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

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APPENDIX. 47 3waxed silk, it was laid on a palanqu<strong>in</strong>, or k<strong>in</strong>d <strong>of</strong> bier; and <strong>in</strong> this mannerconveyed, upon mens' shoulders, dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> journey <strong>to</strong><strong>the</strong>ir own country;which, on account <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> many halts that it was found necessary <strong>to</strong> make,lasted for seven mondis and eight days, from <strong>the</strong> day <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir departure fromPek<strong>in</strong>, until <strong>the</strong>ir arrival at Digurchee, or <strong>Teshoo</strong> Loomboo, <strong>the</strong> place <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><strong>Lama</strong>'s residence when he lived. Here his rema<strong>in</strong>s were deposited <strong>in</strong> a;most superb pagoda, or monument, built for that purpose.<strong>An</strong>d <strong>the</strong> two temples <strong>of</strong> gold and copper, brought from Pek<strong>in</strong>, were carefullyreformed, and set up <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> pagoda, or monument, immediately over<strong>the</strong> spot where <strong>the</strong> corpse was laid.Noth<strong>in</strong>g but die great reverence and respect, paid <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lama</strong> <strong>in</strong> his lifetime, by <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>habitants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> different countries through which he passed<strong>to</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a, could equal <strong>the</strong> attention observed by <strong>the</strong>m <strong>to</strong> his rema<strong>in</strong>s, all<strong>the</strong>way, as he was carried back aga<strong>in</strong> : <strong>the</strong> multitude cont<strong>in</strong>ually crowd<strong>in</strong>ground <strong>the</strong> c<strong>of</strong>f<strong>in</strong>, with <strong>the</strong>ir prayers, and presents ;and those who could only<strong>to</strong>uch it, or even <strong>the</strong> palanqu<strong>in</strong>,, or bier,, upon, which it was borne, wereconsidered as peculiarly blessed.FINISPr<strong>in</strong>ted by W. Bulmer and Cc,Russcl-courf, Cleveland-row,St. James's.

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