‘Pilgrimage of Compostela’ does not mean ‘The Camino de Santiago’ which in English is called the ‘Way of Saint James’; meaning of these three terms are different from each other. Compostela refers to Kambisthala. It was also known as Champaran, where hermitage of Caspo or Kasyapa, or Narayan, then existed at the mouth of the river the Ganges. It was next door neighbour of Jerusalem, the seat of worship of God Jam(or Jama) from which the name James has been derived. . Camino refers to Karmana which was nearer to the settlements of the Virgins or Bhikshunis or Bhaginis. Santiago means Santi-‘ago’ or Santia-‘go’. This is a sweet calling to the Lady whom one loves; its poetic use is seen mostly in ancient literature. Camino de Santiago means ‘Camino as a Place of Peace’ where Santi means ‘Peace’; it may also mean Peace at Kambisthala or at hermitage of Caspo. Camino of ancient literature identifies the ‘Heaven’.
Unesco’s findings that ‘The Pilgrimage Route of Santiago de Compostela bears exceptional witness to the power and influence of the Christian faith among people of all classes and countries in Europe during in the Middle Ages’ is out of truth. Virgins were respected by one and all in the ancient world. Literary description on them at different times of history made them different in the eyes of people.
Santiago de Compostela was a place of pilgrimage means a ‘Place of Peace’ in the ‘inhabited world’
Name Saint James relates him with the land of God of Death, Jama; who was beheaded in 44 A.D. It is not a surprising account. Place of Virgin Mary and Judaea were a part of Champa or Kambisthala. Calling Campostela as Campus Stellae or ‘field of star’ is very interesting. But meaning of Campus Stellae is not ‘field of star’. This place stands under the umbrella of a ‘filed of star’. It holds the geographical meaning of the ‘Camino’ as ‘Heaven’. Aaccessories of St James, the three items associated with the pilgrimage, identifies name of three ancient holy places,i.e Camino as ‘Heaven’, Jerusalem( the burial site/site of punishment of the ancient world) as seat of worship of God Jama, and Le Puy as a place linked with the seven headed Snake(Muchukunda and also with Erkapatha). The name written in the Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert symbol identifies ‘EAUPOTALE’ . It may be read as Erakpotha/Erakpatta. Erakpatta name means Potale that identifies the kingdom of ancient Potala. Galicia is as same as Girika refers to Gairika, a typical cloth that refers to the region of monks at Girima or Mt Girizim. It shares the toponym of Camino, and Tella is near it.
Camino Francés(French Way), Camino Primitivo(Original Way), Camino Portugués, and Camino del Norte are ‘Ways’ of different ancient tribes to reach the final destination in life i.e. ‘Heaven’ at See. The Camino del Norte, or the Northern Way marks a typical pilgrimage ‘Way’ that that starts with Irun(Aruna/Aaron or City of Sun). It is the best route as it is neighbourly to Camino.
Santiago de Compostela was a place in the dark region of the underworld though stood next to the City of Sun. Interesting words are coined with Galician town in Spain like the zona nova, la zona nueva(or ensanche), zona vella and la zona vieja. Zona means Zion or Jina which identifies a Great Teache of Profound Wisdom. When Zona is connected with vieja it clarifies the geographical base of the origin of this word. Vieja means vajra(weapon of the thunder God) means the seat where Buddha sat and became the Enlightened One or a Jina or Zion or Zona.
The best thing to find out the original site behind this pilgrimage route is to know the bright ‘star’ whose light guided the shepherd boy. This site is identified with Mt Libredon which was a mountain not far away from the seashore. According to the legend the shepherd boy reported to the Bishop of Iria called Bishop Teodomiro who recognised St James. He brought it to the notice of the King Alfonso II in Oviedo. It shows that Mt Libredon, the star, Iria, and Oviedo and worship site of king Jama and the seashore were in a small and compact geographical pocket. This star locates the ‘field of star’ or Campus Stellaea.
The main pilgrimage route to Santiago follows the trade route of the ancient world; here the term ‘’Finisterre’ has been used to indicate he end of the pilgrimage route as well as end of the world. This is all the scholars need to understand the geographical nature of the ancient pilgrimage way and the ancient migration that affected the whole of Europe. Finisterre or the end means Rome itself at the end of the world. The narrative on the pilgrimage route speaks of the Milk Way whose nick name is ‘Voie lactee’ in French.
Had the science of astronomy taken this name seriously, the world today would have been academically a different place. Ignorance of the scientists of our times on the geographical nature of the Milk Way made t serious impact on our planetary studies. It is not ‘Way’ in the sky rather name of a place near Heaven or See.
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