Miyolangsangma is the Tibetan Buddhist goddess who lives at the top of Chomolungma (Mount Everest).[1] She is one of the five long-life sisters and her virtue is inexhaustible giving.[2] She started out as a malevolent demoness and was converted by a great Buddhist. Now, she is the goddess of inexhaustible giving and of Everest and the Khumbu area in general. She rides a golden tigress and hands out the jewels of wishes to those deserving.[3] Many climbers of Chomolungma beseech her favor at the traditional stupa in which a Buddhist monk prays for them and they go through certain ceremonies.[4]
It is said that Tenzing Norgay followed her up Everest and that she allowed him to be the first to summit Everest.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Bernbaum, Edwin (2022-03-10). Sacred Mountains of the World. Cambridge University Press. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-108-89249-0.
- ^ "Miyolangsangma, the Goddess of Inexhaustible Giving | Tsem Rinpoche". www.tsemrinpoche.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ Everest: Summit of Achievement. Simon and Schuster. 2003. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-0-7432-4386-5.
- ^ "Miyolangsangma". Mandalas Life. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
 | This Tibetan Buddhism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |