V.—An Undignified Exit from Yulongshi: Obstreperous Ulag, Make Risky Mounts: The Ga-ju Lamas, Their Religion magic tradition at in the path of fetormation, and the middle and secret tradition lay in the path of Geliverance. In those days so earnest vere, men in communicating the "Somnected word' that the breath their mouthy formed one Tone me and History: Youthful Lamas and-the-Ladies of vapour. In those eatly religion days all who had victory, merey, ang blessing: were gathered together and Paow Ove Own Consesronpenr Tachienla Our exit from Yolongshi was rather undignified,. Quite a compan friendly in every way, gathered see us of, And what an off it was, It would seem to the amaz the day's journey: and' sometimes Horses have to be-changeg and: discarded before' the caravan. leaves the Tibetan courtyard. The unfortunate rider is quite ignorant as themselves they find might, snd ability and were gras-pi time, the all-lord himself, in fame and knowledge? At that substance, Padma Sambhava, was pointing out the false to men. the nature of the beast' and that of honourable birth, ang who took ced and amused onlookers that some members of our caravan did not know how to ride a horse, Unfo kind of life they lived. There a Living. Buddha in residence and the company of lamas varied from 50 to 100. Life was very lonesome we were told as it took nearly two Gays to reach the temple, Travelling along our caravan was joined by a number of young lamas belonging to this Iamasery. They seemed quite! jolly fellows and the several maidens who were part of our company proved a strong attraction to. the young lamas. One of them appeared to take some liberties with a young girl and she very soon put distance Uctween herself and him. Another ung fellow was not so unfortunate and one of the girls and he enjoyed no end of stories. To sce the way thig young lama. enjoyed and aptunately T was the first to demonstrate this simple fact. Being the big. man' of the party naturally a greater number were round my Horse to help me on. One foot in the stirrup and a gentle swin brought me into the saddle, without the lightest warning I brute tore off Tike a streak of lightning, with a somewhat helpless dividual on its back. Fortunately T had the presence mind to discover quickly what was wrong. with the animal, My water-proof, tied loosely Dehind'the saddle had somehow gut loose and the strange noise had very much disturbed this highly sensitive horse, Knowing the nervous beast Twas riding did not make for my peace of mind and comfort during the day. Before leaving the courtyard the headmon decided this parcular horse should be led and so was, About 20 yards from the' courtyard gate we bad another performance of the gentleness of wild nomad horses, Friday was riding rather a frisky beast minus bridle. Hanging down his back ike a huge shield was an immense! Chinese straw hat. On his saddle hho curried all his bedding and apparently all his earthly belongings:
altitude meant anything he was the highest in the party. He lookced perfectly happy, seemed quite satisfied with his mount, and plensed that, everything: was going' well. He evidently' considered 20" yards sufficient distance to test a nomad] horse so he calmly it his _pipo. That's the last thing T remember about Friday till he was disentangled from that wild and dangerous boast. "When he got his foot out of the Improvised stirrup he stood, his pipe still in his hand, and look that horse. The amazing thing is he did no more. "Appar= cently ho considered it beneath. his dignity to revenge himself on this animal, ey probably he had" some thor means of getting his own back The saddle was again fixed, the bedding rearranged, the stirrups a lnsthe, rope: fixed bridle with part of it acting as a bit, and Friday' and hia pipe were! again mounted. Another hundred; yards further on and Chamdo dis played-his horsemanship. His animal started off at a mad rush, stopped! suddenly, and Chamdo. went There wore few animals he failed to bhang on to and fewer still he failed to impress his will upon, but this brute threw him and threw him so] violently that he decided to change! an to another horse. Intuitively: he seemed to know an animal that would be amenable, either to a stick or reason, and apparently this one proved an exception t" both methods. Friday stuck tenaciously to his mount and he and Chamdo charmed the Indies in the caravan with their ditties as we travelled down the Deautiful open valley.
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