of China, all the teachers of the world are in a state of samadhi (deep meditation): Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Zarathustra, Confucius and other sages that have ever been sent to the world. And they stay there in order to serve as a continuation of the gene pool of mankind in the event of the death of civilization.
Research data are not given, which means it is impossible to verify them, as well as item 8.
Mount Kailash coordinates: 31°04′01″ s. sh. 81°18′46″ E d.
Where is Mount Kailais on the map?
We should look for this mountain shrouded in mysticism on the map to the west of Hindustan in the region of the Himalayan highlands. Among the Himalayan mountains, Kailash is not the highest. Mount Kailash (from Wikipedia)- “a mountain in the Kailash range of the Gangdise mountain system in the south of the Tibetan Plateau in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
This is the highest mountain in its region; it is additionally distinguished from others by a tetrahedral pyramidal shape with a snow cap and faces oriented almost exactly to the cardinal points.
Height of Mount Kailash still remains a controversial issue - the statement is so widespread that Kailash has a height of 6666 m; scientists disagree from 6638 to 6890 m, which is due to the method of measuring the heights of the mountains. In addition, the Himalayas are considered young, so their height increases on average, taking into account the weathering of the rock, by 0.5-0.6 cm per year.
Who conquered Mount Kailash?
Mount Kailash is still not conquered by any of the people. The most serious climbing attempts were made in 1985 by the famous climber Reinhold Messner, but at the last moment he abandoned this idea.
Also in 2000, a team of Spanish climbers purchased an expensive permit from the Chinese authorities, but thousands of pilgrims, religious people and public organizations protested, and the climbers had to retreat.
Mount Kailash is attributed many mystical and sacred properties.
Kailash is sacred to Buddhists, Hindus and followers of the Bon religion.
Nowadays, not only religious people, but also sincerely seeking spiritual practices, interested in the places of power of our planet, make a pilgrimage to the great mountain in order to make a round trip - Kora. This is a trekking route with a length of about 50 km.
The main difficulty in passing the Kora is the high mountains and acclimatization to altitudes of 5000-5600 m. Also, according to many people who visited these places, completely different vibrations and sensations emanating from the majestic and bewitching with its beauty Kailash make staying on Kora one of the brightest and most mystical experiences in life.
1. The secrets of Mount Kailash are not left alone and do not give a single clue. Just like the mountain itself, which seemed to be specially located in a remote region of Western Tibet, its secrets are inaccessible to understanding. The height of the mysterious mountain is 6666 meters. It is also the concentration of the four main rivers of India, Tibet and Nepal: Indus, Karnali, Sutlej, Brahmaputra.
2. The second "water" secret of Mount Kailash are two lakes - Rakshas Tal and Manasarovar. They are located side by side and separated from each other only by a thin isthmus of mountains.
The waters of Manasarovar (in translation - "lake of living and clear water") are fresh. Tibetans revere this lake, located 4560 above sea level, as sacred. From it you can take water for drinking and bathing. It is interesting, but in any weather Manasarovar remains calm, keeping a complete calm.
The waters of Rakshas Tal ("dead lake" or "Lake of the Demon") are salty. The lake is constantly stormy, regardless of weather conditions. Even touching the water of the dead lake is forbidden, not to mention swimming.
3. The third secret of Mount Kailash is the rapid aging of those who are near it. By the speed with which hair and nails grow, it can be assumed that 12 hours spent near Kailash are equal to two weeks spent under normal conditions.
4. The mountain is capable of changing the target settings in an incomprehensible way, thereby not allowing anyone to approach it. Those who get too close to it, and those who intend to climb to its top, are suddenly set to go in the opposite direction. Despite numerous attempts, not a single climber has yet managed to conquer the summit of Mount Kailash.
5. Interesting geographical position mysterious mountain in relation to Easter Island, which is opposite Kailash, only on the opposite side of the globe. Easter Island, as you know, is famous for its many unsolved mysteries: gigantic stone idols and wooden planks.
6. The sixth secret of Mount Kailash is a pattern that is formed by two ridges that break it. In the evening, the shadow cast by the ledges of the rock draws on it a huge image of a swastika.
7. Scientists who are studying the mountain and its secrets, and those who could see Kailash with their own eyes, as one claim that it has a pyramidal shape. Moreover, the mountain, like all known pyramids, is strictly oriented to the cardinal points.
8. Many researchers are sure that at the foot and at the middle level the mountain has voids. This assumption gives reason to believe: Kailash is an unnatural formation, erected for an unknown purpose by an unknown person.
9. Another incomprehensible secret of Mount Kailash is its geographical position relative to other ancient monuments and the poles of the Earth. For some reasons that are incomprehensible to us (it is unlikely that this is just an accident), the Stonehenge monument is 6666 kilometers away from the mountain. The same distance from the rock to the North Pole is 6666 kilometers, and the distance to the South Pole is exactly doubled.
