An Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet - Prajna Quest

BOOTAN. 147information leads me to conclude, in Bootan, that I must not pass,without particular mention, a multitude of monkies which we sawplaying their gambols by the road side.They were of a large and handsome kind ; with black faces, surroundedby a streak of white hair, and very long slender tails.Theyare the Hunnoowunt of India, the largest in these regions, and thegentlest of the monkey tribe :they are held sacred by the Booteeas aswell as by the Hindoos, who have given them a distinguished place intheir miscellaneous and multifarious mythology.I once saw a multitude of them at Muttura in Hindostan, whichI was informed were daily fed on the produce of a stipend settledfor their support, by the Hindoo prince, Madajee Sindia. I venturedamongst them with some diffidence, for they were bold and active ;Avhich rendered it difficult to avoid any sort of hberty they mio-htchoose to take. Resentment was out of the question; for I was informedthey were at all times ready instantly to unite in one commoncause. One amongst them was lame from an accidental hurt ; and itwas surprising^ in consequence of this resemblance to his patron, whatpartialattention, and indulgence he had obtained, of which, indeed,he seemed perfectly sensible. I have also noticed multitudes of thesame species, near Amboa in Bengal.Exemption from annoyance, emboldens all animated nature : I passtherefore from this instance into another element, the water.The scalyinhabitants of the river Jumna, that winds along the borders of Muttura,are found also to be equally protected by the Hindoo faith.The tish,of which that river is full, are frequently seen to rise to the surface ofU