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XVIII. The Meaning of the “Om-maṇi-padme-hūm” Formula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

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When spending several weeks at Leh, in 1914, I became interested in certain balcony – like structures containing three mchod-rten each. They were called Rig-dzin-mgon-po (Lords, holders of wisdom) or Rig-gsum-mgon-po (Lords of the three [realms of] wisdom). Besides the three mchod-rten, the balconies contained also Lamaist pictures and inscriptions. Mr. H. Körber, of the Munich Museum, rendered me valuable help in the identification of several of the pictures. The following is a list of the Rig-dzin-mgon-po (the abbreviation Rig. will be used instead of this long word) at Leh and neighbouring places.

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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1915

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page 400 note 1 Could it be the green Tārā?

[page 403 note 1 As indicated by me, JRAS. 1906, p. 464.—F. W. T.]Google Scholar