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selected according to the astrologer's indications, who holding it breast 



hilh at arm's length, carries it outside, attended by the lamas and 



Kity shoXg ' Begone ! ' and flourishing their weapons And i is 



carrkd offfoi^about |th of a mile in the dii^ction prescribed by the 



astrXger of the enemy of the people, and deposited, if possible, at a 



«itp where four roads meet. . , . i i • •„ 



Meanwhile, to make sure that the demon is not yet lurking m 



^ ' some corner of the room, the sorcerer-lama^ 



Subsequent ceremo- remains behind, with a dorje in his right hand ana 



»>es- ^ i3gii ill liig left, and with the dorje he makes trantic 



passes in all directions, muttering spells, and with the forefinger 



and thumb of the right hand, without relinquishing the clorje.h^ 



throwir all directions hot pebbles which have been toasted m the 



fire, muttering his charms, and concludes :— 



"Dispel from this family all the sorceric injury of Pandits 



" ^""'^Dispel all strife. Dispel all the mischief of inauspicious planets, 

 " and^i conjunction of the^ed and black Mewa. Dispel all the evil 



«'of the 8 'parkha.' , 



" Turn to the enemy all the misfortune. , , , xi,„ 



.< Turn to the eneiJy all plagues, loss accidents bad dreams the 



- 81 bad omens, unlucky years, months, and days ^^^^ 424 diseases the 



" 360 causes of plagues, the 720 causes of sudden death, the 80,UUU 



" most malignant demons. " , -m ^ t nJ,„^ f Reo-one '" 



«« Turn all these to our enemy ! Bh>/o ! Bhijo ! Bhjjo ! Begone 

 And the lama adds-" Now by these angry spells the demon is 

 " expelled ! ! Happiness .'" 



Then all the people triumphantly shout :— 



" Lha-g>jul-d.d ! Lha-gyal-o-d ! ! 



God has won ! ! 

 Dupam-hoU Dil pam-lo L'! ^ ^^ 



TUE DEMOXS ARE DEFEATED • • • • 



The Lay Figure of the Deceased, and its kites. 

 The interment or cremation of the corpse does not terminate the 

 , rites in connection with the disposal of the soul 

 Eflipy of deceased. ^^^ ^^, ^^ ^^^^ deceased. That same day, alter 



dressing a stool or^o^^^^ ,^ .^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^.^^^^ ^^^p^^ ^^^y ^^1 

 The face paper. ^p^^ng or " spyang-pu " —pronounced clmiig-lcu. 



