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

TIBET. 305CHAPTERVIII.Local Appellation of Tibet—Stridure on the Religion—Use of musicalInstruments in their sacred Services— Comparison with the Hindoos— Assemble in Temples for the Performance of religious Duties-Lama, the sacred Superior— Gradations in the sacerdotal Class —Gylong—Tohba— Tnppa— Establishment of the Monastery— Interdictionsof the religious Order—jYoise and Pomp oftheir religiousCeremonies— Kugopea — Habit of the Priests— Yellow, thedistinguishing Colour, worn by the Sect GyUookpa— of which theSuperiors are Dalai Lama— Teshoo Lama — Tarranaut Lama —Med, by the Shamar.—Lani Rimbochay— Lani Sobroo JVawangnam^hi—Lam'Ghassatoo — theirContentions —Prevalence of theformer.—Humane Trait in the Character of the Tibetian.— Tributeof Respect paid to the Dead—Festival in Honour of the DeadsuperstitiousPractices — sanctioned and performed by the Classdevoted to Religion.—Omens.— Calendar of Time— Cycle of twelve.Years.— Art of Printing.The country of Tibet is called by the inhabitants Pue, or Puekoachim;a title, which, as they told me, is derived from Pue, signifyingnorthern, and Koachim, snow; that is, snowy region of the north.