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remains unextinct, be defended by thee! Thou, together with thy retinue, 
shalt drive away all enemies, whether internal or external, and the warlike foes 
of the border lands; thou shalt extinguish all kinds of heretics, who may try 
to injure the religion.” The statue of this dreadful lord of death, who is 
the sworn guardian of Gahdan inspires terror in the minds of sinners who, 
even to the present day, tremble at his name. It was, according to the 
popular belief, by the might of this dreaded deity that the progress 
of the Gurkha armies beyond the boundary of Tsah was arrested. On the 
25th day of the 10th lunar month of the same year, Tsonkhapa’s person 
having been contracted to the size of a boy of eight, and placed in a 
mansion encompassed by the radiance of the rainbow, prepared to start 
for the land of bliss. On that occasion innumerable Suras, Asuras, fairies, 
gods and goddesses played instruments of music in his honour, showered 
flowers, and with flags and umbrellas joined in a pious dance for full 
seven days. On the morning of the seventh day, when by the act of 
his will he was lost in yoga, his soul, leaving its mortal frame, was absorbed 
in the Sambhogakaya of Buddhahood. Thence forward Tsonkhapa, 
under the name of Jampal Ninpo, sits by the side of Maitreya the 
Regent of Tushita (Gahdan). His remains, wrapped in cloths inscribed 
with texts from the Dharanis, 3 were preserved in a Chaitya of gold. His 
tomb is a lofty edifice, with a gilt roof, and a golden Chaitya inside. 
The Tibetans have the following account of Buddha’s prediction 
respecting Tsonkhapa:—In ancient times, when Bhagavan S akya lived, 
a Brahman boy prayed to him after presenting him with a crystal rosary. 
Bhagavan, in return, drew from his right side a white conch shell and gave 
it to him, saying, “ Oh Brahman boy, in time to come thou shalt work for 
my religion ; when it shall spread in the Himavat country, thou shalt be 
the president of the Dharma.” The same conch shell was then concealed in 
the hill called Brogri, in Tibet. It is now to be found in the Dapun 
monastery and is said to be possessed of miraculous powers. 
3 The mystical writings, called Dharanis, were brought from India during the 
Sakya hierarchy in the 10th and 11th century A. D. The inscriptions were prepared in 
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