# Lake Manasarovar

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Freshwater lake in the Tibet Region

Lake Mansarovar Mapam Yumtso (Standard Tibetan) Lake Manasarovar with Mount Kailash in the background Lake Mansarovar Show map of Tibet Lake Mansarovar Show map of Ngari Lake Mansarovar Show map of China Location Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China Coordinates 30°39′N 81°27′E / 30.65°N 81.45°E / 30.65; 81.45 Surface area 320 km2 (120 sq mi) Max. depth 100 m (330 ft) Surface elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) Frozen Winter

**Lake Manasarovar** ([Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit_language): मानसरोवर, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Sanskrit): *Mānasarovara*) also called **Mapam Yumtso** ([Tibetan](/source/Tibetan_script): མ་ཕམ་གཡུ་མཚོ།, [Wylie](/source/Wylie_transliteration): ma pham g.yu mtsho, [THL](/source/THL_Simplified_Phonetic_Transcription): ma pam yu tso; [Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 瑪旁雍錯; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Mǎ páng yōng cuò*) locally,[a] is a high altitude freshwater lake near [Mount Kailash](/source/Mount_Kailash) in [Burang County](/source/Burang_County), [Ngari Prefecture](/source/Ngari_Prefecture), [Tibet Autonomous Region](/source/Tibet_Autonomous_Region), China. It is located at an elevation of 4,600 m (15,100 ft), near the western [trijunction](/source/Tripoint) between China, India and Nepal. It overflows into the adjacent salt-water lake of [Rakshastal](/source/Lake_Rakshastal) via the [Ganga Chhu](/source/Ganga_Chhu). The sources of four rivers: [Indus](/source/Indus_River), [Sutlej](/source/Sutlej), [Brahmaputra](/source/Brahmaputra_River), and [Karnali](/source/Karnali_River) lie in the vicinity of the region.

The lake is sacred in [Hinduism](/source/Hinduism), [Buddhism](/source/Buddhism), [Jainism](/source/Jainism) and the [Bon religion](/source/Bon). People from India, China, Nepal and other countries in the region undertake a [pilgrimage](/source/Pilgrimage) to the region. The pilgrimage generally involves trekking towards Lake Manasarovar and a circumambulation of the nearby Mount Kailash.

## Etymology

The [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) word Manasarovara (मानसरोवर) is a combination of two Sanskrit words, *mānas* (मानस्) meaning "mind" (generally denotes the mental powers associated including intellect, perception, conscience)[3] and *sarovara* (सरोवर) meaning "lake or a large pond".[4] The lake is called as *Mapam Yumtso* ([Tibetan](/source/Tibetan_script): མ་ཕམ་གཡུ་མཚོ།, [Wylie](/source/Wylie_transliteration): ma pham g.yu mtsho, [THL](/source/THL_Simplified_Phonetic_Transcription): ma pam yu tso; [Chinese](/source/Chinese_language): 瑪旁雍錯; [pinyin](/source/Pinyin): *Mǎ páng yōng cuò*) and *Tso Madröpa* locally. In his [Tibetan](/source/Tibetan_languages)-[English](/source/English_language) dictionary, [Sarat Chandra Das](/source/Sarat_Chandra_Das) states that *Mapam Yumtso* is derived from *Mapam* meaning unconquerable or invincible and *Tso Madröpa* is derived from *Madropa* meaning "ground heated by the Sun" both used in combination with *Tso*, the Tibetan word for lake.[5]

## Geography

Topography of the region showing Manasarovar (right) and [Rakshastal](/source/Lake_Rakshastal) lakes with [Mount Kailash](/source/Mount_Kailash)

Lake Manasarovar is located in [Ngari Prefecture](/source/Ngari_Prefecture), [Tibet Autonomous Region](/source/Tibet_Autonomous_Region) of China.[6][7] It is located in the southwest region of Tibet north of the western [tripoint](/source/Tripoint) of the border between China, India and Nepal.[8] It is visible from the Lapcha La pass above the [Limi valley](/source/Limi) in Nepal on a clear day.[9] The freshwater lake lies at 4,600 m (15,100 ft) above mean sea level on the mostly saline lake-studded [Tibetan Plateau](/source/Tibetan_Plateau) and is one of the highest freshwater lakes in Asia.[6][10][11]

