In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . by which latter names they are more commonlyknown by non-Tibetans. To the north of the lakes stood the magnificent Tize,the sacred Kelas Mountain, overtopping by some twothousand feet all the other snowy peaks of the Gangrichain, which extended roughly from northwest to south-east. From this spot we could see more distinctly thanfrom Lama Chokden the band round the base of themountain, which, according to legend, was formed by therope of the Rakas (devil) trying to tear down this throneof Siva. * Rakastal—V>^V\Ys> Lake, also ver
In the forbidden land, an account of a journey into Tibet . by which latter names they are more commonlyknown by non-Tibetans. To the north of the lakes stood the magnificent Tize,the sacred Kelas Mountain, overtopping by some twothousand feet all the other snowy peaks of the Gangrichain, which extended roughly from northwest to south-east. From this spot we could see more distinctly thanfrom Lama Chokden the band round the base of themountain, which, according to legend, was formed by therope of the Rakas (devil) trying to tear down this throneof Siva. * Rakastal—V>^V\Ys> Lake, also very frequently pronounced Rakstal. 236 TIZE, THE GREAT SACRED PEAK Tize, the great sacred peak, is of fascinating interest,owing to its peculiar shape. It resembles, as I have said,the giant roof of a temple, but to my mind it lacks thegracefulness of sweeping curves such as are found in Fuji-ama of Japan, the most artistically beautiful mountain Ihave ever seen. Tize is angular, uncomfortably angu-lar, if I may be allowed the expression; and although its.
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