Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Khangchendzonga National Park' has mentioned 'Sacred' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| It is considered one of the most sacred monasteries in Sikkim. | WIKI |
| Mount Khangchendzonga and many natural features within the property and its wider setting are endowed with deep cultural meanings and sacred significance, giving form to the multi-layered landscape of Khangchendzonga, which is sacred as a hidden land both to Buddhists (Beyul) and to Lepchas as Mayel Lyang, representing a unique example of co-existence and exchange between different religious traditions and ethnicities, constituting the base for Sikkimese identity and unity. | UNESCO |
| The ensemble of myths, stories and notable events, as well as the sacred texts themselves, convey and make manifest the cultural meanings projected onto natural resources and the indigenous and specific Buddhist cosmogony that developed in the Himalayan region. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): The property xe2x80x93 with Mount Khangchendzonga and other sacred mountains xe2x80x93 represents the core sacred region of the Sikkimese and syncretistic religious and cultural traditions and thus bears unique witness to the coexistence of multiple layers of both Buddhist and pre-Buddhist sacred meanings in the same region, with the abode of mountain deity on Mt Khangchendzonga. | UNESCO |
| The sacred Buddhist importance of the place begins in the 8th century with Guru Rinpochexe2x80x99s initiation of the Buddhist sanctity of the region, and later appears in Buddhist scriptures such as the prophetical text known as the Lama Gongdu, revealed by Terton Sangay Lingpa (1340-1396), followed by the opening of the beyul in the 17th century, chiefly by Lhatsun Namkha Jigme. | UNESCO |
| This kinship is expressed by the region surrounding Mount Khangchendzonga being revered as Mayel Lyang by the indigenous peoples of Sikkim and as a beyul (sacred hidden land) in Tibetan Buddhism. | UNESCO |
| It is a specific Sikkimese form of sacred mountain cult which is sustained by regularly-performed rituals, both by Lepcha people and Bhutias, the latter performing two rituals: the Nay-Sol and the Pang Lhabsol. | UNESCO |
| The key human-made features that shape the sacred geography embedded in the Sikkimese belief systems, are included in the property. | UNESCO |
| On the other hand, the Buddhist concept of beyul, or hidden sacred land, extends well beyond the boundaries of the property, endowing the whole of Sikkim with a sacred meaning. | UNESCO |
| Although the tangible human-made attributes within the property are restricted to some chortens, gompas and several sacred shrines associated with revered natural features, their continued reverence, maintenance and the associated rituals attest that they bear credible witness to the property's Outstanding Universal Value. | UNESCO |
| They identify the sacred features and regulate their use as places of worship. | UNESCO |