10. But the most "mysterious" secret of Kailash is the Nandu sarcophagus adjacent to it. After a series of studies, scientists have established the presence of cavities inside the sarcophagus.
Ancient Chinese legends say that the sarcophagus serves as a refuge in which all the great teachers are in a state of deep meditation (samadhi): Jesus, Krishna, Buddha, Confucius, Zarathustra and other sages sent to the world throughout its existence. The purpose of their centuries-old stay is to preserve and restore the gene pool of mankind in the event of the death of civilization.
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Report at the II International Scientific and Practical Conference “SACRED GEOGRAPHY. ASPECTS OF EDUCATIONAL AND PILGRIMAGE TOURISM”, April 9-12, 2016, St. Petersburg
S.Yu. Balalaev
Kailash Phenomenon Research Group, Voronezh, Russia
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Based on the analysis of ancient Hindu, Buddhist and Bon texts, as well as the results of regular expeditions of the Kailash Phenomenon research group conducted over the past ten years, data are provided on the sacred geography of the region of the most sacred mountain of Asia, Kailash, located in the southwestern part of Tibet. Mount Kailash is considered by millions of people to be the center of the universe. In Hinduism, it is identified as a physical manifestation of the mythological peak of the Universe, Mount Meru - the axis connecting heaven and earth. In total, sacred mountain, lakes and four rivers springing from it form a vast geographical mandala, which has had a profound impact on the worldview of people living in the Himalayas. The Kailas mandala can have a special effect on pilgrims. The conclusion is made about the need for a comprehensive study of the phenomenon of Kailash.
Keywords: Kailash, Meru, sacred geography
In Tibet, three areas are considered the most important for pilgrims: Kailash, Tsari and Lapchi. The inaccessibility and restrictions of the Tibetan government in the first half of the 20th century, and then the ban on visiting this territory by the PRC until the 80s, did not allow foreign travelers to explore this unique region in detail. However, to this day, Tibet is the most closed territory on our planet for visiting. Only well-defined areas are available, which require special permission (permit) to visit.
Over the past ten years, our group has organized and conducted 16 expeditions to the region of Mount Kailash (Tibet), one of the goals of which was to study the phenomenon of Mount Kailash.
Kailash is a sacred place of pilgrimage for about a billion (!) adherents of four world religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Bon). The pilgrimage to Kailash is the highest in the world and takes place at altitudes from 4600 to 5830 m. The configuration of the valleys surrounding Kailash allows you to make a kora (bypass) of Kailash in one day (about 50 km). There is no other such mountain on our planet that is sacred for such a huge number of people belonging to different religious denominations.
Photo 1: Satellite image of the routes of the outer and inner core.
Immediately to the south of the mountain lies a fairly large lake Manasarovar (in the Bon tradition of Mapang). Together, the mountain and the lake form the most famous natural pilgrimage sanctuary of the highlands of Asia. For several millennia, this area has had great cultural significance not only among Tibetan Buddhists and the Bonpos, it has also been described in the art, literature, and rituals of major Indian religious traditions (Brahminism, Buddhism, and Jainism).
Photo 2: Lake Manasarovar
Recently, this area has begun to attract Western scientists, researchers, seekers of spiritual truths and tourists interested in Asia. In our opinion, the study of the sacred geography of the Kailash Mandala is of great importance, both using the analysis of ancient texts and with the help of direct energy-informational perception while traveling to these places. To get a more complete picture, we will try to put together a mosaic of representations of various religious denominations that consider this mountain sacred: Hinduism, Buddhism and Bon. We will pay special attention to the ancient tests describing this region.
The kora around Kailash for pilgrims is something more than passing through geographical places; it is a passage through the immortal world of the human soul, where myth, the material world and awareness merge into an inseparable essence.
The region of Mount Kailash is one of the eight strongest geoactive zones of our planet, located at the peaks of the planetary Merkaba. The high activity of such zones, which are its "acupuncture" or "chakra" points, is due to the higher manifestation in these areas of energy-information interaction of continuums of different dimensions of space and time with our physical three-dimensional world.
The location of Mount Kailash and some of the geometric features of this region.
An interesting regularity in the location of Kailash associated with its coordinates has been discovered. The coordinates of the point on the Serdung Chuksum pass are 31.058926 °, 81.313320 °, the ratio of longitude to latitude gives 2.618 ... This number is associated with the golden ratio, more precisely, it is a square Ф = 1.618 ....
Photo 3. Lines can be drawn on the surface of the planet, the points of which will have coordinates whose longitude to latitude ratios are 0.618; 1.618; 2.618.
Photo 4. At Kailash, this line passes through the Serdung Chuksum Pass, connecting the Kailash and Nandi Mountains, through Mount Pakna, the Khandro Sanglam Pass, Chenme Lake.
