, 1870-07-31

The Ernnd Lnmn OF Tfat1,ct-y.anois
s.c lEc13gSUn, MYx1rrv and 1.ontiJt
S4at inf tb{Ikty.

af ths Royal -iszatie ssaeaety.s Leavnax, 1s Mr..
". F. Mayer. Of the British Consular ee.yice
in China, disre!s much OF the mystery wilic.,
has envclooed the La,naissic h,ttarshy of
Thitet- A1r- Mayors materials are crawl from,
the official repoIts OF former ClliEass com~
missioner At Lhzssa. wbi.4, describe the ccre.
,nonials attendant npon the selec1ons snt il
stal!.tion Of new Dslai La-na- Ho SAYS
"In the fnurteentb eeul nEy after Christ t,,r
reiiricn Ct Ilib.t wa4 Buddhism, maze than hail.
checESed by 1cdian Siyaia1A and indigenous
1u11n!.n saperstitions, Caste aud Other Bral,-
minica1 institutions f1ouriEhea side By side With
r,crastic cc:ihacy and the essential ebserE-
z.ct- Of The Buddhist creed. The Seakia hiez-
arsty, so'cali.l frc1a sheiE s-at Of govern
tscs:. Wis ailiestly susersiSnty fsuls:usy to
the 1onso! eaA4'lefexs Of Gina II re eatay
tosrcs.motak named Tsungkaba emerged fEa-n
an ol ecu1e so..ssut tsomewherc Epoa the Chiaa
frontier end began to 1ei1uncs The corruption.
which hsd c1e2s into Eu.9tismL Clad in The
PLACE 70 Place preaching tho pure a,ctriaes of
buddhism. Such waa his s.ctess tlsas befaso
his 1eash the yellow Church hssl taken tho
PLACE Of the corrupt fAth, and t4s rei-,iothoi
ssakia dynasty bad been eapelht1 fnsm the
kingdom: The old SECT ssi1 lils&;ers unast tho
i.tsigu af;or Of thc Rid Church III parts Of
Thief s1,d Mongolia, There mcro r1ans points
il. TsunE teaching With reseubled in
: striking manner tho dogmas ard ritual Of
tic Enman Church, and thrre Is uo aouht
into 1Eibet aboet the time Of his appes1aucs-
When Tsunsk'aba died ho bequea1hed hjs
Authority, spiritual and temporal, 70 his two
d::c:r!es: laying npon them th. enranau2 tast
they should to sc:u ag.ia, genesasion after
genssa.iou, to Practise tho dostruaes Of tho
Great tonvcyance.' The soul Of Tsungk'a aba
himself III believed to have passed int3 tho ell
! dcE Of ths tHo. Hence a1nso the double bier
a.chy. The sanle VI the elder Lan,a wss call
a. the lan=hen E1deni or 'r.e:l,us Teach
] cr.> This twofp1l division OF power has stu
feeu maintained 1fr. Mayer would dis
arsut:h the ore - tho Head Of tho
| ClE.rh-' the otter AZ tic 'Primate;' but
any other sssssn- Ths ra,,sl,en Erleni,
1EorEh inferior in 10th spiritual and ses:.asar
| an.tttity to the Dalai La1,,a, IL uanye COLL
f:.esc!y atssracsed from wosl'1lF a!airs. aud,
| regent Ills 1esice::ec is oa Tashi tnmbo. tue
:1eur.siu RI Good Fortune. while the Daisi
Eas = f'-1tsi.srce upeu Mount pota1a--a nan,e.
DIR, :t'csr. c1ssecicd With ra:ta'a, tine country
= f>-Essranni. ancestors, Ms,insois'..-l 1s5-
1ltp &Ie aonetirneS Eaaorel NTH the title Ut
] Ncn,tu Han OF rrinea Of ths Elnzvh- Thc
Next..grade in Importance il the UnIucca.u or
saints, about lG0 il, nu,nhee. ~..o would prot
ably correspond to the College of Cardinals in
the Ncratn AietazsEv- Thcv possess t,te Eif.
! was ~ tl,e Lascas."
fkc Ecrara,ssicnar 3Teng P.c describes st
fnl' length .ssc se'.ctian asaA ;i,ataila..iun Of
s.,- Dalai Lama IN 1>la.
