giO Atf ACCOUNT O? 



look, fpoke to him in the Tibet language, and afked 

 him if he had had a fatiguing journey. The interview 

 lafted more than an hour, during all which time the 

 Lama- fat with the utmoft compofure, not once at- 

 tempting to quit his feat, nor difcovering the lead for- 

 ward uneahnefs at his confinement. Tea was twice 

 brought in, and the Lama drank a cup each time. 

 When ordered to accept his difmiffion, Poorungeer ap- 

 proached the Lama, and bowing before him, prefented 

 his head uncovered to receive his bleffing, which the 

 young Lama gave by ftretching out his hand, and lay- 

 ing it upon his head. He then ordered him, as long 

 as he refided at TceJJioo Loomboo, to come to him once 

 every day. 



The following morning Poorungeer waited upon the 

 Regent at his apartments in the Palace, to whom, after 

 obierving the cuftomary forms of introduction, he de- 

 livered his difpatches. After this he vifited Soopoon 

 Choomboo, the Lama's parents, and others, to whom he 

 was before known, and fays he experienced from all 

 quarters the moft cordial and kind reception; for they 

 had been long ufed to confider him as an agent of the 

 Government of Bengal. He found no change whatever 

 to haveenfued in the adminiftration fince his attendance 

 upon me in Ti^/. The country enjoyed perfect tran- 

 quillity; and the only event that had taken place of im- 

 portance in their annals, was the inauguration of the 

 infant Lama, which happened the preceding year ; and 

 as this conftitutes a concern of the higheft moment, 

 whether confidered in a political or religious point of 

 view, being no lefs than the recognizance, in an infant 

 form? of their regenerated immortal Sovereign and 

 Ecclefiaftical Supreme, I was induced to beftow more 

 than common pains to trace the ceremonies that attend- 

 ed the celebration of fuch a great event, conceiving that 

 the novelty of the fubjeel might render the account 

 curious, if even it mould be found to contain no infor- 

 mation 



