The Original Walking Stick of Lama Lotsava Rinchen Zangpo

The Original Walking Stick of Lama Lotsava Rinchen Zangpo

The “Great Translator” of Buddhist lore, Rinchen Zangpo, left his walking stick here one thousand years ago and it turned into a poplar tree.

Location:

State: Jammu and Kashmir
Locality: Alchi: On path to Alshi monastery

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Botany:

Common name: Himalayan Poplar: This is a Himalayan species of the widely distributed Northern Hemisphere cottonwoods and poplars
Botanical species: Populus ciliata
Botanical family : Salicaceae [Willow]

Geography:

Latitude: 34.230609 ° north of the Equator
Longitude: 77.05545 ° east of the Prime Meridian
Altitude: 3411.5 metres above sea level

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Journey:

Over The Mountains
Path : Into the TransHimalaya- Himachal to Ladakh to Kashmir
Date photographed: 3.09.09

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