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- The highest peak in the Gangdise Shan is 7095 m high Loinbo Kangri.
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The second highest peak, Mount Kailash (6,638 meters or 21,778 feet), is well-known across the world as it is the most sacred mountain in four religions: [3] Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. [4] and Bon (which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism) [5] [6]
The most well known mountain of the range is Mount Kailash (Kang Rimpoche, 6714 m), the sacred mountain. The highest peak in the Gangdise Shan is 7095 m high Loinbo Kangri. Apart from that, there are numerous 6000m+ peaks in the Gangdise Shan.
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Mount Kailash is a 6,638 metres (21,778 ft) mountain in the Gangdise Shan mountain range in Tibet. [1] Mount Kailash is also known as Kangrinboqe and Gongdisi Shan. [2] In Hinduism and Buddhism, Kailash, or Mt. Meru, is sacred. [3] [1] Hindus believe Kailash is the home of Lord Shiva and his wife Parvati and sons Ganesh and Kartikeya.
The second highest peak, Mount Kailash (6,638 meters or 21,778 feet), is well-known across the world as it is the most sacred mountain in four religions: [3] Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. [4] and Bon (which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism) [5] [6]
The second highest peak, Mount Kailash (6,638 meters or 21,778 feet), is well-known across the world as it is the most sacred mountain in four religions: [3] Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. [4] and Bon (which shares many similarities and influences with Tibetan Buddhism) [5] [6]
It is the highest mountain in the western part of Gangdise Shan. The surroundings are very beautiful, with Lake Manasarovar close by and the gigantic Gurla Mandata (7728m) in the distance. The mountain is sacred and therefore it's not allowed to climb to its summit.
The Mountains of the Gangdise or Transhimalaya of Tibet (Plates 41-43) Q ven Hedin the Swedish explorer, was probably the first to coin the term 'Transhimalaya'. He was referring to the broken series of ranges, mostly with a north-west to south-east orientation, which form the Gangdise Shan.
