Note 4 — Chapter X · VISIT TO SAKYA AND RETURN TO INDIA.
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The next day (December 4) we crossed the Shong la,4 which, though quite high, was of easy ascent, and traversed the Tao valley. After taking lunch at the Kham-yol we came to the Aton la, from whose summit Sakya is visible, with all its red-walled buildings and gilded spires,5 bearing in a north-westerly direction.