Mount Meru
Whoever beholds the Himalayas recalls the great meaning of Mount Meru. Blessed Buddha journeyed to the Himalayas for enlightenment. There, near the legendary sacred Stupa, in the presence of all the gods, the Blessed One received his Illumination. In truth, everything connected with the Himalayas reveals the great symbol of Mount Meru, standing at the center of the world. (HAL, p 12)
Mount Meru as: “the exalted mass of glory, the venerable haunt of gods and heavenly choristers … not to be reached by sinful men … because guarded by Serpents.” (SD I, p. 126)
Meru—the abode of the gods—was placed … in the North Pole., while Patala , the nether region, was supposed to lie in the South. … As Meru is the high abode of the Gods, these were said to ascend and descend periodically; by which (astronomically) the Zodiacal gods were meant, the passing of the original North Pole of the Earth to the South Pole of the heaven. (SD II, p 357)
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