A Vietnamese traveler embarked on a journey to Mount Kailash to complete the Kora, a ritual of circling its base, overcoming ...

Her work focuses on the history of Tibetan pilgrimage to holy mountains and the goal of transforming perception while on pilgrimage, and she is currently working on a book on this topic. She is also ...

both of which are considered to be very holy in Tibetan Buddhism. So much so that while you're at either sites, you might run into Tibetans on pilgrimage. The region also features monasteries ...

Eight intrepid pilgrims trek through the Himalaya into occupied Tibet, hoping to circle Mount Kailash—Asia’s most sacred peak. As they contend with the stresses of officialdom, altitude and ...

So says Tibet tour operator Tibet Vista on its website ... the lone peak welcomes thousands of pilgrims annually, World Pilgrimage Guide notes. The journey to get there alone is one of great ...

Her work focuses on the history of Tibetan pilgrimage to holy mountains and the goal of transforming perception while on pilgrimage, and she is currently working on a book on this topic. She is also ...

Kate Hartmann is a scholar and educator focused on the history of Buddhism, especially in Tibet. Her research explores the history of Tibetan pilgrimage to holy mountains and the goal of transforming ...

It was a site of special pilgrimage during the annual ceremonies ... Cymbals clanged amid the ceaselessly overlapping thunder of the long Tibetan trumpets played in relay to accompany the monk ...