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Chete Sing Bahadur, 55 to whom they carried the Panchhen’s letter, gave them 
a cordial reception. He kindly provided the travellers with passports and 
letters patent which enabled them to travel in wooden conveyances, 56 as 
respectable parties. The same prince, having furnished them with convoys, 
they reached Dorje-dan in a fortnight from Varanasi At Dorje-dan they 
made grand offerings and performed divine services of five kinds before the 
image of the Maha Bodhisattva, and paid reverence to the Tirtha-dharas, and 
S'ivaridhi. They gave dinners to priests, beggars and other men. At this 
time, hearing that the Mahaguru Tasi Lama’s offerings had reached Dorje- 
dan, people from different quarters assembled near the spot to see the sight. 
These spectators, full of faith, joining their palms, paid homage 
to the Supreme dispenser of mercy according to their own religious 
persuasions. They also made presents of edibles and various sorts of 
articles to these Tibetan worshippers. The travellers, having made their 
offerings at other important places of pilgrimage, arrived before the Prince 
of Varanasi who, according to the Mahaguru’s commands, conducted 
religious services at the Buddhist shrine of Varanasi. He showed 
much hospitality and kindness to these Gelohs 57 with readiness and pleasure. 
At last, in order to pay homage to the Mahaguru Tasi Lama, Chete Sing 
Bahadur deputed his general Lala Kasmiri Mall and two of his officers, 
Gusankshi-puri and Sopa-ram, to Tasi-lhunpo. Accompanying the 
Gelohs they safely arrived before His Holiness. The account of the suc¬ 
cessful termination of this perilous pilgrimage, the offerings and oblations 
made to the sacred places and shrines, the hospitality of the natives of 
India, Chete Sing Bahadur’s cordial reception of the monks and more par¬ 
ticularly the arrival of the Indian envoys, with presents and letters, trans¬ 
ported His Holiness with joj^. Chete Sing’s letter which was written in 
Nagari, when translated into Tibetan, ran thus :— 
“ To the most precious and exalted personage, the all-knower who 
sits like the parent of all living beings that inhabit the region encom¬ 
passed by the heaven and earth. 
“ We are in receipt of your favour, the perusal of which has afforded us 
as much pleasure as could be derived from an actual meeting. The enclosure 
consisting of satin and gold has been placed by me on the crown of my 
head as the best of blessings. In accordance with your request, I arranged 
for the comfortable journey of the Gelohs sent hither by you. They 
visited all the important shrines and places of pilgrimage, such as Dorje-dan, 
Prayaga and others. I provided them with letters of recommendation and 
passports as required by them, by means of which they travelled from place to 
65 Chait-sing, the Raja of Benares. 
56 Palanquins. 
37 Buddhist priests in Tibet are called Gelon (Skr. Bhikshu). 
