It also known as Kang Rinpoche, meaning Precious Jewel Snow Mountain in Tibetan. The legendary mountain is the birthplace of the river Karnali, the Indus, the Sutlej and the Brahmaputra.

• “冈仁波齐”，藏语的意思是“神灵之山”。千百年来，它有着许多传说，从冈底斯山上流下的河流以马、狮、象、孔雀命名。