WITH TEESHOO LAMA. 203 



On the morning of the 6th, I again waited on Teeflioo 

 Lama, to prefent fome curiofuies I had brought for 

 him from Bengal. He was very much (truck with a 

 fmall clock, and had it held to him, watching for a 

 long time the revolutions of the moment hand : he ad- 

 mired it, but with gravity, and without any childifh 

 emotion. There was nothing in the ceremony differ- 

 ent from the firft day's vilit. The father and mother 

 were prefent. I ftaid about half an hour, and retired, 

 to return and take leave in the afternoon. 



The votaries of Tee/hoo Lama already begin to flock 

 in numbers to pay their adorations to him. Few are 

 yet admitted to his prefence. Thofe who come, ef- 

 teem it a happinefs if he is but fhewn to them from 

 the window, and they are able to make their proftra- 

 tions before he is removed. There came to-day a party 

 of Kilmaaks (Cuimuc Tartars) for purpofes of devotion, 

 and to make their offerings to the Lama. When f re- 

 turned from vifiting him, I faw them Handing at the 

 entrance of the fquare in front of the palace, each with 

 his cap off, his hands being placed together elevated, 

 and held even with his face. They remained upwards 

 of half an hour in this attitude, their eyes fixed upon 

 the apartment of the Lama, and anxiety very vifibly 

 depicted in their countenances. At length, I imagine, 

 he appeared to them) for they began all togetherby lift- 

 ing their hands, flill clofed, above their heads, then 

 bringing them even with their faces, and after lowering 

 them to their breafts, then feparating them : to affift 

 them in finking and rifing, they dropt upon their knees, 

 and ffruck their heads againft the ground. This with 

 the fame motions was repeated nine times. They after- 

 wards advanced to deliver their prefents, confifting of 

 talents of gold and filver, with the products of their 

 country, to the proper officer, who having received 

 them, they retired apparently with much fatisfacfion. 



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