| ID | 089790 |
| Title Proper | From the heavens |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Lal, C K |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | If heaven is a place of eternal peace, irrepressible joy and complete bliss, then it must remain somewhere in the imagination -that is the only place where in the imagination that is the only place where ideas need not reflect reality. But if it is an address where Gods and Angles live, it must be a place very similar to Tibet. Kailash, a mountain metaphorically higher than the Himalaya, and Mansarovar, a lake subliminally deeper than the pacific ocean, are both located on the Tibetan plateau. And biggest has to be heaven because some of the biggest river systems which sustain nearly half of the world's population, originate in its highlands, |
| `In' analytical Note | Himal Vol. 22, No. 7; Jul 2009: p62-63 |
| Journal Source | Himal Vol. 22, No. 7; Jul 2009: p62-63 |
| Key Words | Tibet ; Rivers |