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	Mount Meru (Mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Meru or Mount Sumeru is a sacred mountain in Hindu mythology considered to be the center of the universe.
		Legends say that Mount Meru and the wind god Vayu were good friends.
		Some beliefs, local to that area of the Himalayas, associate mythical Mount Meru with a mountain called Kailasa near the Lake Manasarovar in Tibet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Meru_(Mythology) (578 words)

	Mt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This peak is the earthly manifestation of Mount Sumeru or Meru, as it is also known.
		Sumeru is believed to be the axis of the universe.
		Although main focus of this tour is Mount Kailash in Tibet, the journey through Nepal’s border with Tibet at Zhangmu, Saga and Paryang to Darchen is culturally and scenically rewarding.
	www.mountkailash.com /introduction.htm (474 words)

	Chapter Sixteen
		To the east of Sumeru are the mountains Jathara and Devakuta, to the west are Pavana and Pariyatra, to the south are Kailasa and Karavira, and to the north are Trisrnga and Makara.
		On the summit of Mount Sumeru is Brahmapuri, the residence of Lord Brahma.
		On the southern side of Sumeru are two mountains named Kailasa and Karavira, which extend east and west for 18,000 yojanas, and on the northern side of Sumeru, extending for the same distance east and west, are two mountains named Trisrnga and Makara.
	www.bvml.org /books/SB/05/16.html (5312 words)

	Mountain
		Mount Kailash is not one of the giants, but it stands prominently in a remote south-west corner of Tibet, an amazingly symmetrical 22,028 foot striated pyramid with a diagonal gash on one of its faces.
		Sumeru is considered the actual focus -- the absolute central point -- of the mandala that is the universe.
		Mount Kailash is also the residence of Kubera, god of wealth who is chief among the yakshas or worldly spirits.
	www.khandro.net /nature_mountain.htm (3940 words)

	Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism
		According to The Dharma Analysis Treasury, Mount Sumeru is composed of gold, silver, emerald, and crystal, with four sides facing respectively north, south, east, and west.
		Mount Sumeru is surrounded by seven concentric mountain ranges made of gold, alternating with seven concentric seas of fresh water.
		A world with a Mount Sumeru at its center is called a Sumeru world, and the universe is said to consist of countless such worlds.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/dictionary/define?tid=1267 (316 words)

	Mt. KAILAS:THE LEGENDARY SUMERU or MERU
		Mount Meru is mentioned routinely during Devata worship.
		and according to the Sanskrit tradition of Vishnu Purana, an earthly representation of Mt. Sumeru, the cosmic mountain at the centre of the universe.
		This peak is also viewed as the earthly manifestation of Mount Sumeru or Meru, as it is also known.
	www.angelfire.com /sc3/1010/KAILAS.html (1518 words)

	NEC Travels & Tour: Tibet tour,Tibet tour operator,Tibet tour operator in Kathmandu,Mt. Kailash tour from ...
		Mount Kailash (6714m), Lake Manasarovar, and Rakas Tal (lake) are situated on the high plains of the western Tibetan plateau, between the mountain ranges of Gurla Mandhata in the southeast and the Kun Lun Mountains in the northwest.
		Holy Mount Kailash (or Mount Sumeru) is considered the abode of the primary Hindu god Shiva.
		Mount Kailash and Pashupatinath, in Nepal, are considered the residences of the Hindu God Shiva.
	www.nectravels.com /tibet/kailash_manasarovar.htm (832 words)

	U L T R A S O U N D / 2 0 0 3 / S U M E R U (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sumeru is a collective of digital composers and free improvisors comprising Ryoco Kuwajima, Jim Brouwer, Alex Peverett, Chris Gladwin, Richard Harrison and Joe Gilmore.
		"Mount Sumeru is the Axial Mountain at the centre of both the Hindu and the Buddhist conceptions of the Universe.
		Mount Sumeru represents figuratively the Axis Mundi, at once separating and centrally uniting all the worlds or planes of existence.
	www.ultrasound.ws /archive/2003/sumeru.html (330 words)

