Five Treasures of the Great Snow

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Five Treasures of the Great Snow is a traditional name referring to Kangchenjunga, the world’s third-highest mountain revered in local mythology for its five prominent peaks.

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Five Treasures of the Great Snow canonical 1

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Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf toponym ⓘ
traditional name ⓘ
appliesTo mountain ⓘ
world’s third-highest mountain ⓘ
denotes a sacred mountain ⓘ
hasConceptualMeaning five sacred treasures hidden in the mountain ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Nepal ⓘ
Sikkim ⓘ
Tibetan Buddhist traditions ⓘ
hasNameOrigin five prominent peaks of Kangchenjunga ⓘ
hasNumberOfPeaksImplied 5 ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificanceFor local Himalayan peoples ⓘ
hasSubject mountaineering lore ⓘ
isAlternativeNameOf Kangchenjunga ⓘ
isAssociatedWith local mythology ⓘ
isConnectedToBeliefThat summit should remain unclimbed out of respect ⓘ
isEtymologicallyRelatedTo local names for Kangchenjunga meaning five treasures of snow ⓘ
isPartOf Himalayan mountain mythology ⓘ
isReferencedIn descriptions of Kangchenjunga in English-language literature ⓘ
isReveredIn local mythology ⓘ
isUsedBy local communities around Kangchenjunga ⓘ
languageOfName English rendering ⓘ
refersTo Kangchenjunga ⓘ
relatesTo Himalayas ⓘ
symbolizes divine or royal treasures ⓘ
prosperity and protection ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kangchenjunga → nameMeaning → Five Treasures of the Great Snow ⓘ