1844.] 



and o?i Gerard's Account of Kundwar. 



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Order. 



Gichul, 



Names of 

 Books. 



Gelong, 



Katchin, 



Saugdu, 



Zhjikchid, 

 Ganbo, 



Chargil, 



Lamo, . . 



Zhjaljiba,. 



Dua, (and some- 

 times) Cham- 

 shinjj, .. . . 



Rangtanglu, 

 Chaumadupelu, 

 Gunsumlu and 

 Zintonlu, 



Subject. 



Prayers to the five 

 gods to forgive 

 sin. 



On abstraction as 

 keeping away evil 

 andprolonginglife. 



Forms of prayers to 

 avert evil, procure 

 advantages, and a 

 general exhorta- 

 tion to holiness 



Similar to the above. 



Remarks. 



Similar in its con< 

 tents to Ganbo. 



Similar in its con- 

 tents to Ganbo, on 

 observances and 

 prohibitions. 



On the necessity of 

 submission to the 

 will of Cham- 

 shing, i. e. God. 



Subject not ascer- 

 tained, but I un- 

 derstood that to 

 becomeaKatchin, 

 it was necessary 

 to repeat the four 

 books by heart be- 

 fore the Grand 

 Lama, or the su- 

 perior of one of 

 the four monas- 

 teries near Lassa. 



Vest red, robe or "chader" com- 

 posed of two cloths, the inside 

 one yellow, the outside one red. 



Yellow string round the waist, co- 

 nical yellow cap with short lap- 

 pets, heads shaved. 



Cap, termed Panju, conical with 

 lappets reaching to the breast, 

 yellow cloth or silk lappets,some- 

 times have Aummani padme 

 horn on them. Under dress, red. 



Robe. — Consists of two sheets or 

 robes, both yellow, the inside 

 one called chehgo of woollen or 

 serge, the outside one called 

 namber of silk. 



The Gelongs and superior ranks 

 must always have the chehgo or 

 inner robe with them, they must 

 not sleep without it. Both robes 

 are worn as one, right arm free, 

 fastened over the left shoulder, 

 head shaved. 



To become a Gelong, it does not appear necessary that the aspirant 

 should submit to an examination by priests chosen by the Grand 

 Lama, or that they should have been educated at a monastery. Any 

 Gelong can ascertain the acquirements of a person who wishes to 

 be admitted to the rank, and if he is satisfied, the Gichul takes upon 

 himself the dress and functions of a Gelong. This indeed may be the 



