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THE P^AMOUS IMAGK OF BUDDHA IN THE GREAT TEMPLE OE LHASA (SEE TEXT, P. 



garden, which serves as a summer resort 

 for the Dalai Lama, who goes there to 

 discourse upon the Lama classics every 

 summer. 



Seventy-five hundred Lamas live in 

 this monastery, which has room enough 

 to accommodate any of the largest uni- 

 versities in the United States. 



There is a Buddha here who is re- 

 ported to have come out from the water 

 four centuries ago to deliver the people 

 from floods that used to ravage the 

 country. 



No stronger evidence., of the supersti- 

 tious mind of the natives can be given 



than the idea which they have regarding 

 the clay body of the seventh Dalai Lama, 

 which is in this monastery. Tibetans 

 sincerely believe that it is the livmg body 

 of the seventh Dalai Lama. It is said 

 that the bosom of the body is still warm, 

 though the seventh Dalai Lama died sev- 

 eral decades ago. The truth as to this 

 tradition cannot be ascertained, since no 

 one is allowed to touch the body. 



There are many large images. Of 

 these the largest in size is called "Mile," 

 and is gold-plated and adorned with 

 pearls, gems, and numberless precious 

 stones. Here are also two fasces (see 



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