Zhangzhung
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Zhangzhung or Shangshung was an ancient kingdom in western and northwestern Tibet, existing from about 500 BC to 625 AD, pre-dating Tibetan Buddhism. The Zhangzhung culture is associated with the Bon
Tibetan Thangka featuring Songtsen Gampo, courtesy the Wovensouls collection, Singapore
Lhasa Potala
Mount Kailash
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Mount Kailash is a mountain in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the Gangdise Shan mountain range of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau. The pea
Zhangzhung
…city of Zhangzhung was called Khyunglung (Wylie: Khyunglung Ngülkhar or Wylie: Khyung-lung dngul-mkhar), the "Silver Palace of Garuda", southwest of Mount Kailash (Mount Ti-se), which is identified with palaces found in the upper Sutlej Valley. According to Rolf Alfred Stein, author of Tibetan Civilization, the…
North face of Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash from the south
An illustration depicting the Hindu holy family of Shiva at Kailasha (c.1810-1820)
Mani stones on the path around Mount Kailash