CONTENTS. 



Chapter IV — Monhhood. 



The ciUTiculum 



Popularity of the Church, one son in a family to become a lama, 

 course of training 



Preliminary examination — Physical, age, parentage, physical 

 examination and tutor ........ 



Probation — Position of probationer, tuition and list of text-books, 

 some precious maxims on speech, purposes of human gather- 

 ings, eight acts of low-born persons, the ten faults, three im- 

 proper acts, and test of results ...... 



The noviciate — its general character, appraising of descent, pre- 

 liminary presents, &e., formal acceptance of candidate, ton- 

 suring, baptism, &c., introduction to assembly as a bride, con- 

 firmation of noviciate, his life as a novice, first professional 

 examination, text-books for first examination, penalties of 

 failure to pass the text-books for second examination, ordi- 

 nary practice ......... 



The monkhood, position and privileges of a junior monk, his 

 fiu-ther academic instruction, his sacerdotal functions, penalty 

 for violation of celibacy 



Lamaic grades and discipline 



Lower offices 



Higher offices . . • 



Commissariat officer and provost marshal 



TJm-dse, Dorje Lo-p6n and the Bishop 



Monastic Eoutine as a Village Priest: — 



Night devotion, meditative postures, expulsion of the three 

 original sins, mummery, ritual, repetition of mantras, fm-ther 

 devotion, offerings at dawn, morning's occupation and even- 

 ing service . . . . • 



In monastic residence, monastery routine, morning muster for 

 mass, service of tea, grace before drinking, service of soup, 

 celebration of mass, the refuge formula and other services 



In hermitage, the meditation of hermits, temporary hermitage 

 and its exercises .... 



The worship of Diilma, the deliveress 



Her popularity .... 



Semblance to the Virgin Mary . 



Origin of her worship 



Her forms 



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