The New York herald., 1870-07-24
THE POPE OF THE EAST.
The Grand Lama Of Tfbet-Lamaistic Re-
nglon, Mystery and POntiflcal Infalli.
bllity-A Monk Rsformer Against
Budhism-The Red and the Vel.
low Churches-Mass on
Mount Potala-Bailot.
ting for a Head.

hoVdS ASMttc SoctetVS J0urndl by Mr.. w. r.
Mayors, OF the British Consular service In China
dispels much OF the mystery which has enveioped
the Lamaistic hierarchy OF Tibet. Mr.. Mayors ma
terias are drawn from the oncia reports Of former
Chinese commissioner at Lhassa, which describe the
ceremonials attendant upon the selection and install
laton OF new Dalai Lama. lie says-
in the fourteenth century after christ tne renglon
OF Tibet was Buddhism more .nan na
stitions. Caste and other Brahminical institutions
side By side w y ne as ceay as
Ssakia hierarchy, called from their seat OF gov
ernmen was presy %Stsrssny X sSuaaory tS. to the
monk m ' named s' rsSnskaba emerged roa a0uas an
frontier and began to denounce the corruptlons
which had crept into Buddhism. Glad I'm the yellow
preaching the pure doctrines Of Buddhism. Such Such
was his success that before his death the "Yellow
Snars se add taken s Place Of the corrupt faith
PEELED nom the Kingdom. The old sect still hngers
under the designation Of the Red Church in parts OF
Tibet and Mongolia. There many points IN
Tsungk'aba's teaching which resembled IN striking
manner the dognas and ritual Of the Roman Church,
penetrated into Tibet about the time OF his appear.
ance. When Tsungkaba died he bequcathed. hts
pies, laying upon them the command that 'they
should 6e born again. generation after generation.
The soul OF Tsungk'aba himself Is believed TO have
passed INTO the elder Of the two Hence arose
Lama ns a0us %as T9 os s es Ss
other was known Us the Panshen Erdeni or
precious Teacher This twolod division Of power
has still been maintained, Mr. Mayors would dstin-
gulsh the one as the '.Head of the Church, the
other as tho Prmate' but no accurate parallel eau
deni though inferior in both spiritual and secular
authority TO the Dalai Lama Is more completely ab-
counted more sacred than his co-regent. HLs resi-
dence Is on Tashi Lumbo. the Mountain OF Good For.
June, whlle the Dalai has his residence upon Mount
0OubCleSS.
the country or sakyamunis ancestors. Distin-
Guished laymen are sometimes honored with the
title OF NOmen Han or Prince Of the Church The
nextgrade IN importance fs the HuttEhtu or saints,
about leo IN plumber, who would probably cor
hierarchy. They possess tho gift OF reimbodment
and are chosen In the same way as the Lamas.
The Commissioner Meng Pao describes at full
length the selection and installation OF the Dalai
Lama in 1S41.
There were four candidates, whose birth in each
nomena:-
The front OF heaven was full Of fery shapes,
Wore strangely clamorous to the frightfu fields
atosatons that on the night before the birth Of one
of the children "a brilliant radiance OF many cOors
hid Was manoed @ IN the air., that on the night the
milk dropped upon the pillars Of the house; and that
many other wonders were Witnessed the Commits
than year old, sitting cross-legged in dignlfed
attitude, seeming able to recognize them
placed rosary in the child's hands, where.
Hpon ne appeared as though recitng sentences
Ing MS mother he pronounced the word "AAia" with
perfect dstlnctness. His features were comely and
wei formed. and his expression was bright and
intellectual In degree superior to that of Ordinary
children. Another candidate OF the same tender
age was taken up 10 the Lo-chu-Jih mountain to
Ofrer incense, when pair of crows were seem which
noyered around ana gambolled with the child, who
a a i'm oetr Ia
upon grain sack, and exclaimed that he was
riding upon mule, and wanted to return to his
own abode which Saying he repeated during seve-
raj consecutive days. The Commissioners found the
chlld's countenance to be Of an elevated and dgni-
the fasnon Of %" oranary morais" The
ers' account mt q the precocy Of this child Is cor.
the infant Panshen Erdeni In 1888.
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ts sis side father and mosSor as On ,ns
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s.apsaasa The upper sdss hanging DOWN.
into s NE eGSn Go
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andsT:oo and approved eve every YtAS %Od
sSn ne, with
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fectly and not directed BY any
S oT Ssn Of 81 authority % Ts,hoo Lana . At this Tine
ost expressive signs conducted himself with ssonsh
Ing dignity and decorum ift III f-rG1 A
Potala the names OF four children were placed In an
nrn, and the lot fell upon boy four years OF age
10 n a O n I'm NEh Nv
upon declared TO be the head OF the Yellow Church.
When The selection had been ratified by the Em-
Child, to to whom scarf q silk, an image Of the the
'Budha Of Boundless ARe."a q bell clapper and
his future rank. Meng Pao thus reports upon the
ceremony
Your servants respectful conformity with the rules for
sSe Chinese snssmpms4 sSd
there 'S ON Sh or servants The en-
5oamsnt The mons.is Noun, POt.s where rsysrsn
tuis!sa ll Sslsss ::sIsS :a
isSersnsy cof he golden
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the Of 10 GOO tas (, n being you. Ma
SsTss, ss
Ia!stSSd Ievs.n!y read d: sSs seldsn :sroi: en-:
ssSSn% ssyS % s " g,
the se the
Cd the ceremonial three and nine
IN the direction Of the imperial abode thus tssying
respectful gratitude for the celestial favors Having been
invested with the garments conferred by Majesty
embodiment was supported to his seat upon the thrones
whereupon Chancellor at the head Of the priest
hood ntoned chant Of Dharan formulas invoking auspi-
cious ortane All the hAhtu and ,ap,as having perform
Obesances, great banquet opened, and The
monial of enforcement thus brought to close The
day the ane weather. everything
parsed OF and WELL to the universal delight OF
the entire body of clergy and ay Lassa This accord
bring Majestys knowledge In addition
have that the embodiment OF the Dalai Lama has
enthroned, II Ia proper, conformity with the
listing rules 10 henceforh from using tho word em
bodmen" This accordingly append. and respectfully
bring before your MaJesty's notice.
The papers conclude with dispatches upon the
progress OF the chd's education.
Whether or not, as Mr. Mayer suggests the system
of TsuDgk'aba was designed to rivet the chinese
rule upon Tibet we cannot say bat there can be
doubt that the long minorites when periodically
occur have virtually placed the executive power In