mendang
/mɛnˈdaŋ/(also mendong, mendoṅ, mendung)
noun
In Tibet, south-western China: a wall in which are inlaid or incorporated flat stones bearing sacred texts, prayers, or images.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Joseph Hooker (1817–1911), botanist. Origin uncertain. Perhaps a misunderstanding of a Tibetan phrase; the element men- may represent Tibetan máṇi.