The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-25

answered by the series OF convulsive shud-
derirSs which at length shook the lama
II ann. His DARK eyes rolled wildly, ana
finally nothing but their whites were 10
he seen, sDasm after spasm threatening
10 shiver the frail 'enement and eXpel
its quivering life. The teeth were set ana
The features distorted in the worst
phases of epilepsy, when suddenly. and
Just as the tempest of horrible cries and
distortions was al its hight the lama setz-
cd the long, gltte,irs knife which lay
across his knee. drew it rapidly up the
leng Of the abdomen sud then display
ed, i'm all their revolving horror the proofs
Of the sacrifice IN the protruding intes-
tines
The crowd of awe-struck ascetics bent
their heads 20 the ear. h n mute worship.
Not a sound broke the stiffness but the
de p brea ching OF the spectators. At
length enc OF them. who had witnessed
such scenes before, addressed the living
oreature-for living he still was. though
he uttered no sound nor rails his droop-
ing head from his breast-and said: Man
can you tell Us by what power this deed
OF blood Is performed without destruction
of life%' TygJ'EFH
\ cead silence ensued. The living corpse
moves. 1t ra 5 it .squivering hands and
scoops uD the blood from the wound
bears it to he lips. which breathe upon
II. hey then return TO the wound, begin
70 press the severed parts together and
remake the mutila ted body. The fakirs
shout and send up praises TO Brahma;
the drums beat; the cymbals clash;
shrieks. prayers inVocations resound on
all sides. The fragrant incense asceuds;
tie flute players rlante1 on the outskirts
Of he estate pour forth their shrll ca
dence, the harps of some European ser
wants stationed in a dis ant apartment
ard previously instruct send forth
strairs of sweet melody amid the frantic
clamor
without IA Scar.
The ecstatic makes few more passes.
and after wrapping a scarf previously
prepared over the body as if to cleanse it
from the gore in which it was stepped
suddenly he stands upright, casts all his
upper garments from him and displays
a body unmarked by a single scar Ges-
ticulations, cries, shouts subside; low
murmurs of admira ton and worship pass
through the breathlesS assembly and
then the Bokt. ciasp.ng his thin hands
and elevating his glistening eyes to heav-
en-. utters, in a deep, low tone, far differ
ent from the shrin vail OF the half-1ead
sacrifice. short but fervent prayer Of
thankfulness. and all is finished
\ FlOrentine traveller succeeded in pen
etratinS in disguise to Potala shortly
after the death of Dalai lama, and de-
Scribes whac ne saw in connection with
the reincarnation of the Buddha who hal
taken up his abode in the body of a young
child
AN altar is ready in the temple to re-
Ceive the resuscitated Buddha found by
the initiated priesthood. and recognized
by certain secret signs 10 have re.nCar-
nated himself IN a newborn infant. The
baby, but a few days old, is brought into
the presence of the people and reverentiai-
y placed upon the aRar Suddenly rising
10 a sitting posture the child begins 10
utter in a loud, manly voice the following
sentences: I am Buddha. I am his spirit
and J. Buddha,' your Dalai Lama. have
eft my old decrepit body at the temple Of
and selected the body of this
young babe as my earthly dwelling "
The Florentine says he was permitted
by the priests TO take the baby in his
arms and carry il of some distance so
as to satisfy himself that il was no trick
OF the ventriloQuist. The infant opened
MS eyes ana gave him such a look that
j. made his flesh creep. and then repeat
ed the same words. so there could De no
mistake about il. This account is con-
tirmed by Aboe Hue, who states that the
child answers questions and tells those
who knew him in mis- past life the most
exact details Of his anterior earthly ex-
.stence.
This incident is inexplicab,e. but 1t is
not without collateral support from indie
pendent sources.