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Yarlha Shampo — [[yar lha sham po]]
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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]])
 
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