Kongpo district

Yarlha Shampo — yar lha sham po

Deity riding a white yak, oath-bound by Padmasambhava. Also refers to a mountain in the Yarlung valley of Central Tibet, where the first king of Tibet is said to have descended from the sky. [AJP] from The Great Image; ISBN 1-59030-069-6

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The four grand snow mountains of Tibet are:

• Yarlha Shampo snow mountain
• Nojin Gangsang
• Jomo Gangkar
• Tidro Gang; these are in the four intermediate directions. (JOKYAB)

The eight great caves are:

• Yangdzong Phuk
• Chimphu Phuk
• Kharchu Phuk
• Sheldrak Phuk
• Senge Dzongphuk
• Yerpa Phuk
• Yama Lungphuk and
• Namkha Dingphuk at Chuwori. (JOKYAB)

The renowned four lakes are:

• Yamdrok Yutso
• Trisho Gyalmo, which is the same as Lingtso Ngonmo
• Tso Mapham and
• Namtso, to the north. (JOKYAB)

The five lands are, according to the Chronicles of Padma:

• In the center is the Sabbu land of Shang.
• In the Kongpo district to the east is the Jonpa land.
• To the south is the Sibtsen land of Mon.
• To the west is the Phagri land of Go.
• To the north is the Droma land of Kyi. (JOKYAB)

The three valleys are, again, according to the Chronicles of Padma:

• To the southwest is the secret land of the Dremo Valley [Sikkim].
• To the northwest is the secret land of the Khenpa Valley.
• To the northeast is the secret land of the Lungsum Valley.

About the secret countries and great districts, the Chronicles of Padma further say:

• To the southeast is the secret country of Padma Ling.

This and the others are the great districts. The other districts I have not been able to identify from any reliable source, so please include these here as these become established. Thank you. (JOKYAB)