mtha' khob

border, outskirts, 1 of 8 unhappy states, primitive regions, uncivilized border [JV]

borderland, tribal country, primitive/ uncivilized/ barbarous regions, wilderness, boondocks [IW]

yul mtha' khob border land, tribal country, primitive / uncivilized / barbarous regions, a place where the pure Dharma of the Buddha does not exist. mtha' 'khob opp. to chos tshigs kyi yul dbus [RY]

borderland, tribal country, primitive/ uncivilized/ barbarous regions [A place where the pure dharma of the buddha doesn't exist = yul mtha' khob vs chos tshigs kyi yul dbus one of the mi khoms pa brgyad [IW]