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

APPENDIX. 447overcame me.With a heart full of the most poignant grief, and eyes bathedin tears, I repaired to the yellow chapel, where, with my own hands, I burnedperfumes to him.Although I am well aware, that to come and to go, are but as the samething to the Punjun Irtinnee, yet when I reflect, that he made a most longand painful journey, for the sole purpo.«e of doing honour to the day of myOuan-cheou ; and that after having fulfilled that object, it was not his fate toreturn in tranquillity, as I had hoped, to the place of his usual abode : thisreflection. I say, is distressing to me beyond all expression. To console mein some degree, or, at least, to attempt some alleviationof my griefs, I haveresolved to render memorable, the day of his regeneration. I named for theguard of his body Chang-tchaopa, Soui-boun-gue, and fK^me other grandees;and gave them particular orders for the construction of a receptacle for it,worthy of such precious remains, which lie in the interior of the yellowtemple.I gave directions also for making a shrine of gold, in which shouldbe deposited the body of the Irtinnee.This was executed by the twenty-firstday of the twelfth moon. I then regulated the hundred days of prayer,counting from that day, on which he disappeared.It was only to alleviate,however little, the grief in which my heart was overwhelmed, that I acted so.1 also caused several towers to be erected in different places, which I consideredas so many palaces that he might have planned himself for varyinghis abode, or such as I might have assigned to him for his recreation. Ibestowed bounties, on his behalf, to the most eminent of his disciples, and tothe principal Houtouktous. I gave them soutchous of pearls, with permissionto Avear them ; and I particularly distinguished the brother of Irtinnee, byconferring on him the title of prince of the efficient prayer. I did notneglect the Tchasak Lamas, in the distribution of my gifts. Several amongstthem, were decorated with honourable titles, and received from me, soutchousof pearls, pieces of silk,and other things, with which they appeared to begratified.My design, in entering with you into this detail, is, to prove to you theestimation in which I hold whatever is connected with you, and the profound