Spread over a surface area of 320 km2 (120 sq mi), Lake Manasarovar is relatively round in shape with a circumference of 88 km (55 mi) and a maximum depth of 100 m (330 ft).[12] Manasarovar overflows into the salt-water [endorheic lake](/source/Endorheic_basin) of [Rakshastal](/source/Lake_Rakshastal) via the natural [Ganga Chhu](/source/Ganga_Chhu) channel.[10][13][14] The major rivers rising from the region include [Yarlung Tsangpo](/source/Yarlung_Tsangpo) (which becomes the [Brahmaputra](/source/Brahmaputra)), the [Indus](/source/Indus), the [Sutlej](/source/Sutlej) and the [Karnali](/source/Karnali_River), a tributary of [Ganges](/source/Ganges).[15][16]

## Climate

Map of the Manasarovar region

The weather is fairly dry during April to June with day time temperatures of more than 5 °C (41 °F) and night time temperatures close to 0 °C (32 °F). The temperature starts to decrease in October with January being the coldest. Winters have day time temperatures below freezing with colder nights.[17] [Monsoons](/source/Monsoons) bring rain from late June to August with cold winds.[18]

[Global warming](/source/Climate_change) is described as happening more rapidly on the Tibetan Plateau than anywhere else in the world.[19][20] According to locals, the land around the region has been growing warmer in recent years with winters not as cold as it used to be.[21] The retreating [glaciers](/source/Glacier) and thawing of the [permafrost](/source/Permafrost) in the Tibet region might lead to uncertain effects on water resources of the region. These effects along with population explosion and tourism has put severe stress on the fragile ecosystem.[22][23]

Climate data for Lake Manasarovar Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.2 (26.2) −2.0 (28.4) 0.9 (33.6) 6.4 (43.5) 10.2 (50.4) 13.7 (56.7) 13.7 (56.7) 13.1 (55.6) 13.1 (55.6) 11.1 (52.0) 6.5 (43.7) 1.0 (33.8) 7.0 (44.7) Daily mean °C (°F) −8.9 (16.0) −7.6 (18.3) −4.2 (24.4) −0.1 (31.8) 3.1 (37.6) 7.1 (44.8) 8.4 (47.1) 8.0 (46.4) 8.0 (46.4) 5.4 (41.7) −0.2 (31.6) −5.1 (22.8) 1.2 (34.1) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.5 (5.9) −13.1 (8.4) −9.2 (15.4) −6.6 (20.1) −4.0 (24.8) 0.6 (33.1) 3.1 (37.6) 3.0 (37.4) −0.2 (31.6) −6.8 (19.8) −11.1 (12.0) −13.3 (8.1) −6.0 (21.2) Average precipitation mm (inches) 52 (2.0) 34 (1.3) 52 (2.0) 30 (1.2) 26 (1.0) 40 (1.6) 125 (4.9) 135 (5.3) 66 (2.6) 29 (1.1) 7 (0.3) 18 (0.7) 614 (24) Source: Climate-Data.org

## Religious significance

### Hinduism

A pilgrim taking a dip in the lake

Main article: [Panch Sarovar](/source/Panch_Sarovar)

In Hindu literature, Mansarovar is mentioned by name in the [Hindu epics](/source/Hindu_epic) *[Ramayana](/source/Ramayana)* and *[Mahabharata](/source/Mahabharata)*.[24] Though modern texts state the lake to be among the most sacred sites of Hinduism, there is no explicit mention of the lake in early [Vedic literature](/source/Vedic_literature). The *[Rigveda](/source/Rigveda)* mentions that the Indus River flows north because of [Indra](/source/Indra), a geographical reality only in the Tibet region. According to [Frits Staal](/source/Frits_Staal), this makes it likely that some of the ancient Vedic people traced the route of the Indus river and had seen the valley near Mount Kailash.[25]

