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0284 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 / Page 284 (Color Image)

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"The horses' power." Rta, horse; dvang, power. Also in this name we must ex-
plain the horse by the airy horse, Lúngta, and its wonderful effects upon man's wel-
fare (see Targyúg); for there is no particular abundance of horses in the environs of this
large monastery.

Thakuráni, in Bengál, Lat. 21°, Long. 88° . . . . . . . . . . . . ठाकुराणी Beng.
"Goddess, mistress."

Thána, in the Panjáb, Lat. 33°, Long. 74° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . تهانا Hind.
"Station, guard."
Anal. Thána Cháuki, in Bahár, Lat. 24°, Long. 83°. Place of guard.

Thanéssar, in Rajvára, Lat. 29°, Long. 76° . . . . . . . . . . . . تهانيسر Hind.
"Lord of the place."

Thang-Chénmo, in Gnári Khórsum, Lat. 31°,
Long. 79° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thang-chhen-mo. Tib.
"The large plain (meadow)." Thang, plain, meadow; chhen-mo, the large.
The Gárhváli name is Gúru Gárik. It is a halting-place in the upper Nélong valley.
Anal. Chénmo, in Chang Chénmo in Pangkóng, Lat. 34°, Long. 78°.

Thanggóng, in Pangkóng, Lat. 33°, Long. 78° . . . . thang-sgong. Tib.
"Egg-plain." Thang, a plain, meadow; sgong, egg.
It is a halting-place on the salt-lake Tsomognalari; the name refers to its being the
breeding-place of numerous aquatic birds.

Thi (Míshmi), see Brahmapútra.

Thóling, not unfrequently written Tóling, or Tótling,
in Gnári Khórsum, Lat. 31°, Long. 79° . . . . . . . . mtho-lding. Tib.
"The high floating." Mtho, high, elevated; lding, to fly, float.
The name is an allusion to its great height (12,369 ft.), as well as to its high rank
amongst the monasteries. It was built, according to Ssanang Ssetsen's "History of the
Eastern Mongolians" (edited by I. J. Schmidt, St. Petersburg, 1829, p. 53), as early as
1014 A.D., and it is still remarkably well preserved. Its various temples and establish-
ments extend over a large surface and are enclosed by a common wall, though not strong
enough to be called a fortification; the lay brothers, chiefly cultivators, live outside the wall.
The head Láma, called Khánpo, is appointed by the Dálai Láma's government, and re-
mains in office from three to six years.

Thónpo, a snow-peak in Zánkhar, Lat. 33°, Long. 76° . . mthon-po. Tib.
"The lofty." Mthon-po, high, lofty.