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L. A. Waddell —Place and River-Names in Sikhim, Sfc. [No. 2, 
Phe'n-zang = phan, bliss or profit + 6zang, excellent. 
The monastery of ‘ excellent bliss/ 
Kha-CKo-pal-ei ( Ang . Ketsuperi) = mkhah, heaven -f |)V 
syyod (pr. cho) to accomplish or reach + ^QT e^pal, noble -f ri 
= the monastery of ‘ the noble mountain of the Garuda (a 
messenger of the gods) ’ or ‘ of reaching heaven.’ 
M k _ni = 3Tj&’ ma-ni, a tablet inscribed with ‘ Om mani &c.,’ a 
mendong. ‘ The gompa of the mendong ’: here the gompa was 
erected near an old mendong. 
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Se-non = Se, a sloping ridge + non, depressed. Situation on 
a depressed sloping ridge. It is also spelt gzigs (pr. si) seer 
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or beholder, -f mnon, to suppress ; and in this regard it 
is alleged that here Padma Sambliava beheld the local demons 
underneath and kept them under. 
Yang-gang = yang, perfect, also lucky + sgang, a ridge. 
‘ The monastery of the lucky ridge.’ 
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Lhun-tse = gp* lhun, lofty + rtse, summit. ‘ The monastery 
of the lofty summit.’ 
Nam-tse = rnam, a division or district -f rtse. ‘ Lofty divi¬ 
sion ’ one of the subdivisions of Native Sikhim, on the flank 
of Tendong. It is probable that this is a Lepcha name from 
tsii = ‘ Seat of Government,’ as the site is a very old Lepcha 
one. 
Tsun-thang (. Ang . Cheungtham) = htsun, a queen; also 
4 respected one,’ i. e., a lama or monk; also marriage -f 515’ 
thang, a meadow. This gompa is situated overlooking a mea¬ 
dow at the junction of the Lachhen and Lachhung rivers. It 
may mean ‘the meadow of marriage (of the two rivers),’or 
‘the meadow of the lamas,’ or ‘ the meadow of the lady ’—its 
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full name as found in manuscript being 'XYdSY<95 T 
‘ 6tsun-mo rin-chhen thang,’ implies that the lamas would have 
the monastery derive its name from ‘the precious Lady-(pig)’ 
whose image is prominently displayed within the gompa, 
Rab-ling (Ang. Pawling) = A^T rab, excellent or high + gling, a 
place. This monastery is situated on a high cliffy ridge. 
Nub-ling (Ang. Nobling) = nub, the west -f gling = ‘ The 
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gompa of the western place or country.’ It lies on the western 
border of Sikhim. 
De-kyi-ling (Ang. Dikiling) ^TY SiY Me-skyk?, happiness + 