! T.cre we're tour cacailates, whose bFsth in
ess!. cs-e hail t.cta dEti:.s::st,Lcsl ts poz1on-
tons rheroncEa:
! AtmE birth
Tnr front q: hta-tN was fn!i cf fiery stapcs,
TIVE goats ren tst't1 tLc r2ea:fains, AMI the htrs
Were strangely cas!s. runs to the fEtchtf1l ntfla
Men l.o, tn hi. despatch to tho Empercr,
sc-wars!s a:testatinas that on the night hcfare
the t,rth of nne Q: the children "a brilliant
I Estii.nee Of n.ng cotasa was manifested in
tho eir. !" t::at cn :he uisb. tho chi1l was born
thr sonnt. Of rla,aic was l,eari, and mill. drop
Ped upon :hc r;a1aFa OF the house. anA t:lat
MANY other wonders wera witnessed. Thu
commissioners themselves found the child,
e,sss,gs s;,s ns,s than aed xssf p .t:;:as; st5i1s
SHOWING nut the a1igh,sst ti.n*G;y. They
placed rosary in the ci,iid's ha::Is, whcteu;'ou
lie appeared as tlion.l rcci.;nG SC ntcnces ffoa
, the Sntta of Anita f3ufdta. In aiI,essia; .,is
! 1aother ho rrnnanslcs i tsla wort !" A-3ia~ Hi.h
perfect i!istsnctne-s. Ais features vera ccn,sls
apd we'll formed. aud h,s expression wa
bright and intellectual. in degrees superior t,
that Of ortiinarr children ,tnother tandi!a,'
! II tho aaEne tc,w,er sge ''was taken up t7
the I.o-elu.Jih mcsntain to otter iacer-e
!, I vixen u Fass Of ctoxa we're aeert- which hoye7cl
1 around and ganbolle.l with the child. wl,t
! likewise intu1ged in fFplic wsth the birds AZ.
ter tie child returned to hiA homo lie eeatcJ
i !a1nsntf aststdc urr,s grain sack ana excaiin
. l I'd Tia. he nts riding ur,n 1urte, and waatct
to rctEsn TO his own atoie, which sa:iny Lt
+ repeated during several consecutive Gays. Ia
Il | Commissioners found the Guilds couuten1tlc.
i 10 t Of M etevate.[ and diSritied cast ana H.
}. Eyes fright r1d attractive beyond the Is .lius
4 ofcrdiparv mortafs.F' The Commissioners ac
count Of the rtceoctv Of ttis child is cosfotor7t
i cI by Leutenant Sao;aei Turner, who saT tht
: il1fabt larat,en Erieni in t1s3+
! On tho 9Th. in the nGrninE, WAS allows.
: to visit Teshoo Lima, ind found hiia PLACED
0 / IN great form upon his musnr.t; on the 1ef
side ssocd HIS faiher and mother, on tho Other
/, tie eaicsr particularly appointed to wit upos
j. ttis person. The n7nsnud il i fabric Of ELL
r eurhiors. piled one upon the Other. uutil The
: test il elevated 10 tue height OF toar feet
}. frcrn the drot; ,u cmt1oiLe@e:l silk covered
4 The top tr.d the sides werc decorated
q With pieces of si1k Of vasious co.a:s,
:. eown. l A.sssacct, and, "a ia the ca-,on,
. I PRESENTED 4 white peiouE handkerchief, IL:
+ d.liyc,edipto t1ir 1aroaFe hands the Governor
), Erceents ct .trius Of rea1s an eorai, Will
a t!aSias resiotr't.! .ae ecs::1on- =, 2!
our @ se.. .es'. ca asa tho ~ IL. Of H. re.hos o*
L>"s; TN the ''eiircfE 81 ! e?eech OF con con
a sral II r.~} ine little creature turned, look
4tes4lfs II. toward r.: a.!l the c:'pea11ac
1 nt much sttc ns:en willie sir T.. a:sl roAeet
II wi.is rcicatci Int -lpv ,..av+2.-ssa At tht
f. L.a.'.. ~ though i" understood and AZ
T. str r+yl:. Tbs PARENTS, who stco
4. .,v ,ll thn time, eyed their son with 1oos
II affec.ien. ard emile expressive OF hea.tfc.
