Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain world heritage site is located in Kyrgyzstan whose etymological origin is identical with Solomon of the biblical narratives. Solomon is as same as ‘Sraman’ means ‘Monk’ of other literature; Krygyz similarly refers to Kry-Gyz where ‘kri’ is ‘cri’ as same as ‘Sri’ of Indian puranas and Sheez of the Avesta which identifies the ‘Mountain Sri’ or ‘Cri’. Sheez was the birthplace of Ahura Mazda of the Avesta who is as same as Yahweh of the Bible and Sage Mogha of Indian puranas. Seat of Worship of Sage Mogha is considered as ‘Heaven’ for the ‘inhabited world’. Thus Sulayman or Sulaiman refers to Srimant/Sri-vant Mountain. This mountain identifies the Gargas and the Gargis, a royal tribe as well as a group of scribes of the ancient world who were then living on the bank of the river Gaga, same as the river Ganges. Kyrgyz thus marks the Sri Gargis. Ancient royal houses traditionally carry the term ‘Sri’ pre-fixed to the name of their royal palaces. ‘Too’ is as same as Toshita and Toba that are identical with ‘Heaven’.
Scholars find Kyrgyz to have been derived from the Turkic word for ‘forty’ ; it rather explains ‘forty migrants’ first arrived in this place who first gave this sacred name to their second dwelling place. From the name of its capital Bishkek, it is found that ancient migrants at Krygyz mostly from the ancient Bisakha, whose ancient neighbours were Uz, Khujja, Tajik, Chin, Mangal, and Uighurs. These names are associated with royal houses only. Bishkek identifies itself with Vaisakha and Biswakamma both of Pali and Indian puranic tradition.
The 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan is a reference to those same ‘forty- member team’ of the migrants who arrived in this place; reference to ‘Sun’ identifies ‘Sri Mountain’ itself where the Seat of Worship of Ahura Mazda or Bodhisattva Indra is worshipped. The graphical element in the sun’s centre depicts the ‘chariot’ with which the Sun God is drawn every day by ‘Seven Horse’; here ‘yurt’ is as same as ‘ratha’ means ‘chariot’. According to ancient scriptures, valley of the River Ganges was the breeding ground of horses. And this story is linked to Sage Richak/Ruchak.
According to Unesco, ‘Sulaiman-Too Mountain dominates the surrounding landscape of the Fergana Valley and forms the backdrop to the city of Osh. In mediaeval times Osh was one of the largest cities of the fertile Fergana valley at the crossroads of important routes on the Central Asian Silk Roads system, and Sulaiman-Too was a beacon for travellers. For at least a millennium and a half Sulaiman-Too has been revered as a sacred mountain. Its five peaks and slopes contain a large assembly of ancient cult places and caves with petroglyphs, all interconnected with a network of ancient paths, as well as later mosques. The mountain is an exceptional spiritual landscape reflecting both Islamic and pre-Islamic beliefs and particularly the cult of the horse…..’.
Misconception on Silk Road persists in the academic sphere; without identifying the place which anciently was producing silks, name of the present China is being used for identifying the ancient Silk Road. The name of the Silk Town should be searched within the narratives of the world epic literature. Even Chinese pilgrims Fa-hian and Hiouen Tsiang have referred to this place in their accounts very brilliantly.
According to Pali sources, Tinduka was the name of a corn watcher, who gave grass for his sit to Konagamana Buddha(at Sri Mountain); it is also name of a tree; whose sweet fruits were eaten by Bodhisattva as mentioned in the Tinduka Jataka.
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