The love, theveneration, the unanimity I saw expressed, effectually
convinced rae that they were happy. But to retiarn to ray narrative :
the room -in which I wrote, and the suite of apartments allotted to the
accommodation of myself, and the companion of uiy travels, were
erected by the fate Teshoo Lama for his own private residence, whenever
he chose to retire into uninterrupted solitude. In an adjacent
building, upon the right hand, »re lodged his mortal remains ; in another,
upon the tót, those of a former Lama, whose spirit exchanged
its corporeal residence more than a century ago. The Teshoo Lama,
I was told, had lavished upon this shrine of-his predecessor, -immense
wealth ; yet his own, which was nearly completed before his trisit to
the Emperor of ChirfS, had been since greatly enriched -by the tributary
offerings made to him on that Journey, and was now considered
as the most splendid and magnificent of the two.
When I became acquainted with these particulars, situated as I was
so near the mausoleum of our departed friend, I wanted not an excellent
pretext for desiring to visit it ; and having waited for a favourable
opportunity, I urged my pOea with such success, that -the Regent,
Chanjoo Cooshoo, immediately signified his most willing acquiescence
in my wishes.
Early in the morning my faithful attendant Gooroobah, crane to
conduct me. Proceeding from ray apartment, along the corridor, we
descended two flights <of stabs, and passing through some passages,
without any communication with die street, crane to a small gate,
which we entered, and found ourselves in the indosure immediately
before the grand mausoleum. Three sides of this court yard, which
wastpavedfWere-* star-rounded witMafe&lojln’a'de', for thd?'<r|p^oft'aFac-
Commodatid®! of pilgrims J ai^®’otM^iiv&'t^ra.!\'i®pori th^WSls dfwri
colonnade, were' rudely painted m ia'^yttlema!h'bahffgS#^P^antie
proportions, illustrative«.4fiya®4iistparts hfiflceM^^temdoflnJ^Bblogy.'
The two principal-.figuics, ofteaoimous sj/eydcpicted with hideous
countenances-, and coloured,wit^blue-and^carie%®tiesqated-jincar-
nations of+Gilite? The pillars Wea^ftfirited withvWertmltof paKd^m-nafc^
mented wftl^ildMtg'i a'nd5'Up‘d^phyf.pediment-whf®l| thby supfiortedt,
was introduced ihc nnpcual figure ol thfeddhincsirdiagon. In tlu. cthiliV.;
of the’.icolqbnade was. at laiige^gate, whicWd^ne^(ip'%Jpriifoipal aivenue
of thd'Btonastery; Immediately opposite to this gato,' stdwclftho.'pc >f fci$o,,
ofjhdinauSoleum,- on the (op of which, wrtKin a Kowirailing, wai. placed1
the^ follssfhtg' device# ieftemhlihg a- coatlb'f Wrms: The centre piece,
whiefrwas. of a spear-liMeform, resembling; the .Icd’b'l tiro pbpul tfee’f
was'placed upon a low pedestal. On eath side', was*®!- nguFe'of'-an'
animal, not’unlike a deericotachant, with-the! head;tclcv
pointing upwards, and the throat resting upon th&VHouIdtr^o^jwoj&pF
ing part, of the hastated machirie^be^&^ri-tblm^wlnchfcil col'lfecUfreif'
to- be;about eight" feet high. The Wh^^'-e^tendedf'frOnf ofe-sid^OTtHe',
portico to the;other, stood entirely clear of thfe^b'bdy df* the Bta‘Ming,-
and was. very richly gilt. - It ihad ^fbrfOgethersi ffrei ajjjDearah'g'e "of
a coat of arms with‘supporters, bu$fupori a .very large! scale. ' The1*
centre;;piece, I was informed, contained withindf, sOme-o$i>heif sacred
writings. •
Under the portico;' s’at a priest, who'read with'a bo’ok'before’hftrif
■'* Ficus indîcà.
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