g. joy ~ tke rzortic:E OF tho Young Laoa1s can
>. dict. His whole regard was rlrued to NJ: h
Il w:s tllcpt snd .eiate. never once ls,si:i:s TO
/. ,sa,l his parents A. il under th:ir influence
~ tlp.i1re as.f With uhatever p1ins hls 'na*
IA rers may have been formed go cosrcst
- yet usssst owu that his bes1T,or oa this osea
= zion spreued perfectly natural Aad spon'an:
ots. nj, not directed by any action or ss3
=, ! Of euthori.y. Teshao Lama il At this liz
5, shout 1a months Of age. He did not s7e.!;
= word. hut uasGe rast expressive aisc5 sn
II conducted himself with astonishing dsSni:
( and decorum+
~ After solemn masa on tho summit (
ID Mount potsla, the naues Of four chillrcn wei
y, 1,laced in Ell uzn, and tho lot fell upon bog
as sears OF age, the fou Of = poor Iihetan IL
to seller, who Vas thereupon declared TO be u
"a. lta ad II the Yellow Church When The sele
he lion bad been r,.i6ed By the Emperor. Il
40 cc,nrnisaioners proceeded to install the chit
10. | to whom scarf Of silG, an imaEs OF II
'e- .tEndhha of:EoEndIess Age, a bel-c!spper II
bs roeary q bsass tad toen presented L., ~ e!.
r,- blems Of his future rank. MenS fao thus =
~ ! ports upon the ceremony:
~ t.To1r servants, ia respectful cGulof!Hi'
Il with the rules for attendsuce npo1 the Dan
- | Lama appointed 1etachmouts OF tia thnas
,er garrison troops t9 tosm a. & sneampaspns, H. an
T.. | the two days be renamed there. On the ias
your eerrAnts escorted the embodiment to u
ra- ipuuaate1y At Nouut fotala, whsse reseset
,se s IaI otsesTanre. ~ere fulfilled before the 81
s us rreI etiirv OF vonr Msiea1ys elevated aac1
~ ~ fer. tLn Emperor Pure. On the 10th you
~ srrrants re,eIens1s took the golden scroll COZ
II t,iring the mandate bestowed By ynuE Males
~ ~. uoon ihe Dalsi Lama's embodiment, toaeth
n. sitE The sable cape, the coral coazt rosszS II
. and lie gum Of iD.00o tasl8 in pilssz, bsst
ia | your AEjests'a donations, WHICH theE eaus,
ba to te conveyed upon yellow platforms to =
d monastery At nount PS.aia' at,a- aad DEPOSIT 4
ball called IN Ia kang- Tue cou
al and pillows were then arranged upon [
"a. civan, and On the a1rsal OF tbeI Dalai lana;
his embodiment IN the ball yonr SERVANTS and
" errntly read ont the galden scroll, en,bod;,i
Il your MsjEaty;s nandste. to the perusaf
M vkirh the embodiment listened In kueelt
la posture. facing toward the eaut, Aeer
it, reading Tas concluded, he received With r
ne- eration the impezial gifts, and performed
lie cerernpnial Il thTae geuuaecions
'a an 1iue prottzasions IN The direction
.ere the s.neeriI abode. Thus tsstifFng
refrectful gratitude for the celestisl taFs
ork Having teen invested w1ta ne gssm1isnss. =
one f.1red y your AAlestt, tne .Sna 1..,s
J at trTpcrseN 20 hts seas uP0u tHe sais t.1 ~;
m tin priesthood. intoned ehsnt Of Dnat
txs foEHntAs, inEeEnE ansptc.ous to&s ..-eso,,,
ton | hM skain ana H"0S Aasmo !
ent. chesaancas, E1cH
that cpeu-d, aa7 tne s. ~ .s,sa Z
3 to tEronemeus wss tnus oleaGa. ~ 10 watt,
tors day Eas Attenato o 1ae u.soo"- " r;+fon.1v
yere I acd everything pssae41 ,s ~ X rho rnt
> At Wall 70 tue nnlFe5s1a a.. r. ars. This,
- to body % clergy ano E"s ~ Hsie.tv's kuo
At accordingly ti1h4 - L.xa 10 stste, Il