Jomolhari Mountain

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Jomolhari Mountain

 

Jomolhari is a mountain in the Himalayas, straddling the fringe between Yadong County of Tibet, China and the Thimphu locale of Bhutan. The mountain is holy to Tibetan Buddhists who trust it is the residence one of the Five Tsheringma Sisters; female defender goddesses, Jomo, of Tibet and Bhutan, who were bound under vow by Padmasambhava to ensure the area, the Buddhist confidence and the nearby individuals.

 

On the Bhutanese side is a Jomolhari Temple, around the south side of the mountain around an a large portion of day's adventure from the armed force station in the middle of Thangthangkha and Jangothang at an elevation of 4150 meters. Religious specialists and travelers going by Mt. Jomolhari stay at this sanctuary. There are a few other sacrosanct destinations close Jomolhari Temple, including reflection hollows of Milarepa and Gyalwa Lorepa. Inside an hour's stroll up from the sanctuary at a height of 4450 meters is Tseringma Lhatso, the "soul lake" of Tsheringma. The main rising was made on May 21, 1937 by a five-man British endeavor, with Freddie Spencer Chapman and Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama, the American K2 undertaking acclaim, arriving at the summit from Bhutan over the southeast goad. The extended and epic plunge, which they were blessed to survive, is depicted in point of interest in F. Spencer Chapman's Helvellyn to Himalaya Chatto & Windus, London.



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