Special energy flows are present here on the day of the summer solstice, during sunrise. Despite the great distance from Kailash (about 40 km), in good weather, from a round platform you can observe the sacred peak, which begins to glow in the first rays of the rising Sun over the still dark surface of a lake that looks like a river carrying its waters to Kailash. Behind the back of a person who is on the shore of the lake and contemplates Kailash, the Sun rises. Gradually, the lake begins to brighten, as if on fire from Kailash. Together with the first rays of the sun, a powerful energy vortex arises, directed towards Kailash, which literally transfers to the top of the Sacred Mountain.
The distance from the Serdung Chuksum pass to the middle of the sacred lake Gauri Kund is 6.666 m, the azimuth is 55.5 degrees. The distance of 6.666 m, up to a factor of 1000, corresponds to one of the characteristic dimensions of our planet - one sixth of the earth's circumference (40,000/6=6,666.67 km). By dividing the circumference of the earth by integers, other characteristic distances are obtained. The accuracy of the correspondence to the number 6.666 of the distance between the point near Kailash and a small mountain lake is unusual!
Photo 5. Kailash and Lake Gauri Kund
Photo 6. The distance from the Serdung Chuksum pass to the top of Mount Pakna is 3.333 m, azimuth 64.3 degrees.
Photo 7. “Special” distances associated with lakes in the Kailash region
Ancient sources highlight the Four Great Uncreated Mountains of Existence. The most important is, of course, Mount Kailash (Thise).
The second mountain described in ancient texts is the Mount of Fragrant Incense (Pori Ngeden, on modern Ponri maps). Here is what is said about it: “To the left of Mount Tisae, in an area that extends for as many yojanas as one can overcome in one day, there is the Shang-zhung Mount of Fragrant Incense, the mountain of deities. In shape and shape, it resembles a horned deer leaping over rocks and meadows. The summit is a snow-covered boulder that looks like a sparkling fiery Mount Mary. In the middle of the snowy cliffs and meadows is a grove of medicinal and fragrant plants, filling the air with pleasant smells and fragrance; medicinal plants that grow naturally on this mountain can cure all diseases of living beings.”
Photo 8. Mountain of Fragrant Incense.
“The one in the northeast is a large boulder of fire-stone, which lies on the Mount of Fragrant Incense and is called the Rock that Guides Living Beings. It is said that when a fire is lit on this rock, everything eaten and drunk, and everything that the fire and smoke touched, gives rise to enlightenment.
At the foot of Mount Ponri are the ruins of a monastery of the same name. It was destroyed during the "cultural revolution" and has not been restored to this day. This monastery is one of the eight monasteries that the Tibetans used to visit during the kora around Manasarovar. Now it is visited by pilgrims very rarely ...
Photo 9. The ruins of the monastery of Ponri.
The third mountain described in ancient Tibetan texts is Mount Gurla Mandhata (7,694 m). It is the highest peak on the Tibetan plateau and is located 69.6 km south of Kailash. This mountain is offset from the main axis of the Great Himalayan Range. The name Gurla Mandhata is used by the inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent. The Tibetans usually call her Ngemo Na Nyi, and for the followers of the Bon religion she is known as Takri Trabo.
Photo 10. Mount Gurla Mandhata.
“In an area that stretches as many yojanas as can be overcome in two days, and is called the Land of the Elder Sister, Giving Prayer with a Smile, the Healing Mountain of Takri Trabo faces this great mountain. It is so called because it resembles the Indian striped tiger in shape and shape. Its top is a snow-covered boulder, white as the fangs of a young tiger rushing at its prey. The upper part is made of black slate with white stripes, reminiscent of a wild boar with white bristles on the chest. The middle part is made of blue slate, as clear as the sky reflected in the lake. At the foot of the mountain there are meadows, the yellowness of which is reminiscent of the Golden Island. Inside, the body of the mountain is like a swastika of long life, from the middle of which the pleasant-tasting water of long life continuously flows. If you drink this water or use it for ablutions, it gives longevity and bodily strength. In addition, the Ke-ru-ri j cave is inhabited by people who live for countless kalpas without undergoing birth and death.” We found several references to a cave at the foot of this mountain and a special healing water flowing from its slopes. This is a subject for research in our future expeditions…
In Eternal Bon, this mountain, as well as Lake La Nga Tso, which lies at its foot, is the domain of the goddess of incredible power, Drablay Gyalmo. This armored and deadly weapon-wielding queen of warrior deities is believed to be from the Zhangzhung era. Gekkho's wife is Drablay Gyalmo, who, like her husband, is also a deity from heaven. She is still respectfully worshiped by Bon practitioners, no matter how far from Upper Tibet they live. This goddess is said to have the fiery radiance of the sun and to have solar and lunar ornaments on her head. Her eyebrows are zigzag lightning and her hair is a swirling stream of golden light and thunder arrows. The Drablay Gyalmo rosary is made of the eight great planets (including the two lunar nodes), and its lace is the twenty constellations. In her peaceful form, she represents a white goddess seated on a lioness and holding an arrow of life adorned with fabrics. In her wrathful form, she is a black sorceress dressed in a goat's skin, releasing a red and white owl of death. In the terrifying aspect of Drablay Gyalmo, all the warrior gods of Shangshung are in unquestioning obedience.
