The actual Mount Kailash is found within this region, where it is locally known as Gang Rinpoche ("gong reen-POH-chay").
Leaders of this region banned the veneration of a three-eyed protector god with a hair of flaming snakes, who is said to have originally been a popular abbot who was murdered in his palace. Theosophists took the paranormal concept of tulpa from legends about ghosts in this region, where they may be stabbed with a phurba ("POOR-bah") dagger. People ranging from Nicholas Roerich to Heinrich Himmler journeyed to this region in search of the mythical kingdom of Shambhala; the latter man attended Losar celebrations here. The actual Mount Kailash is found within this region, where it is locally known as Gang Rinpoche ("gong reen-POH-chay"). Its legends often draw on its native Bön religion and include one about the Yachê ("YA-cheh"), or the Yeti. For 10 points, name this region, which tells stories of Avalokiteśvara's ("uh-VAH-loh-kee-TESH-vuh-ruh's") incarnation as the first Dalai Lama.
Leaders of this region banned the veneration of a three-eyed protector god with a hair of flaming snakes, who is said to have originally been a popular abbot who was murdered in his palace.
Tibet [or Tibetan Plateau; accept Bhutan; prompt on Himalayas] (The second clue refers to Dorje Shugden.) &lt;Mythology&gt;