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Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books

No 16

.lquare.il b Illmnnn d• S•idoguaweil September 1856 or X..4i°

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Lithographed by C Foch printed in Oil. muttons how loeillol. Iferlin.

Lal North :l3"5:1:

Height 12.321 Engl. feet.

Loni. East of Oirelgl: 77°I6'

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The hand,,,_ consists of two long. but comparatively narrow parts the junction of slant, is formed by the principal entrance to the monastery. The basement contains two floors of low apartments, to these succeed two vent lofty stories of large halls, some of which are inhabited b the Lamas. but the majority are uncut as sacred apartments and repositories for their numerous and varied articles of worship. The projecting verandahs and balconies. which serve as wind. unw', are shaded with large hangings of black cloth. ornamented by wilily hands intersecting 1,1111 miter al right angles. s1111 presenting a sLntprisinS;.1l7olldh accidental, likeness to the figure of the cross. In the inner compound, occupying the fore.

ground, two large trees decorated with rings of Yak tails and long praying flags have been erected. Enthusing the r   pound appear a succession of covered corridors. contiguous to. though not all communicating with, each other; they contain a Hume
roes array of praying cylinders, which are also to In' seen along the walls of the building itself. The trees. which are fair specimens of poplar and willow should he particularly noticed, as exhibiting forms only possible by a very careful cultivation. At the top of the staircase may be seen a group of the head lamas, who gave me a vet)• friendly reception. and from whom I succeeded in ohminine much valuable information and many and various contributions to our ethnographical collection.