Purely geographically south of Mount Kailash is Lake Rakshas Tal, and from Mount Ponri is Lake Manasarovar. Accordingly, water flows from Kailash flow only to Rakshas Tal Lake, and from Ponri Mountain to Manasarovar Lake. It should be noted that part of the water flows from Mount Ponri first flows into Lake Kurgyal Chungo, a lake that arose in the process of First Creation, and only then do they enter Lake Manasarovar.
Photo 11. Satellite image of Rakshas Tal and Manasarovar lakes.
The 4th mountain mentioned in ancient texts is Mount Riva Tsepgye, which is located west of the lake Rakshas Tal
Mountain formations of a special form in the Kailash region
Stone Ohms
On both sides of the path along which the pilgrims go through the Drolma La pass, there are two mountain formations, the shape of which is similar when viewed from above at the sacred Vedic symbol - OM. The dimensions of the OMs are about 2.8 km. This is especially well seen on satellite images, on which the level of 5700 m is marked with a blue background. Apparently, these are the largest stone OMs on our planet. It is very unusual that both Ohms have a center of symmetry located in the sacred lake Gauri Kund. Of course, these are miraculous stone formations, but it is amazing that they are next to each other and their main elements are symmetrical!
Photo 12. Satellite image of 2 stone OMs and Gauri Kund lake.
The meaning of OM in the Vedic tradition
The OM mantra is considered a sacred sound that appears during creation, the emergence of the universe and its destruction. It is one of the oldest in Vedic culture. The symbol of OM is a symbol of the infinity of the spirit, the Divine in the world and man. The syllable Om is the original sound that creates the Universe - the first manifestation of the still unrevealed Brahman, which gave rise to the perceived Universe, which originated from the vibration caused by the sound OM.
The central point of this “device” is Gauri Kund Lake. In addition to the meditations at the Drolma La pass, it seems very important to go down a little below the kora path to Gauri Kund Lake. Here you can drink a few sips of water, moisten your head and wash your face. And to merge with two OMs, to feel the divine sound within you...
Photo 13. Lake Gauri Kund.
East of Serlung, a monastery located at the head of the inner kora path, lies the branching Gyangdrak valley. Above the Buddhist monastery of the same name runs a large amphitheater-shaped valley containing the remains of more than 30 dokhangs. High level the settlements in the area reflect its status as the likely capital of Shangshung. The Gyangdrak amphitheater is an ideal place for an ancient settlement. It is well protected from the harsh northerly winds and has a southern exposure. Gyangdrak also has permanent water sources, something that plays an important role in the arid conditions of western Tibet. In addition, there are sufficient reserves of stones in the area for the construction of ancient dwellings. Gyandrak Monastery is located in a place of great geomantic power. The focal axes of the two valleys that form the stone OM intersect exactly at the location of this monastery! Two huge stone mirrors concentrate energies in this very place!
Photo 14. Satellite image of stone Om and Gyandrak monastery
The large natural amphitheater at Gyangdrak has a very deep history. According to Bon sources, this amphitheater was nothing more than the site of the first capital of Zhangzhung. It is said that a castle known as Gyangri Yulojon was founded here and was ruled by three different kings.
Pyramid-like mountain formations near Kailash
The pyramid in the Kailash complex is understood not only as its classical version with flat faces, but, as a more general case, when the faces can be concave or convex with varying degrees of curvature and consist of several layers.
Photo 15. The eastern face of Kailash with the concave Dharma King Norsang Stone Mirror adjoining it.
The correct pyramid-like shape of Kailash and the correct concave shape of the Stone Mirror, similar to a crescent, are clearly visible. The sloping ridge leading to the platform at the top is oriented exactly east-west.
Near Kailash there are also trihedral and tetrahedral pyramids. The upper part of the pyramids often consists of several layers, terraces, with their own resonant properties. Some pyramids have a truncated top, some pointed. Pyramids flow into each other, forming with their concave faces peculiar structures with valleys of regular ellipsoid shape.
Photo 16. Pyramid-like mountain formation located in the western direction from Kailash.
Photo 17. "Mexican" pyramid. View from the pass of the inner crust Serdung Chuksum.
In the Kailash Mandala there are many mountain formations that were formed in special subtle energy fields inherent in this place, and, as a result, have special forms. One of these pyramid-like formations, unusual in their regular shapes and sizes, is located 18 km from Kailash, azimuth 108 degrees. At the foot of the pyramid at an altitude of 5512 m there are two small lakes, one with turquoise water, the other with dark, almost black.
Photo 18. Pyramid-like formation located in the southeast direction from Kailash. Blue background - level 5800 m
stone swastikas
Photo 19. Three-beam swastika made of concave mountain faces near the lakes Kapala Tso and Kavala Tso.
