The great mountain of the Yellow River's bend is the shrine of the Golog (a mountain god, in the Tibetan manner), and circumambulation is its rite in later centuries (recalled).
No source we could read dates a pilgrimage, a hermit or a temple on it before 1200. We mark it because the Golog have no other holy place.
Who holds it
- Title
- The Golog tribes as pilgrims; no priesthood named
- Since
- not known
- Born
- not known
- Family
- not known
- Confidence
- low
Wikipedia (Golog): the Amne Machin range reaches 6,282 m and runs across the prefecture; the page says nothing of its sanctity.
What it holds
- The mountain and its circuit
How it was acquired
Not applicable.
Allies and rivals
The Golog tribes.
How things stand that morning
A mountain shrine; undated.
Places of note
- Amnye Machen (approximate): The peak.
Where the sources disagree
- The coordinates (34.7 N, 99.4 E) are approximate.
Evidence: Height from Wikipedia; the sanctity is recalled.
On the map: Marker only.
Sources and studies
- Wikipedia, Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (read this session)
- Author's recall of the secondary literature (Petech, Tucci, Stein, Davidson, Smith, Kapstein, Dunnell): not re-read this session, so marked 'recalled' in the text
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.