Manasarovar

English Lake + Lake Manasarovar Etymology en hi मानसरोवर, from en sa मानस of the mind, the lake said to have been born from the mind of Brahma + en sa सरोवर lake. Proper noun en A freshwater <<lake>> in <<prefecture:Suf/Ngari>>, <<ar:Suf/Tibet>>, <<c/China>>. en 1989 Russell Johnson; Kerry Moran The Sacred Mountain of Tibet: On Pilgrimage to Kailas https://archive.org/details/sacredmountainof0000john/ w:Park Street Press 0-89281-325-3 89-3004 636395113 2185083M 42 https://archive.org/details/sacredmountainof0000john/page/42/ Manasarovar, the lake born from the mind of Brahma, is among the most ancient and holy of Hindu pilgrimage sites. Hindu legend tells of twelve Rishis, wise 'Seers’ of pre-Vedic times who retreated to the remote region for meditation and prayer. They stayed many years performing penances and austerities, and were awarded a vision of Shiva and Parvati, the divine Lord and Lady of Kailas. But still they lacked, in this dry land, a suitable place to perform the daily ablutions required of devout Hindus. The Rishis prayed to Brahma so that they might fulfil their duties. From the infinite depths of his all-encompassing mind Brahma created Manasarovar, the Lake of the Mind, as a mirror of his greatness. At the moment of its creation, it is said, the Rishis worshipped a golden linga, the generative symbol of Shiva, rising from the midst of the new-born waters. en 2014 w:David Eimer The Emperor Far Away: Travels at the Edge of China https://archive.org/details/emperorfarawaytr0000eime/ w:Bloomsbury USA 978-1-62040-363-1 937859024 26186017M 153 https://archive.org/details/emperorfarawaytr0000eime/page/153/ Manasarovar is almost as sacred a spot as Kailsah and is linked inextricably to it. en JUNE 23, 2015 w:Edward Wong China Opens New Land Route to Tibet for Indian Pilgrims w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230903144043/https://archive.nytimes.com/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/china-opens-new-land-route-to-tibet-for-indian-pilgrims/ 03 September 2023 https://archive.nytimes.com/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/china-opens-new-land-route-to-tibet-for-indian-pilgrims/ 0362-4331 1645522 Sinosphere The crossing on Monday of Nathu La, a high-altitude pass between Sikkim in India and Chinese-ruled Tibet, signaled the official opening of a new pilgrimage route for Indians to the holy sites of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar, considered sacred by Hindus and Buddhists. China and India recently announced an agreement to allow pilgrims through Nathu La after India had lobbied for the opening for years. en August 19, 2021 Asia Video captures the beauty of Tibet with release of documentary film Cang Qiong Fu Yin https://web.archive.org/web/20220913121801/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-asia-tibet-afdd8ef5b1d090c9a2297b10a47ed241 13 September 2022 AP News, PR Newswire Westerners that have visited Tibet regard it as a paradise. It is most known for Mount Everest and Mount Kailash, the Manasarovar, Namtso and Yamdrok lakes, as well as the simple and warmhearted Tibetan people, and the traditional white khata scarf. Translations lake Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 瑪旁雍錯 Hindi: hi मानसरोवर Japanese: ja Korean: ko Further reading Manasarovar, Manasarowar, Mapam Yumco en 1998 Mapam Yumco Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1878 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1878/ 3 Also called Manasarowar L.