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**AricGoffgog** · 01-04-2011, 07:07 PM

It always seemed to me that Mt Meru was in some way similar to Mt Kailash.
Both seem to be considered the navel of the universe. I wonder if the mythology of Meru has its origins in Kailash?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kailash
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/tibet/mount-kailash

01-04-2011, 07:07 PM	#9
AricGoffgog Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	It always seemed to me that Mt Meru was in some way similar to Mt Kailash. Both seem to be considered the navel of the universe. I wonder if the mythology of Meru has its origins in Kailash? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kailash http://www.sacred-destinations.com/tibet/mount-kailash
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