	Harold Stewart on Mount Sumeru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		We have already had occasion to mention that Mount Sumeru is the Axial Mountain at the of both the Hindu and the Buddhist conceptions of the Universe.
		Mount Sumeru really represents figuratively the Axis Mundi, at once separating and centrally uniting all the worlds or planes of existence.
		It is symbolized by an island mountain in the Ocean of the Unmanifested Void, surrounded by eight seas and eight mountain ranges.
	www.nembutsu.info /hsrms.htm (186 words)

	The Liupan Mountains Area - Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region - Adventure to the Wild West of China
		The grottoes are situated on the east side of the Mount Sumeru, 320 km southeast of Yinchuan City, and 55 km away from the proper of Guyuan County.
		In the grottoes on the Mount Sumeru, there are also inscriptions and engraved stone tablets of Tang, Song, Western Xia, Jin and Ming, providing precious materials for the study of the grotto arts and the society and history of that time.
		With their unique artistic charm and outstanding artistic level, the grottoes on the Mount Sumeru show the fact that the cultural exchange between the Western regions and China had been carried out along the Silk Road at that time.
	www.chinaplanner.com /westchina/ningxiahui/liupan.htm (686 words)

	Meaning
		In June of the same year, he went to Mount Hiei and built a small retreat there where he devoted himself to the study of Buddhist scriptures and treatises, especially those of the T'ien-t'ai school.
		Mount Sumeru: A mountain thought to stand at the center of the world, according to ancient Indian tradition.
		Mount Sumeru is surrounded by seven concentric mountain ranges made of gold, between which are seven perfumed seas.
	www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/library/Nichiren/Gohonzon/meaning.htm (5277 words)

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		Mount Sumeru is the Buddhist equivalent of the ancient Greek’s Mount Olympus or the Christian heaven, though Sumeru is taken by Buddhists as figurative rather than literal.
		Pao Fu is saying that Mount Sumeru is everywhere, that all locations are equally sacred.
		Chang Ching might have intended as well to point out that it’s a pity to call upon the name of Mount Sumeru to enhance the significance of the patch of dirt the two of them were standing on.
	www.tricycle.com /blog/lin_jensen/3705-1.html (1187 words)

	SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM: CANTO 5 - CHAPTER 22
		S'rî S'ukadeva Gosvâmî clearly answered: When a potter's wheel is moving and small ants located on that big wheel are moving with it, one can see that their motion is different from that of the wheel because they appear sometimes on one part of the wheel and sometimes on another.
		Similarly, the signs and constellations, with Sumeru and Dhruvaloka on their right, move with the wheel of time, and the antlike sun and other planets move with them.
		By the supreme will of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they are fixed to the wheel of time, and thus they rotate with Mount Sumeru on their right, their motion being different from that of the sun.
	srimadbhagavatam.org /canto5/chapter22.html (2089 words)

	Vaishravana
		His abode was said to be on Mount Kailas; but when Brahma appointed him god of riches, he gave him Lanka (Ceylon) as his capital, and presented him, as recorded in the Mahabharata, the car pushpaka, which was of immense size and moved at the owners will at the marvellous speed.
		But later on he was forced to moved to Mount Kailas by his brother Ravana who had captured the throne of Lanka.
		He is considered as one of the Lokapalas, guardian of Mount Sumeru, as well as one of the Regents of the four cardinal directions.
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	On The Opening Of The Eyes
		These were acts such as picking up Mount Sumeru and throwing it into countless other Buddhas’ lands or jumping into a holocaust with a load of hay on one’s back and still escaping un-burnt.
		Water gods were at the time thought to live in the rivers and all follow the lord of the ocean, and the mountain gods were all subservient to Mount Sumeru, the king of mountains.
		These lesser gods were likened to all the Bodhisattvas and the lord of the ocean or the king of Mount Sumeru to Nichiren.
	www.buddhistinformation.com /on_the_opening_of_the_eyes.htm (2531 words)

	Amax
		The myth of Mount Sumeru and the four continents - or Hotel Amax Inn, New Dehli - and reversibility.
		A mental map has a centre; a pillar around which everything is grouped into four categories: everything is either in the front or the back; secondly, to the right or to the left.
		That is, Mount Sumeru and the four major continents.
	www.nilsandreas.info /hjemmeside/Amax/Amax.htm (1082 words)