Stone "mirrors"
By stone mirrors we mean concave stone formations, which are the slopes of mountain ranges. As a rule, they form characteristic semicircular valleys. Such mirrors can reflect and amplify various energy and information flows. Many stone mirrors, in contact with each other, form stone pyramids with concave edges.
Photo 20. There are quite a lot of concave stone formations in the Kang Tise ridge. One of the largest is the concave stone mirror of the Valley of Life and Death.
The stone mirror of the Valley of Life and Death consists of 3 parts, as if from three parabolic antennas. The connections of these mirrors form small protrusions, which, when viewed from the valley, form the sides of a regular trapezoid. Their angle of inclination is approximately 55 degrees from the horizon. Therefore, the real focus is not on the earth's surface. It is located at an altitude of about 1500 m above the surface, i.e. at the top of Kailash! And at the beginning of the glacier, at a distance of about 2 km from the stone antenna, there is a projection of the focus of the central mirror, oriented to the earth's surface. This amazing point of true focus can be fully experienced while meditating in this place…
Photo 21. Kailash and a stone mirror.
Photo 22.
If we take a horizontal cut at an altitude of 5780 m, it turns out that the length of the arc formed by the stone concave mirror is 1.97 km and is equal to the radius of the circle forming it.
Recall that the length of the arc of a circle, along which its radius fits, is the natural arc and angular unit of radians. As we know, along any full circle, its radius fits approximately 6.28 times. More precisely, the length of a full arc of a circle is 2 radians, and in any number systems and units of length. Thus, the size and shape of the stone mirror of the Valley of Life and Death is connected with the world constant "Pi".
Photo 23. Stone mirrors of the southeastern shoulder of Kailash, which form the Valley of Life and Death and the Symmetrical Valley, have a common axis of symmetry at a distance of about 6 km.
Perception of the Kailash Mandala in various traditions in accordance with the level of human consciousness.
There are different types of perception of the Kailash Mandala. First, the perception on the part of those people who do not follow the religious path: for them it is a sparkling and majestic snow-covered mountain, rising into the sky like a king sitting on his throne. And the mountain has such splendor because its small peaks are arranged in the manner of ministers bowing before the king.
Photo 24. View of Kailash from a helicopter.
Secondly, from the point of view of Hindus, outwardly this snowy mountain looks like a crystal reliquary sanctuary (stupa). And she has such splendor because inside she encloses a palace in which the great god Mahadeva and the goddess Uma reside in unity like “mother-father”.
Even today, every year hundreds of thousands of Hindus go to the places of pilgrimage in the Himalayas (tirtha). The most visited place of pilgrimage, which is most often mentioned in religious texts and epic works, is the region of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. For many, he is the earthly personification of Meru - great mountain mentioned in the Mahabharata. This mountain is also perceived as the physical embodiment of the Shiva Lingam. It embodies the ancient idea of "the navel of the earth", "the axis of the world", "the first of the mountains", "the fixed point of the rotating world", "rooted in the seventh hell and rising to the highest paradise".
Mythical tales in the Shiva Purana say that the Himalayas are the abode of Shiva. This is the country where Lord Shiva lives with his wife Parvati.
Popular Hindu perception associates the Himalayas with God Shiva, the Destroyer and Creator of the Hindu Triad. The other two gods of the Triad also live here: Brahma, the Creator, and Vishnu, the Protector. According to ancient Hindu religious texts, the abode of the creator Brahma is called Brahmaloka, the abode of God Vishnu is called Vaikuntha, and the abode of God Shiva is called Kailash. Of all three, only one can come to Kailash in a physical body and return, having touched divinity. According to Hindu mythology, Kailash is the divine center at the heart of all creation, and with his veneration comes the vision of the divinity of all things.
The northern face of Mount Kailash and the ridge of adjacent mountains is the primary lingam (phallus) of Shiva. For a long time it was reproduced in thousands of architectural forms and became a fetish in India. Lingam symbolizes the generative impulse to enlightenment, present in the entire universe.
Photo 25. Shivalingam and Mount Kailash
The Shiva Lingam, or Mount Kailash, has a natural perfection, and together with the yoni, or womb, represents a community, or unity of opposites. The womb and phallus symbolize the opposite natural forces and their union - the transcendental qualities of divinity. The traditions, legends, myths and religious significance of Kang Rinpoche (Mount Kailash) constitute the richest aspect of human culture. This echoes the veneration of natural features throughout the world, but nowhere else is there such a long-standing and complexly organized bridge between nature and religion.
Thirdly, according to those who adhere to the teachings of the "Small Vehicle" and independent practitioners who embarked on the path, the appearance is presented as a snowy mountain, but inside it is the majestic Buddhist saint Angaja, who is in great joy of meditation with his retinue of 500 worthy Buddhists (Arhats).
Fourthly, according to the perception of those who have gained the highest good - the saints who have achieved the fulfillment of the Vajrayana path from the hidden ritual formulas (mantra), then for them Mount Tise (Kailash) has the form of Samvara - a perfect ability enclosed in the arms of Varaha - perfect wisdom in the form of a snowy mountain Malaya Tisza. All her minor peaks are in the form of sixteen goddesses of knowledge who make offerings to her.
