198 Sarat Chandra Das —Buddhist and other legends about Khoten, [No. 3, 
came very sinful. His elder brother Dharmananta after attaining 
Arhathood reclaimed him from leading a cruel and wicked life and 
by skilful devices induced him to make confession of his sins. The 
king erected a vihara on the site where in ancient times the great Muni 
(Buddha) on his birth as king Chandra Bab ha gave away his head in 
charity to Brahmans. He also built a chhorten at Gyenteshan and a 
vihara in the grove of Bhybalong. Dondo on his return from Arya- 
varta met his brother and built the temple of Jamo Kokorang and the 
vihara of Sangter. 
Vijaya Sunha the son of Vijaya Dharma founded the vihara and 
chhorten of Somna. Subsequently king Vijayakirti built the vihara 
of Sruno which exists to this day (time of writing the book from which 
this is compiled), being saved from the ravages of the river by 
a Naga. His son Vijaya Sangrama at the advice of Arhat Jnanayaksha 
built the viharas of Dharmatir and Gheynshan. His son king Vijaya 
Sunha miraculously visited Maitreya and erected the vihara of Sha- 
serna. After the reign of his son king Vijaya Bala, for six generations 
no viharas were erected. Then king Vijaya-santrema obtained an 
image of Buddha from Chugasan which is said to have come from the 
sky. He built a shrine for this image and a chhorten. At the ad¬ 
vice of Arhat Mergude Abhaya Dhanya he built the vihara of Sha- 
sanuna. After the reign of his son king Vijaya Satu, for four gene¬ 
rations no monasteries were built. The king Vijayakirti having been 
exhorted by a certain Naga king founded the vihara of Bhabana. 
During the reign of this king, Li-yul was conquered by a Tibetan king 
and made a dependency of Tibet. The king and his son Vijayagram' 
Gupta fled to China—during their absence the prime minister of Li 
named Ama Chhagumay governed the state in the capacity of regent. 
During his government the vihara and chhorten of Manadhe were 
built. On his return from China king Vijayagram Gupta built the 
vihara of Gyeshidema. Thereafter the Chinese Generals Ser-thise 
and Ka-these erected the viharas of Maitriya, Bhau (khar) fort and 
Khe-kwansee. The king erected the great chhorten of Satona at 
Tshalmoi-tshed* where in ancient times Arya Vairochana had taught first 
the art of language to a shepherd boy. 
The vihara of Bhavaua was built in the year when Gar-long- 
toanf the general of king Srang-toan-jampo invaded Li-yul. 
* TsTrial-moi-tshal. This is a Tibetan word meaning garden of gardens, 
t This was the great general who was sent as ambassador to the Court of the 
emperor Thaitsang to negotiate the marriage of princess Wenoheng with his so¬ 
vereign king Srong-tsan, vide^ Dr. Bushell’s Early History of Tibet “ when Tai- 
