Sacred mountains
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Sacred mountains are central to certain religions, and are usually the subjects of many legends. For many, the most symbolic aspect of a mountain is the peak because it is believed that it is closest
The north face of Mount Kailash, a mountain in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China which is considered sacred by four religions
Machapuchare, a sacred Nepalese mountain, viewed from foothills
Mount Olympus
Mount Athos
Mount Meru
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Mount Meru —also known as Sumeru, Sineru or Mahāmeru—is a sacred, five-peaked mountain present within Hindu, Jain and Buddhist cosmologies, revered as the centre of all physical, metaphysical and spir
Sacred mountains
…holy (such as Mount Olympus in Greek mythology) or are related to famous events (like Mount Sinai in Judaism and descendant religions or Mount Kailash, Mount Meru in Hinduism). In some cases, the sacred mountain is purely mythical, like the Hara Berezaiti in Zoroastrianism. Mount Kailash is believed to be the…
Bhutanese thangka of Mt. Meru and the Buddhist universe (19th cent., Trongsa Dzong, Trongsa, Bhutan).
Yuan dynasty 1271–1368) Chinese mandala depicting Mount Meru as an inverted pyramid topped by a lotus.
Tibetan Cakrasaṃvara sand mandala with Mount Meru in the centre.
A mural depicting Mt. Meru, in Wat Sakhet, Bangkok, Thailand.