Sacred Valleys of Kailash
Photo 26, 26a. The main valleys - the Valley of the Flag, the Divine Valley and the Valley of the Fortress have the form of three channels for transmitting the vital energy of the subtle yogic body, respectively, the central, left and right
So, the ancient Hindu, Buddhist and Bon texts speak of the Kailash Mandala as a unique multi-dimensional, multi-level formation, the Center of the World, containing all aspects of Being. The central part of the Kailash Mandala is a huge stone eight-petalled lotus, formed by eight valleys, separated by eight mountain ranges adjacent to Kailash. In the center of this stone lotus is Kailash. All this corresponds to the ancient descriptions of the legendary Mount Meru.
The understanding of the sacred geography of the Kailash region is based on the so-called lotus model of the Kailash Mandala. From the point of view of Buddhist ideas, this model is described in detail by the German researcher Wolfgang Volmer.
Photo 27. Satellite image of Kailash Mandala. The orange line is the outer bark ring. The blue lines are the riverbeds starting at Kailash. The blue background is a horizontal slice at an altitude of 5600 m.
1. Gangjam Chu (North)
2. Polung Chu (northeast)
3. Khandro Chu (northeast)
4. East Gate
5. Shingjong Chu
6. Gedhun Chu
7. Gyangdrag Chu/Selung Chu
8. West Gate
Considering these valleys as the dividing lines between the petals, and the isolated mountains between the valleys as the lotus petals themselves, the Kailash massif can be seen as a lotus flower with eight petals - the Circle of Great Bliss.
Note that the valleys of the outer crust, of course, do not form a regular circular shape. But in its size there is an amazing pattern. If you build a cross oriented to the four cardinal points, the center of which is on the top of Kailash, then its crossbars within the path of the outer crust will have dimensions of 15.400 m and 9.510 m in the north-south and west-east directions, respectively. The ratio of these numbers gives 1.619, i.e. the dimensions of the bark that the pilgrims pass almost correspond to the golden ratio!
Photo 28 The place where Master Buddha used to preach the Buddhist doctrine to Ma-dros-pa, the king of serpent deities (klu).
Sheldra (Crystal Image) is one of the most famous places pilgrimage to Kang Rinpoche. It is located up the valley from Serlung Monastery at an altitude of 5300 m. Sheldra has been used by Buddhists for centuries for meditation and has been partly restored after the effects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. However, no one lives permanently in it now. There was no prior information about the history of the place. Given the abundance of ancient sites built in the same style and occupying a similar geographical position in the region, it seems that Sheldra's roots go back to the ancient cultural layer.
Photo 29. On a rocky mountain behind the Serlung valley is the famous Crystal likeness (Sheldra).
Photo 30. At the top of Sheldra there is a rocky mountain known as the Palace of Shiva, and on the side there is a protruding rock, which is called the helper of Shiva, the monkey Hanuman.
Inside the fence of ritual scepters (dorje ra-ba) surrounding the majestic Tise mandala is the so-called Inner Kora (nang-skor) Sheldra, and here are the golden funerary sanctuaries of the hierarchs (gdan-rabs) of the Bri-gung sect. Currently, the "Thirteen Golden Tombs" is an entirely Buddhist sanctuary site. Until the 11th century AD, this place probably belonged to the Bonpos. These monuments, in their original form, were probably the thirteen chorten tombs mentioned in the tradition of sacred Bon geography. However, no archaeological evidence has yet been found to support this idea.
Photo 31. Thirteen chortens in the Saptorishi niche.
The "Thirteen Golden Tombs" are located directly above the ancient temples and hermitages of the region, thus it is impossible to establish a direct connection with the ancient settlement models. The climate at an altitude of 5800 m is exceptionally severe, characterized by snowfalls and freezing temperatures during all months of the year. Also, the air pressure at this altitude is very low in order to be suitable for permanent human habitation. As now, in ancient times the use of this place was probably limited to ritual and ceremonial functions of a short duration.
Despite their modern architectural character, the sites near the Thirteen Golden Tombs abound with Bon mythology. The Bon texts say that the front (south) side of the great crystal chorten, which is Kailas, was decorated by the founder of the Bon religion (Tonpa Shenrab) and the first king of Zhangshung (Kakki Charusen, Kags Kui bya-ru kan), as well as other religious figures. It is believed that ancient sacred texts written in the language of the kingdom of Shangshung are also hidden near the "Thirteen Crystal Chortens".
Lower Valley lHa-lung. Main roundabout
Then, if you go from the lower reaches of the Dar-lung valley further [to the northwest] around the Buddhist circular path (chos-skor), you can reach the so-called Stretching Ridge in the lower reaches of the lHa-lung valley. The mountain in the east is the Palace of the Yellow Dzambhala. Higher on the way to the west, on the Mandala Terrace, is the "unshakable nail" - the footprint of the Buddha Master, which is surrounded by footprints of 500 worthy Buddhists.
