1887.] 
from “ Daam Lidy Gyeshe .” 
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institutions, as well as Sera Chhoiding, the hermitage of Tsongkhopa. 
If travelling along the northern bank of U-Chhu you go eastward, you 
come across a forest, after crossing which you arrive at a hill called Tag- 
yer, in the waist of which was anciently situated the hermitage and cell 
of Atisha, the recluse cavern of the great Acharya PacZma sambhava 
(called Daphug) and the cavern of Yoga of 80 saints (Dubthob). There 
also exist in that place the image of Chanrassig, from whose fingers 
nectar is said to have flowed ; a mani (gem symbol) of white stone, said 
to have been self-sprung from a black stone bed ; an image of Tara, 
self-sprung also, and of white stone out of a blue rocky bed ; the image 
of Jambhala (Kuveras), Rigchyema (Vedamati); the image of JDubtbob- 
Birvapa and the hand and foot-marks of many ancient holy personages. 
There also is Yerpa Chyamchhen, one of the four great Maitreyas 
(Chyamchhen) of Tibet that poured nectar from its hands, the temple 
and the image of the matchless god PaZ Lha Shiva, and many wonderful 
sacred objects. There in former times existed a large congregation of 
priests and monks who followed the Kahdampa school. Now it has 
been converted to the Gelugpa school and contains about 300 monks. 
Here annually in summer the Paldan Toigyupa monks hold religious 
conferences. In the vicinity of it, on the southern bank of Kyichhu, 
are situated the monasteries of TshaZ gung thang and U-ling, the seats 
of Lama Shang Tshalva. These are said to contain many objects of sanc¬ 
tity. Here formerly existed sang nag gyupai Ta-tshang, which has 
now been converted to the Gelugpa school. To the east of G-ling’, at a 
distance of half a day’s march, existed Dachhen Jong, formerly the 
possession of Deba Kyi-sho, in the neighbourhood of which existed Sang 
Ngag khar Ta-tshang and the image of Maitreya constructed by Khadub 
Rinpochhe. Then if you go further east along the northern bank of 
Kyichhu, you will come across the shrine of Ngangonphug, to the east 
of which, on the south bank of U-Chhu, there is the hill called Wang 
Kur ri, on which stands the grand monastery of Gahdan nambar gyal 
wailing , founded by the great reformer Shar Tsongkhapa .Lossang 
Tagpa. Gahdan formerly possessed three Ta-tshang, but now it contains 
only two, viz. , Shar-tse and Chyang-tse, with above 3,000 monks. 
Gahdan contains the chhorten which is the tomb of Tsong-khapa, 
his throne famed as gahdan (golden chair) ser thi, his cell called Hosser 
phug, the image of Shakya Simha called Thub-tsliuZ thim-ma, con^ 
structed during Tsong-khapa’s ministry, the image of the imaginary 
hero Thopai dumbu char called Pah-o-gah-tshomna, the images of 
Yamantaka, Mahakala, and Kala rupa, constructed under the direction 
of Tsong-khapa, as well as the Mandalas of Guhya Samaja and Sambara, 
also constructed in his time. Around the great monastery are the 
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