1887.] 
from 11 Vsarn Ling Gyeshe .” 
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tantg. Tlie people of these places partly resemble the Kashmiris in their 
manner of dressing and living. They wear a kind of hat with a broad 
brim called cho-shva, and similar to the hat of a Chinese convict. The 
laymen wear black cho-shva, the clergy red ones. Formerly the people 
of Ngahri were devoted to the Chhyaggya-pa and Dsog-chhen-pa sects 
of the red cap school, but now-a-days they are imbibing faith in the re¬ 
formed Gelugpa doctrine. To the north-west of Ladvag is the small 
district of $Pite, the people of which belong to the Tibetan race, and are 
subject to the Ladvag chief. To the west of *S'Pite there is a place called 
Kamlasha, where there is a snowy mountain called Boidur-thaka by the 
Lalos (Muhammadans). To the east of ISTgari Ladvag there is a tribe 
known by the name jEIdar-wa, to the east of whose country there lies the 
little province of Guge. 
The most notable object in Guge is the monastery of Thoding (dftho 
Zding gSergyi Lhakhang), founded by the celebrated Lochava Binchhen 
Ssangpo. Thence proceeding eastward for a day, you come to the dis¬ 
trict of Purang, where reigned a line of kings sprung from the dynasty 
of King Srong tsan Gampo. Lha Lama Chyangchhub Hod was the most 
illustrious member of this line of kings. The chief town of Purang is 
Ya-tse ds ng, which contains several Gelugpa institutions, such as 
Purang Shing-phelling and others. In Purang there are many religious 
institutions belonging to the Sakyapa, Bningmapa, Karmapa, I21brug-pa, 
Bonpo and other schools. 
Proceeding half a day’s distance to the south of Purang you arrive 
at the very old and famous sanctuary of Chovo Jamali, also called Khur- 
Chhog. In ancient time there lived in a remote part of Pnrang a recluse, 
who entertained seven Aryan Buddhists in his humble cell. These 
Acharyas, when they were returning to Bgya-gar,entrusted him with seven 
loads of articles belonging to them for safe custody. Years elapsed, yet 
they did not return to Purang. The recluse, thinking that they would 
not return to Tibet, opened the loads and therein found many bundles 
wrapped in rags with the name “ Jamali ” marked on them ; and on 
opening them he found that they contained silver ingots. Carrying these 
treasures, the recluse went to a place called Jumlang, where he engaged 
several silversmiths to construct an image of Lord Buddha with the 
entire quantity of silver. As soon as the image was finished down to its 
knees, it began to move, though the legs were not finished. Thereafter 
the recluse, with a view to take the image to Tibet, engaged porters to 
carry it, and succeeded in placing it on the site of this temple. As soon 
as the image reached Purang it became immoveable and remained fixed 
where it was first placed. A temple was then erected to shelter and 
honour it. On account of the name Jamali being marked on the bundles 
