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
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.