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MAGIC KITES. 



or "The one who sees all actions." The margin of the disc is sur- 

 rounded by flames. This more artistic arrangement is shown in 

 Plate XII. As a sami^le of this oracle I give here the detail 

 of No. 1 and list of the presiding divinities of the other number. 



No. 1, Bhagcman (a title of Buddha). "You are of the wise class, 

 " or if not, you will get a wise son. Your god needs to be worshipped 

 " fully, and what you desire will be realized, and you will obtain 

 "lono- life and freedom from sickness. And if you are a male this 

 "blessing will last for nine years. If you are a female then nine 

 " monks must be engaged to read the nylthi {vide page 292), and four 

 "monks must do the dok-pa, clapping of hands to drive away the evil 

 "spirits; for in the south is a King Demon who is angry with you 

 " and your heart is disturbed and your temper bad. On this account 

 " do the worship of the King Demon and wear his charm. In your 

 "house children will be unsafe, but they will not die. Your valuable 

 "goods are likely to go, therefore do the worship of Nor-thub or ' the 

 " obtaining of wealth.' " 



The names of the divinities of the other numbers, which give some 

 indication of the nature of the divination, are: — 



2. Cheresi. 



3. UgyenRimbochhe, 



4. Dolma. 



5. Chakna Dorje. 



6. Yeshe Norbu. 



7. Chan dan. 



8. Indra, 



9. Manjusri. 

 10. Dorje leg-pa. 



11. Sirge Shashi. 



12. Dorje Gyatham. 



13. Yuduk Ngonmo. 



14. Tongngan Lhamo. 



15. TamchhenNaypo. 



16. Lungpa Kyithik. 



17. Durpag Nag. 



18. Garwa Bishu. 



19. Gyacha kua. 



20. Nad-5dak Remati, 



God of sickness. 



21. Tsunpa. 



22. Chhui Lhamo. 



23. Tuk-zig-pa. 



24. SiiDiKukhor. 



25. Damcha Dzema. 



26. Dreo Dagyak. 



27. Purnang tJkpu. 



28. Ngag-nag. 



The Dice used in divination and fortune- telling are of two sorts, 



viz., (a) ordinary ivory or bone dice marked with 



■^y ^"^''' black dots from 1 to 6 as in European dice, 



and {h) a solitary wooden cube, on each of the six sides of which is 



carved a letter corresponding to a similar letter in the manual. 



The ordinary ivory dice are used in a set of three with the Illamo 



316 ov "The Goddess Divination Manual," which 



Ordinary Ivory dice. p^.Q^^jjeg f qj. results from 3 to 1 8. These three dice 



are usually thrown on the book itself from the bare hand after having 

 been shaken up in the closed palm. More luxurious people have a 

 small wooden bowl from which to throw the dice, and a pad on which 



