In Search of Mount Kailash by Alex McKay
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"Secluded in the austere landscape of a remote corner of the Himalayas, Tibet's Mount Kailash is the world's most widely revered mountain. Long considered a sacred realm by both Tibetans and Indians, it now draws pilgrims from across Asia as well as New Age seekers from the West."
After a decade of drifting through Asia and the world, Alex McKay hitch-hiked to Kailash in 1986 and soon became obsessed with it. Becoming an academic in London and Leiden, he eventually published the definitive history of the sacred site and its Indian Himalayan off-shoots.
Few Westerners have experienced the Himalayan realms like Alex McKay. In Search of Mount Kailash recounts his early Himalayan travels and how he came to understand the Kailash phenomena. Along the way he meets with extraordinary scholars and devout monks, colourful spiritual masters and hospitable Maharajas, humble pilgrims and wandering shepherds. He interviews the Dalai Lama and old British colonial officials, stares down the barrel of a Chinese soldier's rifle, and ultimately finds an unexpected home away from home near the source of the Ganges.
Whether drifting on the old Hippy Trail, trekking obscure mountain peaks or researching in dusty archives, McKay’s gentle humour, deep understanding of local culture, and love of the Himalayas and its people is the real shining star of this remarkable story."
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