The early Hindu texts mention a mythical [Mount Meru](/source/Mount_Meru) and lake Manasa. The mythical Manasa lake is described as one created through the mind of [Brahma](/source/Brahma) as the preferred abode of his vahana [hamsa](/source/Hamsa_(bird)).[26] In the *Ramayana*, [Vishvamitra](/source/Vishvamitra) tells [Rama](/source/Rama) that Brahma created a lake out of his consciousness (Manas), hence the name Manas Sarovar (lake of consciousness) and a river was born out of that lake called [Sarayu](/source/Ghaghara), which flowed through the kingdom of [Ayodhya](/source/Ayodhya_(Ramayana)).[27]

Mount Kailash on the banks of Lake Manasarovar is believed to be the abode of [Shiva](/source/Shiva). This is where the holy river [Ganges](/source/Ganges) was tamed by Shiva and sent to nourish the fertile valleys below the [Himalayas](/source/Himalayas).[10][28][29]

### Buddhism and Bon

View of the lake from Chiu Gompa Monastery

Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash are central to Buddhist cosmology, and a major pilgrimage site for some Buddhist traditions.[30] Kailash is known as the mythological [Mount Meru](/source/Mount_Meru_(Buddhism)).[31] In Buddhism, Kailash represents the father of the world and Lake Mansarovar symbolizes the mother.[10] According to mythology, [Maya](/source/Maya_(mother_of_the_Buddha)) bathed at Manasarovar to purify herself before [Buddha](/source/The_Buddha) could enter her womb.[32] Numerous sites in the region are associated with [Padmasambhava](/source/Padmasambhava), who is credited with establishing Tantric Buddhism in Tibet in the 8th century CE.[33][34] [Vajrayana](/source/Vajrayana) Buddhists believe that saint [Milarepa](/source/Milarepa) (c. 1052 – c. 1135) had a challenge with Naro Böncham, a follower of [Bön](/source/B%C3%B6n) religion on the banks of Manasarovar.[35][36]

For the Bon people, the region was the centre of the ancient Bon empire of [Zhang Zhung](/source/Zhang_Zhung) and is associated with the holy place of [Zhang Zhung Meri](/source/Zhang_Zhung_Meri) deity.[37][38] As per Tibetan beliefs, the region was the source of the mythical Lion, Horse, Peacock, and Elephant Rivers.[31] When [Tonpa Shenrab](/source/Tonpa_Shenrab_Miwoche), the founder of the Bon religion, visited Tibet for the first time and bathed in the lake.[25]

### Jainism

In [Jainism](/source/Jainism), Lake Manasarovar is associated with its founder and the first [Tirthankara](/source/Tirthankara), [Rishabhanatha](/source/Rishabhanatha).[10][37] As per Jain scriptures, he attained [nirvana](/source/Nirvana) on the Ashtapad Mountain.[39] It is believed by Jains that after Rishabhanatha attained nirvana, his son emperor [Bharata](/source/Bharata_Chakravartin) had constructed three stupas and twenty four shrines of the 24 tirthankaras in the region.[40][41] There are other stories related to the region relating to [Mahavira](/source/Mahavira), Kumar and Sagar, Tapas Kher Parna, [Ravana](/source/Ravana) and [Mandodari](/source/Mandodari), among many others.[42][43][44]

[45]

## Pilgrimage

An 18th-century map of lake Manasarovar by [Joseph Tiefenthaler](/source/Joseph_Tiefenthaler)

