Why is mount Kailash equally important for Buddhists & Hindus both?

Answer 1

The idea that Hindus and Buddhists are two completely different people and the fact that Hinduism and Buddhism are two completely different religions is a MISCONCEPTION.

The fundamentals of both religion are identical. There may be some minor differences. But both religions believe in karma, dharma, reincarnation, soul and divine, etc.

Ironically, many people falsely believe that Buddha wanted to establish a totally new religion because Hinduism was false. That is not the case. He never rejected Hinduism. He was only discontented that Hindus were focusing too much on the materialistic aspects of Hinduism and less on the Hindu concept of Nirvana. His purpose was to ADD to Hinduism NOT to establish a new religion that would bypass Hinduism. Buddhism became a separate religion because of the manner that Buddhists chose to establish their identity.

A similar rationale was also behind the establishment of Zoroastrianism and Sikhism. Neither Guru Nanak nor Zoroaster desired to establish a new religion. They only wanted to add to Hinduism.

Answer 2

Mount Kailash, located in Western Tibet, is the holy mountain that stands at the center of Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Bön cosmologies. It is the earthly manifestation of Mount Meru.

To make a circumambulation (kora) of Mount Kailash is to cleanse yourself of the sins of a lifetime. According to both Hindu and Buddhist cosmology the four great rivers of the world (Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Indus and Karnali have their sources in Lake Manasarovar (and whilst not exactly accurate all originate nearby).

Answer 3

The above are basically correct. I just wanted to add a few things on the relationship between Buddhism and Hinduism. The answers so far would make one think Buddhism is just a Hindu sect. This is incorrect.

Buddhism shares the cosmology of the rest of the Indian people, because it started as an Indian religion. I would like to stress 'Indian religion' as opposed to 'Hinduism', because the latter has become more fixed and usually refers to more modern developments in Indian religion (and not to all Indian religion to begin with).
To say that Buddhism is just a form of Hinduism is to deny the differences. Part of the problem is that to define Hinduism is so very hard. But most definitions of Hinduism will include an immanence of God, and His (or Her) having many faces. This is not a central part of Buddhism, even though Buddha refers to Indian gods here and there.
Of all Indian religions, only Buddhism has had a substantial following outside of India up to the present day. This is likely due at least in part to it not having a caste-system. Compared to Jainism (which also doesn't have a caste system), it is less extreme.

Answer 4

All Indian mountains, rivers, monuments, ancient structures are equally important to Muslims, Christians and everybody else also who are born and are living in India as patriotic sons of the soil (motherland).

Answer 5

mount kailash is important for doing kora - kora is an tibetian word it means sincerely doing prayer without any distraction and there are more pilgrims . etc

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kailash

Answer 7

BECAUSE IT IS PUREST GEOGRAPHICAL HIGHEST PLACE FOR SPRITUAL PRACTICES