A little higher on the gentle slopes of the mountain there is a cave where Naro Bon-chung stopped in the past, and inside there is a footprint of the master Mi-la [Ras-pa]. On the side of this cave there is a spring called the Healing Water of Diseases. Also at the top is a shrine-tomb known as the Self-Manifesting Sixteen Buddhist Saints. From here, on the way to the west from the Golden Pool, one can cross the lha-chu river and continue to the mountain called the Black Dzambhala Palace.
Photo 32. Satellite image
Dzong-lung Valley, Zutrul Phuk Monastery
Photo 33. Mountain, in the south, at the lower end of Khandro Sanglam - the Palace of the Blessed Mother of Long Life. From here, on the eastern bank of the Dzong-chu river, there are footprints of the protector of living beings gTsang-pa rGya-ras.
Photo 34
Below in the side stands a hill that looks like a golden two-story house called the Medicine Buddha Palace. On the slopes of this hill grow all kinds of medicinal herbs, there are countless cells for meditation of Bri-gung hermits.
Proof and Faith
With regard to statements about the elements of the landscape such as "This is a deity, and this is his palace", one should not adhere to views that consider these statements to be exaggerations simply because they are invisible to ordinary perception. These are exclusively the visions of many bodhisattvas who have dwelt in this place. In this regard, everyone can discover faith and reverence in their heart without any ambiguous perception.
The Kailash mandala carries special “reference” vibrations, when co-tuned with which a person can activate his own energy system, align subtle bodies and build a communication channel with his higher aspects.
Kailash has a transformative effect on people who have made a pilgrimage to it. This is expressed, for example, in a change in the picture of the world, in which a person begins to perceive himself not only and not so much as a physical body, but as a spiritual being, whose spirit only temporarily resides in a dense body. The resulting vector of development leads to an equalization of the balance of the spiritual and material aspects.
The Kailash Mandala is one of the most important energy information nodes of our planet, a giant natural converter of energies coming from the Cosmos for our planet and the people inhabiting it, as well as a place where the reverse energy exchange of the planet with the Cosmos takes place. Thus, one of the options for the energy-information exchange of the Earth and the surrounding space is carried out. Kailash has an impact on the evolutionary processes of the Earth and man.
Photo 35. Energy-information exchange of the planet and Space through Kailash.
It seems very important to continue the study of the sacred geography of the Kailash region from the point of view of Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Bon, as well as with the help of modern scientific research and direct spiritual perception.
“Better mountains can only be mountains that you have not yet visited,” Vladimir Vysotsky sang. In this case, the Tibetan mountain Kailash- the best of the mountains, since no mortal has yet climbed to its top. She does not allow any of the brave men who dared to attempt the ascent to her.
Man is not allowed here!
This mountain in the form of a tetrahedral pyramid with a snow cap and faces oriented almost exactly to the cardinal points is sacred to adherents of four religions at once. Hindus, Buddhists, Jains and Bon followers consider it the heart of the world and the axis of the Earth.
The Tibetans are convinced that Kailash, like the polar mountain Meru from the Indo-Aryan myths, unites three cosmic zones: heaven, earth and the underworld and, therefore, has a worldwide significance. The sacred Hindu text "Kailash Samhita" says that on the top of the mountain "the formidable and merciful God lives - Shiva, who contains all the forces of the universe, gives rise to the life of earthly creatures and destroys them." Buddhists consider Kailash to be the abode of the Buddha. And therefore the sacred texts say: "None of the mortals dare to climb the mountain where the gods live, the one who sees the faces of the gods must die."
However, two, according to legends, nevertheless visited the summit: Tonpa Shenrab, the founder of the Bon religion, who descended from heaven to earth here, and the great Tibetan teacher, yogi and poet Milarepa, who climbed to the top of Kailash, clutching at the first morning ray of the sun.
Failed ascents
However, these are legendary personalities. And for mere mortals, the mountain remains unconquered, despite its not the most great height compared to the Himalayan eight-thousanders - "only" about 6700 meters (data differ in different sources). They say that in front of the daredevils who decide to make the ascent, it is as if an insurmountable air wall rises: Kailash seems to push them away, or even throw them to the foot.
There are stories about four climbers (either Americans or British) who pretended to be pilgrims making a kora - a sacred detour around the mountain. At some point, they left the ritual path and headed up. After some time, four dirty, ragged and completely insane people with crazy eyes descended to the pilgrim camp at the foot of the mountain. They were sent to a psychiatric clinic, where the climbers aged incredibly quickly and died in less than a year as a very old man, never recovering.
It is also known that in 1985 the famous climber Reinhold Messner received permission from the Chinese authorities to climb Kailash, but then he was forced to abandon this undertaking for reasons that are not entirely clear. Some say that the sharply deteriorating weather conditions interfered, others say that the guy who conquered all 14 eight-thousanders of the world had some kind of vision just before the assault on Kailash ...
