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road, and every kind of entertainment was provided for tliem, he arrived at a 
place called Thooktharing, where he was met by eight men of distinction, of 
the country of Kalmauk, with about two thousand troops, who were to attend 
him, by the Emperor’s orders; but after their presents, which consisted of 
gold, silver, horses, mules, silks, 8cc. were received, the Lama dismissed 
them, not having occasion for their attendance, and he continued his journey 
nineteen days, at the end of which he came to a place called Coomboo 
Goombaw, a populous city, where there stands, near a small river, a large 
and famous Putawlaw, or temple of public worship, to which many thousand 
Khoseong, or devout men, annually resort. This place is also the residence 
of great numbers of these poor devout people. In a day or two after his 
arrival here, the winter commenced, and the snow fell so heavy, and in such 
quantities, that the whole face of the ground was covered, too deep for the 
Lama to proceed upon his journey, for the space of four months. During 
his stay at this place, a messenger from the Emperor arrived with a letter, 
together with many presents, amongst which were five strings of pearls, a 
curious watch, snuff box, and knife, all ornamented with jewels, besides 
many curious brocades and silks. 
At this place, as well as during the Lama’s journey through Kalmauk, he 
was continually importuned, by all ranks of people, for a mark of his hand, 
which, being coloured with saffron , he extended, and made a full print of it on 
a piece of clean paper. Many thousand of these were printed off, in the like 
manner, for the multitude that daily surrounded him, which they carefully 
preserved as the most sacred relics. At this place, the chief of the province 
of Lanjoo, named Choondoo, with ten thousand troops, waited upon the 
Lama, by the Emperor’s orders, and presented him with a very rich palan¬ 
quin, a large tent, twenty horses, several mules, kc. the whole amounting, in 
value, to upwards of twenty-five thousand illeung : an illeung of silver weighs 
3 rs. 4 as. equivalent to about 7s. 
During the Lama’s stay at this place, he was also visited by a chief, named 
Choondaw, with five thousand attendants; a man of much consequence, and 
a religious character, in his country, who tarried with him many days. 
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