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

;470 APPENDIX.latter in offering up constant prayers, for the Lama's recovery.The Emperoralso ordered several large paintings, representing human figures in almostevery stage of the small-pox, to be hung up in the room before the Lamaand having seen all matters thus arranged, he gave strict orders to the prince,his first son, and Cheengeea Gooroo, to remain in constant viraiting with theLama; and that nothing, which could be procured in China, should bewanting, that might tend to mitigate, or ease his pain. After repeating thelike orders to all those who were near him, he returned to his palace full ofgrief and heaviness.After the Emperor's departure, the physicians paid every possible attentionto the Lama, and administered all such remedies as they could think of. Onthe following morning, the Lama called for his brother,and desired that hewould immediately distribute to the Khoseong, poor devout men, and others,-whom he might think objects of charity, silver to the amount of three lacksof rupees, that their prayers might be deserved by him. All that day hisdisorder continued to increase, and on the morning of the fonrih day of hisillness, he again called for his brother, and six or seven of his own attendants(of whom the writer was one), whom he had occasionally distinguishedfor their sanctity, and informed them, that he found his disorder so muchmore than he could support, that he considered their prayers as the onlycomfort he could now enjoy, and that by joining them lo his own, hisheart would be entirely eased, whatever effect it might have on his distemper.They accordingly joined in prayer with him ; in which theycontinued until near sunset of that day, when, to their inexpressible grief andaffliction, he expired, as he sat at prayer between two large pillows, restinghis back against the wall.The writer describes his deaUi to have been remarkably tranquil, consideringhis disorder; as he was not moved in the least out of the seat, inwhich he was performing his devotions.The news was immediately communicated tothe Emperor, who receivedit with every mark of grief and affliction: and early the next morning herepaired to the house where the Lama died, and where the body still