Kailāsa Parvata

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Kailāsa Parvata is a revered Himalayan peak in Tibet considered sacred in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon, often identified as the mythical abode of Lord Shiva.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kailāsa Parvata canonical 2
Kailāsa 1
Kailāsa Mountain 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bon pilgrimage site
Buddhist pilgrimage site
Hindu pilgrimage site
Jain pilgrimage site
mountain
sacred site
associatedRiverSource Brahmaputra River
linked to: Brahmaputra

Indus River
Karnali River
Sutlej River
associatedWithConcept axis mundi
cosmic mountain
associatedWithText Mahabharata
Ramayana
Skanda Purana
circumambulationDistance about 52 km
climbingStatus considered forbidden to climb
unclimbed
country China
elevation 6638 m
hasFeature four steep faces
permanent snow cap
hasNameVariant Gang Rinpoche
Kailash Parbat
Mount Kailash
hasShape near-symmetrical pyramid
identifiedAs Mount Meru (in some traditions)
linked to: Mount Meru

abode of Shiva
locatedIn Ngari Prefecture
Tibet
linked to: Ü-Tsang

Transhimalaya
meaningOfName Crystal Mountain (Tibetan: Gang Rinpoche)
Kailāsa Mountain
linked to: Kailāsa Parvata
near Lake Manasarovar
Lake Rakshastal
partOf Kailash Range
pilgrimagePractice kora
parikrama
religiousTradition Bon
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
sacredToDeity Kubera
Parvati
linked to: Kamakshi

Shiva
sacredToFigure Milarepa
Padmasambhava
Rishabhanatha

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Mount Kailash localName Kailāsa Parvata
Gang Rinpoche alternateName Kailāsa
linked to: Kailāsa Parvata
Kailāsa Parvata meaningOfName Kailāsa Mountain
linked to: Kailāsa Parvata
Kangrinboqê Peak alsoKnownAs Kailāsa Parvata