Manasarovar

Manasarovar (the lake produced by the will of God). The holy lake Manasarovar was named after a religious war that took place on the shore of this lake in the 11th century. It means "the invincible lake" in Tibetan. After the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism gradually won the battle with the Bon religion, it changed the name "Machui Co" that had been used for many centuries to "Manasarovar Co", which means "the forever invincible jasper lake". There are many Buddhist temples built along the lake, and 8 of them are still in existence. In the Tang Dynasty, the monk Xuanzang said in his record of seeking Buddhist scriptures in India (The Great Tang Biography of the Western Regions) that the North Lake is the location of the Jade Pool of the Western Goddess. The lake has four bathing gates: the Lotus Gate in the east, the Dirt Bath Gate in the west, the Sweet Gate in the south, and the Faith Gate in the north. Pilgrims throughout the ages have regarded it as a great blessing to have visited this lake to circumambulate and bathe. Buddhists believe that the holy lake Manasarovar Co is the supreme nectar bestowed by the Great Lord of Joy to mankind. Purifying the body with this lake can clear away all kinds of troubles, delusions and sins in the mind. Drinking the water from this lake can cure all diseases and strengthen the body. Pilgrims who circumambulate the lake can gain immeasurable merit. In addition to its extraordinary significance to pilgrims, as the most sacred lake, Mapang Yongcuo is also a good place that cannot be missed for ordinary tourists. Not to mention the myths and legends that have been passed down through the ages, its extraordinary and beautiful scenery alone is enough to fascinate everyone who has gone through the hardships of the trek along the way. According to the ancient Indian and Buddhist cosmology, four rivers flowing through the Indian mainland originate from Mapang Yongcuo, namely Indus, Ganges, Sutlej and Brahmaputra. In fact, only the source of Sutlej is the sacred lake Mapang Yongcuo, but the sources of other rivers are also nearby. In Indian mythology, the sacred lake Mapang Yongcuo was formed by the mind of the great god Brahma because his son needed a place to bathe after his asceticism on the sacred mountain. Therefore, Hindus usually bathe in the lake while circumambulating the lake, while Tibetans usually just walk or kowtow and circumambulate, and do not go into the water. As for travelers, although the lake water is also very cold in warmer times and the wind is strong near the lake, many people still want to wash away the hardships of life and inner anxiety, so you can often see some naked guys running towards the lake at a very fast speed, and then running back at an even faster speed. Many books and scriptures describe the water of the holy lake Manasarovar as "like pearls" and drinking it can wash away "hundreds of sins". Almost all Tibetan people also praise the water of Manasarovar as "very sweet". Try to taste it, it is indeed a bit sweet. Well, stop here, don't really think that the water of the holy lake can be drunk without disinfection. No matter how sacred the water of the holy lake sounds, the price of drinking it casually is to rush to the toilet again and again.