Miyolangsangma

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Miyolangsangma is the Tibetan Buddhist goddess who lives at the top of Chomolungma (Mount Everest). [1] She is one of the five long-life sisters and her virtue is inexhaustible giving. [2] She started out as a malevolent demoness and was converted by a great Buddhist. Now, she is the goddess of inexhaustible giving and of Everest and the Khumbu area in general. She rides a golden tigress and hands out the jewels of wishes to those deserving. [3] Many climbers of Chomolungma beseech her favor at the traditional stupa in which a Buddhist monk prays for them and they go through certain ceremonies. [4]

It is said that Tenzing Norgay followed her up Everest and that she allowed him to be the first to summit Everest.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Bernbaum, Edwin (2022-03-10). Sacred Mountains of the World. Cambridge University Press. p. 20. ISBN   978-1-108-89249-0.
  2. "Miyolangsangma, the Goddess of Inexhaustible Giving | Tsem Rinpoche". www.tsemrinpoche.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  3. Everest: Summit of Achievement. Simon and Schuster. 2003. pp. 51–52. ISBN   978-0-7432-4386-5.
  4. "Miyolangsangma". Mandalas Life. Retrieved 2023-05-06.