Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c13.s3.t2.132

v2.c13.s3.t2.132

Regarding the trade between Leh and Lhasa, from the latter part of the 17^th century CE, it took the form of partly religious missions in which the ruler of Ladakh which was a predominantly Buddhist region, paid tribute to the religious establishment in Tibet. The two main types of mission were known as the Lo-pchak and Zhong-tsong. Even after Ladakh came under the rule of the Hindu Dogra rulers of Jammu & Kashmir, these missions continued. One of the most important items of this trade was the fine *pashm* wool from Tibet needed by the famous shawl industry of Kashmir.