Tangra Yumco

The Lake Tangra Yumcog situated at an altitude of over 4,500 meters at the foot of the Dargo Mountain ( Targo Ri) at the northern foot of the middle gear Tise in a basin in the highland steppe of the Chang Tang in Tibet. It is located in the district of Nyima in the district Nagqu the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. He is one of the three largest lakes of Tibet. Mountain and lake are revered by the followers of the Bon religion as sacred and are important pilgrimage sites.

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" According to the traditions of all the gods of the empire Zhangzhong gather [see Shang Hung ] on the Dargo Mountain in the circle Nyima, who was the most important peaks of the 360 peak in Zhangzhong Empire. [ ... ] The Goddess Cuomenlijiwangmucuo manages the Tangra Yumco lake, 180 rivers and 180 lakes. The lake looks like a ram and is surrounded by mountains. Four rivers flow into the lake. On its four sides there is one source, bathe in the Pilgrims to treat or purify sins diseases. Tangra Yumcog is [ sic] the ruins of the site of the King Limo Zhangzhong of the empire and a school associated with the Buddhist master Tamitage. Dargo and Tangra are words of Zhangzhong language [see Zhangzhung (language) ]. "