The lake has been mentioned in various Hindu and Buddhist religious literature.[38] It was part of one of the oldest pilgrimage routes, which has been in existence for many years.[10][46] Though modern texts state the lake to be among the most sacred sites of various religions, there is no explicit mention of the lake being a pilgrimage site in early literature. Typically, historic pilgrimage sites that were frequented by Buddhists, Hindus and Jains attracted discussion in their respective texts and the construction of infrastructure by wealthy patrons or kings. The Hindu *[Puranas](/source/Puranas)* indicate various infrastructure, such as [temples](/source/Temple), [dharmasalas](/source/Dharmasala), [ashrams](/source/Ashram), and pilgrimage facilities at such sites. But at least until the 1930s, there was no evidence of such structures in the Kailash-Manasarovar region.[25] According to [Luciano Petech](/source/Luciano_Petech), Tibetan records indicate that the region was considered to be their sacred geography by the late 12th-century, with reports of Buddhist monks meditating in the Go-zul cave of Kailash and circumambulating the mountain.[47] According to Alex McKay, the possible synthesis of esoteric Buddhism and [Shaivism](/source/Shaivism) may have expanded and brought Kailash and Manasarovar into the shared sacred geography for both Buddhists and Hindus. The 13th-century text *Mahanirvana Tantra* dedicates it first chapter to Kailash and Manasarovar lake as a pilgrimage site.[25]

Lake Manasarovar with [Gurla Mandhata](/source/Gurla_Mandhata)

Due to its perceived sacredness to various religions, people undertake a pilgrimage called *yatra* to the Kailash-Manasarovar.[48] Pilgrimage to the mountain increased in the 1930s but was affected later due to both China and [the British Empire](/source/The_British_Empire) claiming the region.[25] Religious pilgrimages to Mount Kailas and Manasarovar were permitted by China after [its occupation of Tibet](/source/Annexation_of_Tibet_by_the_People's_Republic_of_China) in 1950–51. While pilgrimage from India was guaranteed by the [1954 Sino-Indian Agreement](/source/1954_Sino-Indian_Agreement), access was restricted after the subsequent [1959 Tibetan uprising](/source/1959_Tibetan_uprising), and the borders were closed after the [Sino-Indian War](/source/Sino-Indian_War) in 1962.[46][49] After nearly two decades, pilgrimage from India was allowed in 1981 after an agreement between the governments of [India](/source/Government_of_India) and China.[48][46] The pilgrimage was suspended for three years since 2020 due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[50] The route was re-opened in 2023 with new regulations.[51][52] Since the reopening of the pilgrimage route from India in 1981, the numbers of pilgrims going on the annual yatra has grown considerably.[53] Before the closure in 2020, several thousand pilgrims from India were going to this pilgrimage every year.[54]

Temples and stupa on the lake shore

In India, the pilgrimage is organized by the Government of India and is permitted between June and September.[48] Since 2015, aspiring pilgrims from India were required to apply in advance to the [Ministry of External Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_External_Affairs_(India)) and specific number of passes were issued to pilgrims by computerized random selection with preference given to first timers.[55][56] Pilgrims from India travel through two routes opened for the purpose, with border crossings at [Lipu Lekh pass](/source/Lipulekh_Pass) in [Uttarakhand](/source/Uttarakhand) and the [Nathu La pass](/source/Nathu_La) in [Sikkim](/source/Sikkim).[57] Since 2020, a motorable road is available till the Lipu Lekh pass through the Indian side of the Mahakali valley, before crossing over to China.[58] The Nathu La route was opened in 2015 and involves traveling to [Gangtok](/source/Gangtok) before crossing the Nathu La pass into China.[59]

Buddhist [Prayer flags](/source/Prayer_flag) on the shore

As the [April 2015 Nepal Earthquake](/source/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake) resulted in the closure of the border crossing at [Tatopani](/source/Tatopani%2C_Sindhupalchok)-[Zangmu](/source/Zhangmu), the pilgrimage from Nepal is generally done from the nearby [Humla district](/source/Humla_District) in northwestern Nepal.[60][61] Another route exists through the crossing at [Rasuwa](/source/Rasuwa_District)-[Gyirong](/source/Kyirong_Town).[62] Pilgrims could reach [Lhasa](/source/Lhasa) by air before the journey to Lake Manasarovar.[51]

