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The Sacrifice Making the Mountain Sacred for All
Mountains create ideal places for sacred sites, serving either as pilgrimage destinations or temple locations. The remoteness of a mountain from everyday life and its height give devotees a sense of nearness to heaven. Therefore, almost every nation has built their national and religious centre on a mountain. Consider some of the following examples: Asian Sacred…
Journey to the West: By Abraham for You
Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xī Yóu Jì ), one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, was published during the Ming dynasty. It was also made into a 2016 film called Xuanzang. The novel portrays the legendary pilgrimage of the historical monk Xuanzang, (玄奘; 602–664). He travelled from China, through Central Asia, to…