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1895.] L. A. Waddell — Description of Lhfisa Cathedral. 
the Chinese and Tibetans during which it was removed (for greater safety) 
into the Lho-sgom-loipc’an (temple) and the door (of its shrine) was 
plastered with clay and (the name) Manju-grl written on it (in order to 
mislead the Chinese). Then after two generations, the Chinese princess 
who was brought as the spouse of ’Jag-ts’a-lha-dbon went to Ra-mo-ch’e, 
but having missed seeing (the image of) pakya Muni there, she fetched it 
from Llio-sgo-me-loq-c’an, and placed it in the middle of the gandhakuta 
chapel. 
“ On the left of this image is Maitreya and on the right Mahjughosa 
made of bell-metal. Behind it is Buddha Dtpagkara, and the god ’Od- 
zer-’p’o-ba, now called Mi-’gro-ysug-byon. Behind these is the image of 
Muni Gaijs-clie’n-’tso-rgyal 1 2 * made by the translator Zai)s-dkar. On the 
right of this are twelve Sattvas, and on the left are twelve female 
Sattvas. There also are the angry fiend Kaq-kiq, Maitreya , and Mahju¬ 
ghosa made by ^Lin-p’yag-drug-dbon-po, the Jina Tsoij-k’a-pa, the 
funeral urn of sKor-cZpon Bodliisattva , the big stone ‘ Amo-lag-k’a’ 8 taken 
by the Jina Tsoij-k’a-pa from the bank of a river, also the bells which 
Mo-hu-gal (Maudgalyayana) caused his mother to ring and to repeat 
the Manx (formula) at Dril-gdaq. 4 * 
“ In the outer courtyard of the gandhakuta (chapel) are the fol¬ 
lowing images : Munindra, 6 the great divine lord Dlpaqkara fri-jnana, 6 
the religious king ’Brom-ston, the translator Nag-ts’o, Anya Tara , 
who is also called ‘the scarf-taking Tara,' on account of her having asked 
the ’P’ags-pa Rin-po-ch’e 7 for the votive scarf which he was carrying, 
and the image of the Bodliisattva sKor-dpon. 
“ Within the gandhakuta (chapel) is the image of the reverend 
master Mi-p’an-mgon-po, of red bell-metal made by the religious king 
Kri-kri who was the dispenser of gifts to the Indian Ts’e-lo-ni-k’ri-pa. 
The retinue of this image comprises Tara as ‘the defender from the 
eight Pears, 8 ’ and Avalokita sem^-nid-ijal-gso which existed during the 
time of the religious king (Srog-6tsan). 
1 QJ 1 Li. 
2 * The Victorious Ocean of Snow.* 
8 It is believed by Lamas to be a jewel j probably it is the Amalaka (fruit- 
shaped) pinnacle of a temple. 
4 I Dril-ba — Skt. * TJt'padana or Utsadanarh. This incident pro¬ 
bably refers to Maudgalyayana’s miraculous descent to the Preta purgatory to relieve 
his mother. Conf. Buddh of Tibet, p. 98. 
6 ^ | T ’ub-pai dfraq-po. 
8 The religious name of the Indian monk Ati^a. 
7 Sa-skya Grand Lama. 
8 See art. on The Indian Buddhist Cult of Avalflkita and Tora, J.R.A.S., 
1893, p. 89. 