	Asura (Buddhism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		They live in the area at the foot of Mount Sumeru, at least partially in the sea that surrounds it.
		On the popular cosmic picture of the Bhavacakra, the Asuras are sometimes shown as a sixth stage of existence, and sometimes grouped together with the devas.
		The Asuras formerly lived in the Trāyastriṃśa world, on the peak of Mount Sumeru, with the other gods of that world.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asura_(Buddhism) (725 words)

	KAILASH MANSAROVAR TOUR: PILGRIMAGE TOUR TO HOLY MOUNT KAILASH AND LAKE MANSAROVAR, MT KAILASH TOUR, KAILASH TOUR ...
		At 6,714 m (22,027 ft), Mount Kailas is the highest peak in the Kailas Range of the Himalayas.
		Mount Kailas is separated from the Great Himalayas chain by a trough that is drained in the northwest by the Sutlej River and in the southeast by the Yarlung Zangbo River (the extreme upper Brahmaputra River).
		Mount Kailas, which has religious significance for both Hindus and Tibetan Buddhists, is an important pilgrimage site.
	www.yatranepal.com /kailashtour.htm (750 words)

	Angkor Wat
		The central tower represents the sacred mount Sumeru, situated at the centre of the universe.
		The 5 towers make the symbolism consistent with the 5 peaks of mount Sumeru.
		When Ketomealea reached the age of six, Lord Indra sent the Deity Meatoley with his golden chariot Pichayon to earth to bring Ketomealea to the heaven of the thirty-three Gods on top of the sacred mountain Sumeru.
	www.taxivantha.com /1_Cambodia/1501_angkor_wat.htm (1299 words)

	EDITOR'S CHOICE: The Ganges And Mount Kailas
		Mount Kailas soars 22,028 feet (6,608 m) above the remote western Tibetan Plateau already high at 15,500 feet (4,650 m) above sea level.
		Mount Kailas is one of the most traveled pilgrimage routes for Hindus, Bon Po, Jains, Buddhists and hearty travelers of all nations.
		The sacred peak is known alternatively as the holy "Mount Sumeru" or "Meru." Tibetans call the mountain Kang Rimpoche, meaning "precious jewel of the glacial snows." From afar, the snow formations on the top of the mountain resemble a palace, complete with icy domes and turrets.
	www.adishakti.org /_/ganges_and_mount_kailas.htm (923 words)

	Shreemad Bhagavatam - Bhagavad Purana
		Although the sun moves counterclockwise, facing the constellations, with Sumeru Mountain on its left, it also moves clockwise and appears to have the mountain on its right because it is influenced by the daksinavarta wind.
		People living in countries at points diametrically opposite to where the sun is first seen rising will see the sun setting, and if a straight line were drawn from a point where the sun is at midday, the people in countries at the opposite end of the line would be experiencing midnight.
		Sri Sukadeva Gosvami clearly answered: When a potter’s wheel is moving and small ants located on that big wheel are moving with it, one can see that their motion is different from that of the wheel because they appear sometimes on one part of the wheel and sometimes on another.
	www.astrojyoti.com /bhagavatam5e.htm (9819 words)

	Meru Mandala
		the outermost ocean] islands are depicted to the north, south, east and west of Mount Sumeru respectively.
		The quadrangular, mountain shines in the colors of the four precious stone, from which he is assembled sapphire, ruby, topaz / emerald and diamond.
		Nach der buddhistischen Philosophie steht ein gewaltiger Berg mit Namen "Sumeru" oder "Meru" als zentrale Achse der Welt.
	www2.bremen.de /info/nepal/Gallery-3/Misc/12-27/Meru-Mandala-0.htm (337 words)

	Teachings of the Ven. Master Hsuan Hua - Dharma Doors: Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		So when you cultivate the Way, if you cultivate even the seemingly most insignificant Dharma door to accomplishment, then it counts, and again it's your cultivation of it that counts if the Dharma door is as big as Mount Sumeru.
		It's not the case that the slight one is not important, while the one huge as Mount Sumeru is.
		It's not to say, for example, "I'm not going to eat things I don't like the taste of, and I'll eat more of those foods that appeal to me more." People who cultivate the Way to be heroically vigorous in cultivating whatever Dharma they are involved in.
	www.advite.com /sf/teach/teach9.html (335 words)

