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Shaman Rock, Cape Burhan, or Shamanka is a rock, on
Shaman Rock, Cape Burhan, or Shamanka is a rock, on Olkhon Island
Olkhon ( rus, Ольхо́н, also transliterated as Olchon; bua, Ойхон, ''Oikhon'') is the third-largest lake island in the world. It is by far the largest island in Lake Baikal in eastern Siberia, with an area of . Structurally, it const ...
, Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal (, russian: Oзеро Байкал, Ozero Baykal ); mn, Байгал нуур, Baigal nuur) is a rift lake in Russia. It is situated in southern Siberia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Repu ...
, Russia
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. It is in Pribaikalsky National Park, and is near Khuzhir, the largest city on Olkhon Island.
The rock connects to Olkhon Island, though depending on perspective, can appear an island.
The rock is considered one of the "Nine Holy Sites of Asia". (in Russian)
On the rock
The height of the part of the rock closest to the shore is , and the height of the far part is . (in Russian) In the near-bank part of the rock is the Shaman Cave, which formed via weathering and erosion. The length of the cave is about , and the width is from to . The height of the cave is from to . On the western side of the surface of the back of the rock there is a natural brown rock formation resembling a dragon.
See also
*Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
* Maloe More
Maloe More (russian: Малое Море; in English literally ''the Small Sea'') is a strait in Lake Baikal, Russia. It separates the largest island of the lake, Olkhon Island, from the western shore of Baikal. The length of the strait is abo ...
* Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, Lamaistic Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion. It is also in majo ...
References
External links
* Olkhon Island {{IrkutskOblast-geo-stub