But the Spanish expedition, which in 2000 acquired a permit (permit) for the conquest of this mountain from the Chinese authorities for a fairly significant amount, faced a very real obstacle. The Spaniards had already established a base camp at the foot, but then a crowd of thousands of pilgrims blocked their path, determined at all costs to prevent such sacrilege from happening. The Dalai Lama, the UN and a number of other major international organizations expressed their protest. Under such pressure, the Spaniards were forced to retreat.
But the Russians here, as always, are ahead of the rest. In September 2004, Professor Yury Zakharov, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, somehow managed to lull the vigilance of the Tibetan public. Together with his son Pavel, he managed (without the permission of the authorities) to climb Kailash from the southeast side to the mark of 6200 meters. But the summit still did not submit. Here is how Zakharov himself explained it:
On the ascent at night, Pavel woke me up, saying that in the sky there were stunning unusually beautiful light phenomena of natural electricity. I didn’t want to get out of the tent at all, and I didn’t have the strength, but my curiosity took over - indeed, every 3-5 seconds spherical, bright flashes flashed in the sky, similar to those depicted by the Tibetans in the tigle iconography - luminous rainbow spheres. The size of a soccer ball.
Here it is appropriate to recall an even more interesting phenomenon, which is already more difficult to explain from a scientific point of view - in the daytime, you just had to close and open your eyes, looking at the sky, and you could clearly see, as it were, luminous bands that make up a huge grid covering everything around and consisting of hundreds -swastika. This is such a mysticism, I myself would not have seen it, I would never have believed it. In general, these are the only unusual phenomena that happened to us at Kailash, except for a sharp change in the weather at the time of ascent.
The higher the expedition climbed, the worse the weather became: a snowstorm, gusts of sharp cold wind, knocking down. Finally had to retreat.
Riddles of the mountain
Light flashes over the top of the mountain have been observed since ancient times. Hindus sometimes see a many-armed creature there, which they identify with Shiva.
The space images show that Kailash is located in the center of the stone spiral. The mountain is a kind of storage of planetary and cosmic energy, the largest on Earth. The pyramidal shape of the mountain also contributes to this. By the way, Russian scientist and esoteric professor Ernst Muldashev believes that this pyramid is of artificial origin, as well as other pyramidal mountains in the region, and some kind of super-civilization built them in ancient times.
The version is curious, but hardly true. Many mountains in the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas have a pyramidal shape, including highest peak on Earth - Chomolungma (Everest). And they were formed in a natural way, which can be easily proved by any specialist with knowledge in geology.
The ice dome of the top of Kailash looks like a huge crystal shining in the center of an eight-petalled flower bud formed by intricately curved smooth blue-violet rocks. Ernst Muldashev and other researchers argue that these are mirrors of time, similar to those created by the Russian scientist Nikolai Kozyrev, only, of course, much larger. For example, the mirror "House of the Lucky Stone" is 800 meters high.
The system of these mirrors changes the course of time: it most often speeds up, but sometimes it slows down. It has been noticed that pilgrims making a kora - a detour around the mountain - 53 kilometers long, have time to grow a beard and nails in a day - all life processes are so accelerated.
A lot of controversy is caused by a vertical cleft that runs along the center of the southern side of the mountain. Under certain lighting, at sunset, a bizarre play of shadows forms here a semblance of a swastika - an ancient solar sign. Esotericists consider this a sacred symbol proving the artificial origin of the mountain. But, most likely, this swastika is just one of the quirks of nature.
According to some researchers, the Kailash pyramid is hollow. Inside it is a whole system of rooms, one of which houses the legendary black Chintamani stone. This messenger from the Orion star system keeps the vibrations of the distant worlds, working for the benefit of people, contributing to their spiritual development. And Muldashev generally believes that inside Kailas, in a state of samadhi, there are distant ancestors who have kept the gene pool of mankind since the time of the Atlanteans.
Others argue that the great initiates of all times and peoples - Jesus Christ, Buddha, Krishna and others - are in samadhi inside the Nandu sarcophagus, located very close to the mountain and connected to it by a tunnel. They will wake up during the most serious disasters and come to the aid of people.
Another mystery of Kailash is two lakes: one with "living", the other with "dead" water. They are located near the mountain and are separated only by a narrow isthmus. In Lake Manasarovar, the water is crystal clear and tasty, has a healing effect, invigorates and clears the mind. The waters of this lake always remain calm, even with strong winds. And Langa-Tso is also called the lake of the demon. The water in it is salty, undrinkable, and it always storms here, even in calm weather.
The sacred mountain hides many miracles and mysteries. You can't cover everything in a short article. It is better to see everything with your own eyes, come to Kailash and be sure to make a kora. After all, even a one-time detour around the mountain will save you from all life's sins. Pilgrims who make 108 rounds can reach nirvana already in this life. Of course, this will take at least 2-3 years. But it's worth it, isn't it?!
Victor MEDNIKOV