	Introducing the Avatamsaka Sutra - Summit of Mount Sumeru
		13 Ascending to the Summit of Mount Sumeru
		The World Honored One ascends to Mount Sumeru.
		Just like in this world, the places where the Buddha was born, attained enlightenment, turned the Dharma Wheel, and entered Nirvana are regarded as Holy Sites.
	www.buddhistbooks.info /avatam/chapt13.html (201 words)

	Ruluos
		century, he moved his capital again to Mount Mahendrapura, today Phnom Kulen, 40 kilometres northeast of Angkor city, where in 802 he proclaimed himself universal ruler, God-king, thus marking the beginning of the Angkor period.
		It was the first major sandstone temple-pyramid, symbolic of mount Sumeru (mount Meru of the Hindu mythology).
		The temple was the centre of the Hariharalaya city and was the state temple of king Indravarman I.
	www.taxivantha.com /1_cambodia/1501_ruluos.htm (386 words)

	Tibet - Everest and the Rest
		Otherwise known as Qoomolangma and standing at 8,848 meters, Mount Everest is itself a point of pilgrimage for mountaineers from all around the world.
		Mount Kailash is considered one of the most sacred mountains by Buddhists and Hindus alike.
		The Buddhists believe it to be the axis of Mount Sumeru, the central mountain amidst the ancient four-continent concept of the world.
	www.marimari.com /content/china/popular_places/tibet/everest/pg1.html (257 words)

	The Royal Cremation Ground
		The body is dressed like a deity, encased in a special urn called Phra Koss, and raised high to reach the heavens.The high pedestal upon which Phra Koss is placed is called in Thai Phra Merumas, more commonly known as Phra Mane Thong, meaning "golden crematorium".
		This according to Hindu-Buddhist cosmology, is symbolic of the golden abode of the gods on the top of Mount Sumer-u.
		It is believed that the word meru was probably derived from the original shape of the structure,made to resemble Mount Sumeru, including the supposition that Mount Sumeru was surrounded by smaller mountains at the four cardinal points of the compass.
	members.tripod.com /sakchaip/culture/royalground.html (785 words)

	iMeditate OnLine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Their high resolve as hard as diamond, unbreakable in their faith in Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, they showered forth the rain of ambrosia that is released by the light rays of the jewel of the Dharma, which shines everywhere.
		Dominating all the multitudes, just as Sumeru, the king of mountains, looms high over the oceans, the Lord Buddha shone, radiated, and glittered as he sat upon his magnificent lion-throne.
		Mahamucilinda, Mount Gandhamadana, Mount Ratnaparvata, Mount Kalaparvata, Mount Cakravada, Mount Mahacakravada; all the great oceans, rivers, bays torrents, streams, brooks, and springs; finally, all the villages, suburbs, cities, capitals, provinces, and wildernesses.
	www.imeditate.com /vimalakirti/vimalakirti01.html (3139 words)

	Mount Kailash Tour, Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrimage Tour, Mt Kailash, Manasarovar Tour, Tour In Tibet, Trekking In Tibet, ...
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		Mt. Kailash which is known as Kangrinpoche in Tibet is believed to be the navel of the world from which flows four great Rivers (The Ganges, Bramhaputra, Sutlej and Indus) that they give life to the areas they pass through.
		Mount Sumeru, described by Hindu epics, as the center of the earth is believed to be Mount Kailash.
	www.excursionnepal.com /tibet/pilgrimage_tour/mount_kailash.php (315 words)

	Amazon.com: "Mount Hiei": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There were no scoundrels here-rather, they were to be found among the august clouds of Mount Hiei, at Onjoji Temple, and even in Nara, where they made the halls and towers of the Buddhist temples their fortresses-those...
		From the 10th century onwards the great monastic foundations of Nara and Mount Hiei maintained private armies that terrified the courtiers and citizens of the capital with their religious and military power.
		A particularly striking example of a temple-shrine complex is the Hie shrines at the Tendai headquarters on Mount Hiei.39 Before the founding of the Tendai school by Saichb (767-822), this mountain was a cult site for the kami miwa...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Mount-Hiei (659 words)

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