<P> According to the legend, Lake Manasarovar is the lake in which a great Tibetan monk saw the letters "Aha", "Kha", "Mha". These three initials helped the search team to locate the current the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet . The three initials stand for the province, the district, and the monastery in which the current Dalai Lama was born, i.e. Ahamdho, Khunbum, and Taktser respectively . </P> <P> In Jainism, Lake Manasarovar is associated with the first Tirthankara, Rishabha . As per Jain scriptures, the first Tirthankar, Bhagwan Rushabhdev, had attained nirvana on the Ashtapad Mountain . The son of Bhagwan Rishabhdev, Chakravati Bharat, had built a palace adorned with gems on the Ashtapad Mountain located in the serene Himalayas. There are many stories related to Ashtapad Maha Tirth like Kumar and Sagar's sons, Tapas Kher Parna, Ravan and Mandodri Bhakti, among many others . </P>

It originated from the kailash mountain near the mansarovar in tibet