Gang Rinpoche

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Gang Rinpoche is the Tibetan name for Mount Kailash, a sacred peak in the Himalayas revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gang Rinpoche canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan peak ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
sacred mountain ⓘ
alternateName Kailash ⓘ
linked to: Mount Kailash

Kailāsa ⓘ
linked to: Kailāsa Parvata

Mount Kailash ⓘ
climbingStatus climbing prohibited for religious reasons ⓘ
consideredSacredBy Bonpo ⓘ
linked to: Yungdrung Bon

Buddhists ⓘ
Hindus ⓘ
Jains ⓘ
country China ⓘ
DolmaLaElevation about 5630 m ⓘ
elevation 21778 ft ⓘ
6638 m ⓘ
firstAscent unclimbed (no confirmed ascent) ⓘ
geologicalType stratified sedimentary rock ⓘ
hasShape distinct pyramidal peak ⓘ
highestPointOnKora Dolma La pass ⓘ
linked to: Dolma La Pass
inBon sacred nine‑storey swastika mountain ⓘ
inBuddhism associated with Demchok (Chakrasamvara) ⓘ
inJainism site where first Tirthankara Rishabhanatha attained liberation ⓘ
inMythology abode of Lord Shiva (Hinduism) ⓘ
center of the world (axis mundi concept) ⓘ
koraDuration typically 3 days on foot ⓘ
koraLength about 52 km ⓘ
locatedIn China ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
Transhimalaya ⓘ
near Lake Manasarovar ⓘ
Lake Rakshastal ⓘ
notableFeature near the sources of four major Asian rivers ⓘ
partOf Himalayas ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice kora (ritual circumambulation) ⓘ
prominence 1318 m ⓘ
protectedStatus subject to religious protection from climbing ⓘ
range Gangdisê Range ⓘ
linked to: Kailash Range
region Ngari Prefecture ⓘ
religiousSignificance Bon ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
sacredStatus one of the most sacred mountains in Asia ⓘ
slopeAspect south face has prominent vertical strata ⓘ
sourceOf Brahmaputra River (Yarlung Tsangpo headwaters region) ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra

Indus River system (headwaters region) ⓘ
linked to: Indus River

Karnali River (Ghaghara) headwaters region ⓘ
linked to: Karnali River

Sutlej River (nearby source region) ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism and pilgrimage ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Mount Kailash → localName → Gang Rinpoche ⓘ
Kailāsa Parvata → hasNameVariant → Gang Rinpoche ⓘ
Kangrinboqê Peak → alsoKnownAs → Gang Rinpoche ⓘ