Kikila means dog pass. It is the most important pass for dogs. It is said that a long time ago when the enemies of Thuksay Dawa, the spiritual son of the great saint Pema Lingpa, reached the pass, the protecting deities of Thuksay Dawa had turned themselves into ferocious dogs and did not allow the enemies beyond the pass into the Chumey valley, where Thuksay Dawa was living. From then onward, the pass came to be known as Kikila pass, or dog pass.
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