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

472 APPENDIX.The Emperor afterwards sent for the Lama's brother, into another of theapartments of the house, and told him, that every thing was now in readinessfor his departure, with the corpse of the Lama, to his own countiy ;that theseason of the year was also favourable, and (hat he hoped he would have asafe and prosperous journey :that he trusted in the Almighty soon to hear ofhis arrival there; but above all other tilings he would impatiently long tohear of the Lama's regeneration, which he strictly,and repeatedly chargedhis brother to inform him of, widi the utmost dispatch, after it had happened,first by letters ; but that lie would expect diat the Lama's brother himselfwould return again to China, with the joyful tidings, as soon as the Lamahad completed his third year, taking caie to give the Emperor informationwhen he intended to quit liis own countiy, tliat the necessary preparationsmight be made upon the road for his journey.The Emperor also informed him, that a copper temple had been constructed,by his orders, large enough to contain that of gold, in which theLama's cofHn stood,as well as die coffin with the corpse, and that one thousandmen, for the carriage of the whole, should be in readiness to proceed withkim,to a certain distance, from whence it would remain with himself, in whatmanner he thought best to coiA'ey the corpse to his own country, as he wouldfind every attendance and attention upon the road, the same as when the Lamahad passed in his life lime; and to obviate any doubts, that mi