Kerung-tseng (Living Buddha) who was sent to Lhassa last year by the Chinese Government as a special delegate to bring about a more harmonious relationship between China and Tibet has arrived back in Sining after 11 months absence, and has accomplished his task. The story of his journey to Lhassa was very interesting and reveals the intrigues against him and his mission, the discovery of the conspirator, his punishment and death. Before he left Sining, Mania, the Tibetan interpreter in the High Commissioner's yamen, had been granted leave to visit his old mother in the kingdom of Kam whom he had not seen for 20 years. This same Mania was a disciple of a friend of Kerungtseng's and being 2 good Tibetan scholar was recommended by Kerung tseng and had been in the High Commissioner's yamen several years. When he left for his home he took with him over Tls. 3,000 "which he had collected frou the Tibetan towards restoring the Great Buddha's temple in this city. He was expected back in the 9th moon.
After a very short stay of nine days in his own home, he set out for Lhassa avoiding the main route, that his whereabouts might not be known, and on reaching Lhassa immediately began to spread wild rumours about Kerung-tseng and his mission. Kerung-tseng preceded the two Chinese delegates to Jykundo and on_ his arrival there heard of the. wild rumours that had been set afloat, and was warned by many of his friends to proceed no further. The most alarming reports were spread in Lhassa that Kerung-tseng was bringing with him 20,000 soldiers, that his expectation was a personal one, that being ead of the Bonyee sect he whs going to make an attack on Lhassa to regain the power for his sect front the Reformed Buddhists.
Errect or tHe Rumours.
Great excitement prevailed in Lhassa,-troops were hastily des. patched in every direction to block his path. The Kobe Lama of Chiamda sent a despatch to the Dalai Lama saying that the ruincurs were all false, that the mission altogether was composed of only 80 men and another prominent Lama of the Red Sect wrote to the Dalai Lama saying. "If you do not wish the mission to come to Lhassa send a despatch back stamped with the seal of the Dalai and Panchen Lamas. While the running to and fro with despatches was proceeding the uiission moved forward very slowly, sometimes, only two or three miles in one day.
Fears in Lhassa were not altogether dispelled, so at last Kerung-
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