Genghis Khan usually fasted, prayed and meditated on this mountain before his campaigns. Trudeau meditated regularly after being initiated into Transcendental Meditation by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. A Jabali had also meditated and performed penance here. Vivekananda awoke early, went to the monastery at Belur Math and meditated for three hours. There he meditated in a cave for a long period and finally attained salvation. He meditated upon Brahma, and lived only on air. Guru Rinpoche's cave where he meditated is also seen. "Acharya" Bhadrabahu and his pupil Chandragupta Maurya are believed to have meditated there. Charles had long meditated about retiring from the world he had conquered and crushed. It is the place where Shahul is believed to have meditated for 40 days. Sarvajna Peeth is a small temple like structure near the peak where Adi Shankara meditated. Similarly, there are indications throughout the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) that the prophets meditated. For the rest of his life, Kaufman meditated and performed yoga three hours a day. After 4 rounds, they pour the water on the tree where Lord Buddha meditated. In 1616, the Tibetan Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal meditated in its cave.