Mountain Nyenchen Tanglha, Tibet 2017 by reurinkjan

"Gnyan-chen-thang-lha"means "the God of Grassland" in the Tibetan language. གཉན་ཆེན་ཐང་ལྷ > gnyan chen thang lha > Nyenchen Tanglha - 7088m (23254ft) Nyenchen Tanglha. Important protector of the Nyingma teachings, regarded as a bodhisattva on the eighth level. Also a name of a mountain range south-east of Lake Namtso.. Nyen Chen Tanglha: a mountain god from the central Tibetan area of U-tsang. Aside from the people of the local region Nyen Chen Tanglha is most popular with the Karma Kagyu and the Gelug Traditions of Buddhism. "Sacred Mountains"_________________________________________ Sacredpeaks of snow and ice, bare rock and slate or grass-covered ranges are found throughout the Tibetan Plateau. Among them, the most important focal points for Buddhist and Bon pilgrimage are Mount Kailash in Ngari, Mounts Amnye Machen and Nyenpo Yurtse in Golok, Mount Kawa Karpo in Dechen, Mount Zhara Lhatse in Minyak, Mount Dakpa Shelri in Tsari, Mount Bonri in Kongpo, Mount Yarlha Shampo in Yarlung, Mount Nyenchen Tangla near Lake Namtso Chukmo, Mount Lapchi Gang along with other perennial snow massifs in the Himalayan range. During the pilgrimage season, these peaks and their secret grottoes are circumambulated by Tibetans from all parts of the plateau, as well as by devotees from India, Nepal and the West. http://ift.tt/1i9FUyk... http://ift.tt/2ArEnTP