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1644 to 1672 A.D.; for details see the translation of this Foundation document in Emil Schlagintweit's "The Buddhism in Tibet, p. 183, et Seq. The name here analysed alludes (as generally one of the names of each Buddhist monastery) to its being a centre of Buddhist faith. Compare Darjfling. Another instance is Mindoling (smin-grolgling), the place of perfection and emancipatiôn, a name of a monastery in Eastern Tibet.

s a d e r l a n, properly S û n d a r a. - v â n a, in Bengâl     /174'a. Sanskr.

"The beautiful forest." Others derive it from snndarï, a small timber tree=Heritieru minor. This region is also named Sata-mûkhi, with a hundred mouths. Lassen, Ind. Alt., Vol. I., p. 141. On maps it is frequently found spelled Snnderbnnds.

Sarasvâti, or Sârsntti, a river in Gujr ,t     FrMirffet Sanskr.

"Rich in water." Another river of this name is in &I-hind, much renowned in Hindu mythology. Losing itself in the sandy plain it is thought. to continue its way to the Ganges under ground, and to unite itself with this holy river at Allahabad. (Compare Trivéni.) In Gârhval we find a river of the same name. Sarasvati is also the name of Brahma's wife.

8arju, or Sarayu, a river in K:maion    ..,., 1:19 Hind, Sanskr.

"The going, or winding (river)." The Bengali form of this name is Shûrju.

S a t b â d i, in Orissa, Lat. 19°, Long. 85°    Hind.

"Seven houses."

Sit1ej, a river in Tibet and the Panjab    Hind.

"The hundred fold." From the Sanskrit Satadru. As modifications of the original name, Satadru, I add, Sumudrdng and Sûtudra (near Rampur).

As denominations used in Kânaur, Herbert, As. lies., 1819, p. 360, mentions: Maksang, river; Zangti, gold (carrying) river; and Langphing Kampa; the latter is a modification of Langchen Khabab, q. v. The general name Tsangbochû, q. v., is also often used for the Sitlej, though far more generally for the Dihông. From Sérhind to its junction with the Indus the name Ghara is also used for the Sâtlej, a name perhaps connected with Sanskrit, in which case it would mean sprinkling, wetting.

S é u g e K h a b â b     WZ,r 21   ' 7:11Z:1 seng-ge-kha-bab. Tib.

"Descended from the mouth of a lion." Seng-ge, lion; kha, mouth; bab is the preteritum of 'bab-po, descended. A mythological name of the river Indus.

S é n g c h o n g, a, small fort in Bhutan, Lat. 27°,

Long. 92° '   !Z.Y ~ ~ senti ge-rdzong. Tib.

"Lion-fort." Seng-ge, lion; rdzong, fort. The epithet lion has here the meaning of strength; also in the composition of personal names the word is very often used in this sense.