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Yarlha Shampo — [[yar lha sham po]]
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MR refers to ''[[MR]]'', or [[Matthieu Ricard]], and [[ShabkarNotes]] refers to the endnotes to each chapter in [[The Life of Shabkar]], ISBN 1-55939-154-5
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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:
 
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* [[Yarlha Shampo]] snow mountain
 
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* [[Nojin Gangsang]]
 
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* [[Jomo Gangkar]]
 
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* [[Tidro Gang]]; these are in the four intermediate directions. ([[JOKYAB]])
 
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The [[eight great caves]] are:
 
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* [[Yangdzong Phuk]]
 
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* [[Chimphu Phuk]]
 
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* [[Kharchu Phuk]]
 
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* [[Sheldrak Phuk]]
 
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* [[Senge Dzongphuk]]
 
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* [[Yerpa Phuk]]
 
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* [[Yama Lungphuk]] and
 
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* [[Namkha Dingphuk]] at [[Chuwori]]. ([[JOKYAB]])
 
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The renowned [[four lakes]] are:
 
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* [[Yamdrok Yutso]]
 
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* [[Trisho Gyalmo]], which is the same as [[Lingtso Ngonmo]]
 
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* [[Tso Mapham]] and  
 
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* [[Namtso]], to the north. ([[JOKYAB]])
 
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The [[five lands]] are, according to the [[Chronicles of Padma]]:
 
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* In the center is the [[Sabbu land of Shang]].
 
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* In the [[Kongpo district]] to the east is the [[Jonpa land]].
 
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* To the south is the [[Sibtsen land of Mon]].
 
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* To the west is the [[Phagri land of Go]].
 
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* To the north is the [[Droma land of Kyi]]. ([[JOKYAB]])
 
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The [[three valleys]] are, again, according to the [[Chronicles of Padma]]:
 
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*''' To the southwest is the secret land of the ''Dremo Valley'' [Sikkim].'''
 
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* To the northwest is the secret land of the [[Khenpa Valley]].
 
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* To the northeast is the secret land of the [[Lungsum Valley]].
 
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About the secret countries and great districts, the [[Chronicles of Padma]] further say:
 
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* To the southeast is the secret country of [[Padma Ling]].
 
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''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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[[Category: Sacred Sites]]
 

Latest revision as of 14:13, 6 October 2007

MR refers to MR, or Matthieu Ricard, and ShabkarNotes refers to the endnotes to each chapter in The Life of Shabkar, ISBN 1-55939-154-5

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