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[No. 1, 
Sarat Chandra Das —A brief account of Tibet 
length, in Pama Kah thang. From Samye travelling southwards, after 
crossing the Tsangpo to its south bank, you reach the town of Namsre- 
ling, to the south of which lies Tse-thang (Chethang of English maps), 
a place of some trade, with a monastery called Tse-thang Chhoide. 
Going to the south-west of Tse-thang, you find yourself in the valley of 
Yarlung, where there are many places of ancient fame and sanctity, 
such as a large clihorten called Gyanthang Bum-pa, and two others, 
Tshe-gyaZ-bumpa and Theg Chhen bumpa, Thadug Do/ma-Lha khang 
(temple), Tsanthang Chandan Yui Lha khang, and the most ancient 
palace of Tambu Lagang, Yarlung SheZ tag, the Yoga cavern of Padma 
Sambhava, &c. SheZtag (the crystal rock cavern) is said to be pos¬ 
sessed of the wonderful capacity of holding within it as many pilgrims 
as may gather there to pray. In Yarlung there are many monasteries and 
religious establishments, such as Thangpo chhe, Chhyong gya rivo 
dechhen, Rivo chhoi ling, and several Jong (fort), such as Chhyong gya 
jong and Yarlun Nedong jong, together with numerous towns and 
villages. Travelling to the east of Samye you arrive at a small tract of 
land which is the seat of GyaZ-sre Rinpochhe, called Hon chhoi ding. 
To the left bank of the Tsangpo is situated the Ngahri Ta-tshang monas¬ 
tery, to the east of which at a short distance is the well-known monastery 
of Lama Je Phagmodub, called Densathi/, which contains that illus¬ 
trious Lama’s image, an object of great sanctity. 
At Densathi/ there are eighteen silver tombs of the eighteen succes¬ 
sors of Phagmodub Lama Rinpochhe, together with eighteen Kaligyur 
collections written in gold, and the eighteen kinds of precious stones 
and metal objects of great sanctity. This old monastery once rivalled 
the monastery of Radeng, but noAv-a-days the owners are said to uso 
them as shelter for cattle. From this place if you go further east along 
the bank of Tsangpo, you arrive at the hermitage of that saintly nun 
Labkyi Domna (of the Shichyo school), called Ssangri khang mar, which 
contains an imago of the illustrious nun. Then going northward you 
arrive at balling, where there is a monastery called Nam do/ ling, erected 
by Hoi kha jedungpa. To the further east is situated Chyan khang of 
Jing ohhyi (chyamba). Proceeding further to the sent h-east you come 
to the recluse monastery of Hoi kha Samtanling, which was the scene of 
Khorlo Dompa’s vicarage, (’lose to it is 1 lo/Kliagarplmg, the cavern 
whore Tsong-khapa meditated with the object of attaining sainthood j 
leaving which, if you go to tho south-east, you will arrive at tho hill culled 
I lode gung gya/ri, on I ho back of which are a recluse monastery Oft 1 leil IloZ 
kha (’h hoi lung, and the retd uso cell of TNongkhapa, built according to the 
description laid down in the Viiiaya Law. There also are to be found the 
hand and foot-marks ofTsongkhnpa, printed when he was practising physi- 
