CONTENTS. 
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CHAPTER V. 
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Permission from the Regent to view the Interior of the Monastery.—Gorgeous 
Temples.—Solemn and mysterious Ceremonies.—Numerous Assembly of the 
Gylongs.—Periods for Devotion.—Loud Vociferation.—Clamorous Noise attend¬ 
ing the Performance of their religious Rites.—Serious Attention to the Duties of 
their Faith.—Profound Respect for their sovereign Lama.—Visit the Mausoleum 
dedicated to the Memory of the late Teshoo Lama.—Cursory View of this 
highly venerated Structure. - - - - 255 
CHAPTER VI. 
The Regent.—Soopoon Choomboo. — Countries contiguous to Tibet—Bengal 
endeared to the Tibetians by religious Prejudices.—Gunga Sagur—the Con¬ 
fluence of the Ganges with the Sea.—Jagarnaut.—Performance of Pilgrimage 
by Proxy.—A Devotee—Geography—’"Astronomy.—Pranpooree—his extra¬ 
ordinary Course of Mortifications.—Russia—the Czarina.—Taranaut Lama.— 
Kharka.—Intercourse between Russia and China.—Pilgrims from Khumbak.— 
Gallery of Idols—Means by which the Cabinet is occasionally augmented.— 
Teshoo Loomboo famed for the Manufacture of Images.—Lama of Luddauk.— 
War between England—America and France.— Commerce—of the English 
Nation. — Spirit of Inquiry and Research. — Siberia—Baikal.—Wandering 
Tartars—No Tradition extant of an ancient People inhabiting towards the 
North.—General Belief of the Origin of Learning.—Inference drawn from the 
Similarity of the Sanscrit and Tibet Alphabet.—Character in which their sacred 
Writings are preserved and printed—that of Correspondence and Business.— 
Regent notifies his Design of leaving the Monastery—commends me to the Care 
of Soopoon Choomboo in his Absence.—Visits my Apartments, accompanied by 
Soopoon Choomboo and the Lama of Luddauk.—Science of Palmistry.—Attar, 
Pawn. - - - 266 
CHAPTER VII. 
Departure of the Regent—his Desire to travel unobserved.—Egypt — Eunani— 
Singhi.—Use of the Symbol of the Lion in Tibet and Egypt—superstitious 
Regard for celestial Phaenomena—Skill in Science—Bigotry—Court of China— 
Spectacles for the Entertainment of the Lama—Soomeroo.—Coincidence with 
the Hindoos in scientific Knowledge.—Benares esteemed the sacred Seat of all 
human Learning.—Teshoo Loomboo—Geographic Site—particular Description 
of.—Plain of Teshoo Loomboo—Shigatzee-jeung—Luddauk—Cashmeer—Nipal 
—China—Russia—Siberia.—Abruptness of the Hills—local Effect.—Vortexes of 
