Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t36.3
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t36.3
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In 1744, Qing Emperor Qianlong issued an edict of rebuilding dgav ldan byin chgs gling into a Buddhism Temple and named it as dgav ldan byin chgs gling with the meaning of magnificent island. The tablets bearing his inscription were put up in west and east pavilions in front of the Hall of Heavenly Kings, with the tablet carrying Manchu and Chinese erected in east pavillion and the tablet carrying Mongolian and Tibetan stood in the west pavillion.