the most important leader in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai Lama. Shigatse is also the closest big city to the Mount Everest Base Camp. Ngari is much more remote compared to Shigatse and Lhasa.

The Sherpas are Tibetan Buddhists of the Nyingmapa sect, and have drawn much of their religious tradition from the Rongphu monastery, located at 16,000 feet on the north side of Mount Everest.

This massive project endeavored to scientifically map the Indian subcontinent ... And let’s not forget that Mount Everest does have traditional, local names. Tibetan people call it “Chomolungm ...