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countrymen. By the most amiable exercise of extensive power, 
he won the hearts of all his votaries. His public conduct, on all 
occasions, bore undistinguished testimony to the benevolent pro¬ 
pensities of his nature; and clearly proved that all his actions were 
uniformly prompted, by a desire of extending happiness to all around 
him. His humane and considerate temper was eminently displayed in 
his interposition with the English government, on behalf of the people 
of Bootan; and, in the opinion of his followers, this successful exer¬ 
cise of his influence, reflected the brightest lustre on his sacred name. 
But it is not to the partial and interested representations of his own 
votaries alone, that we are to look for a favourable delineation of the 
character of the late Lama. His manners are reported by Mr. Bogle 
to have been in the highest degree engaging. He represents his dis¬ 
position as open, candid, and generous in the extreme. In familiar 
conversation he describes him as not merely easy, but even facetious 
and entertaining. He says, that his thirst of knowledge was unbound ¬ 
ed ; and that from the numerous travellers, who on religious, or even 
commercial motives., daily resorted to Teshoo Loomboo, he sought all 
occasions of extending his information ; while at the same time, he was 
equally free in communicating the knowledge, which he himself pos¬ 
sessed. His whole character, indeed, so powerfully excited the admira¬ 
tion of Mr. Bogle, as to have drawn from him this enthusiastic, but 
sincere expression: “ I endeavoured to discover in him some of those 
defects, which are inseparable from humanity; but he is so universally 
beloved that I had no success, and not a man could find in his heart 
.to speak ill of him.” 
