Three days ago, the Living Buddha, n-tsen-chen-be, left Tachienlu for his home in Lhasa. He has been in the city over one year and during that time he has been kept busy with civil and religious affairs. His main object in coming to Tachienlu was to use his influence with the Chinese to reinstate the King of Chala. The unfortunate and untimely death of the King ended this mission. The Incarnation then redirected his energies. During his, stay he did all in his power to help_the family of the old King* Very Tittle could be done, however, as the unsettled condition of Szechuan and the chaotic state of China made negotiation practically impossible. To reinstate the King of Chala would mean bringing the border of Tibet back again to its old position outside Tachienlu. The question was too big, the time too short, the political situation too serious, the demand too important for any immediate settlement. -The King's death, the tender age of his two boys, the poverty of his family and the return of the Incarnation has put the whole question in abeyance.
The return of Ren-tsen-chen-be to Lhasa was something like the old Amban days. The roads leading to the Chedo and Tailing passes were crowded with animals Between 3,000 to 4,000 animals left the city with the Living Buddha. Hundreds of Tibetan merchants sought the shelter of the Lama's caravan. During the past three days hundreds of yak, loaded "with Chinese tea, and hundreds of mules loaded with Chinese produce have left the city for the far interior.
The Incarnation has gone back to Lhasa a wealthy man. en he started to pack up his belongings he discovered he was over 100 "animals short, so the local
out of his difficulty by supplying; oficial very kindly' helped him the deficiency.. The Chinese the city gave this Lama a very warm reception, andi this may be accounted for by the fact that his father is Chinese and his mother Tibetan. His' father's name is Li and he was a general in the Chinese army.
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