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<p>The myth of Shangri-la originates in Tibetan Buddhist beliefs in <i>beyul</i>, or hidden lands, sacred sanctuaries that reveal themselves to devout pilgrims and in times of crisis. The more remote and inaccessible the <i>beyul</i>, the vaster its reputed qualities. Ancient Tibetan prophecies declare that the greatest of all hidden lands lies at the heart of the forbidding Tsangpo Gorge, deep in the Himalayas and veiled by a colossal waterfall. Nineteenth-century accounts of this fabled waterfall inspired a series of ill-fated European expeditions that ended prematurely in 1925 when the intrepid British plant collector Frank Kingdon-Ward penetrated all but a five-mile section of the Tsangpo’s innermost gorge and declared that the falls were no more than a “religious myth” and a “romance of geography.”</p> <p>The heart of the Tsangpo Gorge remained a blank spot on the map of world exploration until world-class climber and Buddhist scholar Ian Baker delved into the legends. Whatever cryptic Tibetan scrolls or past explorers had said about the Tsangpo’s innermost gorge, Baker determined, could be verified only by exploring the uncharted five-mile gap. After several years of encounte

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Author

Ian Baker, Dalai Lama

Publisher

Penguin (Non-Classics)

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594200274

Category

travel

Subjects

Buddhism, Historical Fiction, Fiction

Rating

4.07 / 5 (78 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14