RLG206H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.4.1: Milarepa, Himalayas, Ekai Kawaguchi
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The ritual of going on pilgrimage is an important and distinctive position among the practices engaged in by buddhists. From sri lanka to japan, buddhist asia has many sacred sites that attract devotes and visitors. In tibet, one of the most powerful places of pilgrim is mount kail sa: mount kail sa = peak in the western himalayas that the tibetans call gang ti-se or gang rimpoche. Mount kail sa is reputed to be located at the center of the world. It is a dome of 22,000 ft. that has attracted buddhists and bon-po from tibet, and hindus from india for centuries. For tibetans, mount kail sa is associated with the figure of milarepa. This is probably why it is important for members of. Two features of tibetan religious practices come to the fore at the mountain: circumambulation, prostration. Circumambulation: act of going around a sacred object or site such as a st pa or a temple.