The pilgrimage involves trekking towards Lake Mansarovar and a circumambulation of Mount Kailash. The path around Mount Kailash is 53 km (33 mi) long.[48] The circumambulation known as *kora*, is made in a clockwise direction by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains, while Bönpos circumambulate the mountain in a counterclockwise direction.[31][63] Pilgrims believe that bathing in the lake and circling the mountain is a spiritually beneficial practice that can bring various positive effects, such as the cleansing of one's sins.[64][48][65] For the Khas people of the nearby region of [Humla](/source/Humla_District) in northwest Nepal, a ritual bath in the lake is an important step in gaining their shamanic powers.[60] There are many [stupas](/source/Stupa), flag poles, [Buddhist monasteries](/source/Buddhist_monasteries) and praying stations on the banks of the lake, many of which were destroyed during the [Cultural Revolution](/source/Cultural_Revolution) of China from 1966 to 1976.[10]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Alternative names include **Mapang Tso**, **Tso Mapam**, **Tsang Tso** ([Tibetan](/source/Tibetan_script): ཚངས་མཚོ, [Wylie](/source/Wylie_transliteration): tshangs mtsho, [THL](/source/THL_Simplified_Phonetic_Transcription): tsang tso), and **Tso Madröpa** ([Wylie](/source/Wylie_transliteration): mtsho ma dros pa).[1][2]

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v t e Buddhist temples in China Chinese Buddhist architecture Architectonic elements Chiwen (鴟吻) Hip-and-gable roof (歇山頂) Dougong (斗拱) Huilang [zh] (回廊) Spirit screen (影壁) Denglong (石燈籠) Terrace (台) Chinese pavilion (亭) Pagoda (塔) Stupa (舍利塔) Chinese guardian lions (石狮子) Heng and Ha (金剛力士/哼哈二將) Men (gates) Shanmen (Mount gate) (山門) Paifang (牌門) Buildings Tianwang Hall (天王殿) Daxiongbao Hall (大雄寶殿) Bell tower (鐘樓) Drum tower (鼓樓) Dharma Hall (法堂) Qielan Hall (伽藍殿) Zushi Hall (祖師殿) Dizang Hall (地藏殿) Yaoshi Hall (藥師殿) Guanyin Hall (觀音殿) Luohan Hall (羅漢殿) Abbot's Room (方丈) Zangjing Ge (藏經閣) Fangsheng Pond (放生池) Schools and objects of worship Major schools Chan Tiantai Huayan Pure Land Weishi Sanlun Zhenyan Nanshan Vinaya Chan schools Linji school Caodong school Guiyang school Yunmen school Fayan school Notable Buddhist temples in China Baoguang Temple Baoguo Temple Dabeilou Temple Dafo Temple, Xinchang Dafo Temple, Zhangye Donglin Temple Donglin Temple (Shanghai) Famen Temple Fawang Temple Fayu Temple Fengguo Temple Foguang Temple Geyuan Temple Grand Temple of Mount Heng Guanghua Temple Gufo Temple Guiyuan Temple Guoqing Temple Hanging Temple Hanshan Temple Huacheng Temple Huqiu Temple Jade Buddha Temple Jianfu Temple Jile Temple Jiming Temple Jing'an Temple Jingci Temple Jinge Temple Kaishan Temple Kumbum Monastery Linggu Temple Lingyan Temple Lingyin Temple Longhua Temple Longxing Temple Lake Manasarovar Mimi Temple Nanchan Temple Nanhua Temple South Putuo Temple Pagoda Forest at Shaolin Temple Palpung Monastery Puji Temple Puning Temple (Hebei) Puning Temple (Jiangxi) Putuo Zongcheng Temple Qiongzhu Temple Qixia Temple Shanhua Temple Shaolin Monastery Shuanglin Temple Spring Temple Buddha Standard Design for Buddhist Temple Construction Temple of Bright Filial Piety Temple of Great Compassion Temple of the Six Banyan Trees Tianning Temple Wa Sau Toi Wanfu Temple White Horse Temple Wolong Temple Xiangyan Temple Ximing Temple Xingjiao Temple Yanqing Temple Yanshan Temple Youguo Temple Zhanshan Temple Zhenguo Temple Zunsheng Temple Daxiangguo Temple

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