"The Secret Inspirer Of Thoughts Suggested To Me That, As The Business
Of Kings Is The Conquest Of The World,
I ought to assume the name of
Jehangeer, or Conqueror of the World; and that as my accession to the
Throne had taken place, about sunrise, I ought therefore to take the
title of Noor-ul-deen, or the Light of Religion. I had heard during
the time of my youth from several learned Hindoos, that after the
expiration of the reign of Akbar, the throne would be filled by a
kin, named Noor-ul-deen. This circumstance made an impression on me,
and I therefore assumed the name and title of Jehangeer Badshah."
[14] - These ruins appear to be in the greatest dilapidation of any
in the valley. The date of their erection is believed to be A.D. 852.
[15] - See Appendix A.
[16] - VIDE Appendix A.
[17] - These monuments would appear to be of the kind designated
Chod-tens and Dung-tens, which have been thus described: - "In the
monuments which are dedicated to the celestial Buddha, the invisible
being who pervades all space, no deposit was made; but the Divine
Spirit, who was light, was supposed to occupy the interim. Such are
the numerous Chod-tens in Tibet dedicated to the celestial Buddha,
in contradistinction to the Dung-tens, which are built in honour of
the mortal Buddhas, and which ought to contain some portion of their
relies, real or supposed. The first means an offering to the Deity,
the latter a bone or relic receptacle.
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