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No. I. 
'Translation of a 'Letter from Kienlong, Emperor of China , to Dalai Lama , the. 
■ Grand Lama of Tibet . 
Placed by heaven at the head of ten thousand kingdoms, my utmost 
endeavours are employed to govern them well. I neglect no means to procure 
peace and happiness to all that have life. I endeavour also to make learning 
and religion flourish. Lama, I am persuaded that you enter into my views, 
and that your intentions accord with mine. I am not ignorant that you do 
all, that depends on you, to omit nothing your religion prescribes, and to 
follow exactly all the laws. You are punctual at prayer, and you bestow the 
attention that praying well requires. It is principally by this that you become 
the most firm support of the religion of Fo. I rejoice in it from my heart, 
and give you, with pleasure, the praises that are your due. 
By the favour of heaven I enjoy health. I wish, Lama, that you may 
enjoy the same blessing, and that you may long continue to offer up your 
fervent prayers. 
The year before last the Punjun Irtinnee set out from Teshoo Loomboo, 
in order to pray here, upon the occasion of my seventieth birthday, to which 
I am drawing nigh. He performed his journey in good health. As soon as 
I was acquainted with his departure, and that he informed me he was to pass 
the winter at Koumboum, 1 sent the Lieutenant General Ouan-fou, and 
another grandee, named Pao-tai, to meet him, and ordered them to convey to 
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