KANG-CHEN-DZO-NGA

 THE GUARDIAN DEITY OF SIKKIM


When flying from Kolkata to northern or north-eastern India (Delhi, UP, Bihar, Nepal side, etc.), after some time we often see a snowcapped mountain peak, is that Kanchenjunga?

All of the time all the mountain peaks are snowcapped but the tallest peak is the Kang-Chen-Dzo- Nga (Kanchenjunga) ie "The Five Treasures of the Great Snow"

Kang (Snow)
Chen (Great)
Dzo (Treasury)
Nga (Five)

As per local Sikkimese and Tibetan tradition, the mountain's five summits are repositories for five divine treasures: gold, silver, gems, grain, and holy books.

Kanchenjunga is considered a living deity and the guardian protector of Sikkim (Dzo-nga). Nobody is allowed to stand on the top. Since 2000, the Indian government has banned all climbing expeditions from the Sikkim side out of respect for the religious sentiments of the Buddhist and Lepcha communities.

The indigenous Lepcha people believe the first two humans were created from the pure snows of Kanchenjunga’s peaks, calling themselves the "Children of the Snowy Peaks."

Many spiritual seekers, including the famous 1960s expedition by monk Tulshuk Lingpa, have attempted to find Beyul Demojong—a "hidden valley of immortality" believed to be tucked away within the mountain's folds.


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