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Basum Lake (巴松措湖)：Basum-Tso Lake, one of the three
holiest lakes in Tibet, is a highland lake lying
90 kilometers (56 miles) west of Kongpo Gymdo County.
Basum Lake has another Tibetan name, Tsokou, which
means green water in Tibetan. It is a notable holy
lake of Nyingmapa order of Tibetan Buddhism. On
the northwest bank of the lake, there is a gigantic
stone, which has a hole allowing one person to pass.
Passing through the hole is said capable of relieve
diseases and misfortunes. As a result every year
many people come to visit the lake. At the center
of the lake, on an islet there is a monastery, which
was founded in the 17th century. The monastery mainly
houses Maitreya and Chenrezi. Monks of the monastery
bothered to carve all the reefs on the islets into
Buddhist figures and animals.
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