The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-07

The authority of China. however has
been or d very te,,uous sort. depending
chiefly upon Il resident official az Lilasaa
THE great value TO China Of Its resident.
official Is from the fact that whenever
a new Grand Lama is chosen the Chinese
resident Is presentsat the casting or lois
upon which the choice depends Is tins
utmost trickcry and Wire-pullng con-.
trolls these elections. Is Is easy TO see
how this opportunity can be turned to-
great alue. q rs: 81 ss B X 5& s
The Authority Divided.
The spiritual and political authority Is
divided between the Dalai Lama and the
Tashi Lama, much the same as In Eng
tcrbury and York with the further sinh.
flarity that limo the Archbishop tof Cam.
Iterbury, the Dalai Lam Is more powerful;
and more highly regarded. Whenever one
of tho two Lamas die al the name Or
All male children born just after the
death of the Great Lama are laid before.
his survivor. under the belief that the
Buddha has reincarnatedf fiulself {. Three
names are then thro~nlinto a golden cas-
ket. provided by a former ernpc RI Q 4
China. "a The abbots OF the grca t monas-3
$teries assemble. and a fter n week Of. pray
crg the lots are dra wn In the presence Of
the surviving La ma and " the Chinese
residents. The child whose name IL - rstt
drawn is the6futurc Grand Lama. ca CHI Of
the other two receiving five hundred
pieces Of silver. AZ
The abbots TO whom re ference has been
made. are supposed to be incarnntions OF
the lesser Buddhas of Bodhisats though
1T is not certain VIII ether the honor Is IN
hercnt ia the Abbacy of some great clois-R
ter, or the Dalai Lama exercises his RICH
1,y1,n a
correspond IN many respects to the o.
man cardinals. Under them are large
number OF Chubil Khans, or lesser Abbots.5
who are the heads of the sma Her mon
$asteries. Their numbers are very large
and there are bu t. few M nastcrte les 7,
Tibet or Mongolia who do not ella I'M TO
possess one ofSthese Buddhas 81 l9
ri Besides these MYSTICAL persons there a re
IN the Tibetan Church n numb Of other
ranks and degrees. corresponding to the:
deacon. fill priest. dean, and doctor Of
divinity OF this west. At the great yearly,
festival att Lhasa they ma Ike in the Ca tfi-
edrals an Imposing array, not much less
magnificent than that of tho clergy In {
Rome: s for the ancient mplicity OF dress
has quite disappeared In the growing
differences OF ran and each al vision OF
the spiritual army is distinguished in 4
Tibet. as In the west by a spec lal uni
form. The political authority Of the Dalai
Lama Is confined TO Tibet itself. but heiis8
the acknowledged head also OF the. BUD
hist; Church. throughout Alondolia and
China. II has no supremacy over his \
sco-religonists In ia pan, md event In China
there are MANI d dhists who re not
practically under his control or nfluence.
Tibet's Trade Small,
The trade OF Tibet 6 Is necessarily small.
6, go coo souls, the great difficulty of trans
portaton being most effectnal barrier
to much merchandising. But the Tlbe-7
stans are able TO produce n great deal
OF fine wooden cloth a nd some liver, gold
and precious stones. which they gladly
exchange for the fruits and comforts of
the lower countries Over TO- 900 900 pounds