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“… Then further west, The Tibetans encountered a distinctly foreign nation.

-Shangshung, with its capital at Khyunglung.

Mt.

Kailāśa ( Tise ) and Lake Manasarovar formed part of this country., whose language has come down to us through early documents.

Though still unidentified, it seems to be Indo European.

… Geographically the country was certainly open to India, both through Nepal and by way of Kashmir and Ladakh.

Kailāśa is a holy place for the Indians, who make pilgrimages to it.

No one knows how long they have done so, but the cult may well go back to the times when Shangshung was still independent of Tibet.