Ah, the Himalayas

shining white with snow

which I once saw from the air!

These peaks, referred to as the

Snow Mountains in the Buddhist scriptures,

called by others

“the roof of the Earth” —

they are symbolic of your faith.

Unmoved by violent winds,

unflinching before extreme cold and blizzards,

soaring upright with supreme dignity,

high, so very high.

The nobility of these peaks

holds undying allure for people everywhere.

How many mountaineers in days past

have accepted the challenge

again and again

to scale these heights?