Techienlu, Aug. 10.
The present situation in Tibet resulting in the flight of the Pa chen Lama has a parallel in the death of the Demo Precious imme-
Siately" proceeding the British expedition. Before his death Demo Precious was the civil Head of Tibet ind_afl temporal power was in his hands. After his death, the Dalai Lama, the recognized' Spiritual Head was invested with dual a thority~in Tibet. Tt was. natural that the new regime would meet with some opposition from the lamas and from the relatives of the Demo Precious. This opposition has been long in coming. The Panchen Lama has at last had to flee the country and ud an asylum in The Panchen lama, the Dalai having appropriated the temporal power of the country, naturally considered himself the Spiritual Head of Lamaland. During the intervening years, he has done all in his power, no doubt, to appropriate that position, and in some circles he is recognized and acknowledged as the Head of Lamaism. The Dalai lama, however, had no intention of yielding his spiritual authority to anyone, intrigue worked fast andi subtly and finally during the latter part of 1924 the Dalai lama made it inconvenient and impossible for the Panchen Lama to occupy Drashilumbo,
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