The Archive · 1928

End of the Terror

One day, the Gehnyen suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. There were no further visitations, and the mysterious sights and sounds and persons were seen no more. The: people gave the.credit to Wambar, the deity belonging to the lack sect, whose good offices apparently had delivered them from the further machinations of their evil tormentor. The Gehnyen evidently had gone on.a visit to Lhasa and thers "he continued his evil work. One day he visited a beautiful flower garden and there saw the charming daughter of Shatra, high Tibetan official. Approaching her, he informed her that he had keen sent by her father to bring her hurriedly home. "But I don't know you," said the young lady. "That may be," said the Gehnyen, "but I have come with orders from your father to hurry you home." Leaving the other ladies in the garden and telling them she would not be long, she mounted behind the Gehnyen on his black horse. With a very few strides the horse reached Chongbo, Kham, in Eastern Tibet. There the Gehnyen dismounted, assisted the lady down and told her' to wait, as he was going to a temple near by to get some dermas. The young lady sat down in great distress, being unable to locate her surroundings.

As she sat there, a friendly old Jama saw her and, not knowing who she was, made inquiries, Slowly she related her story. The old lama realized at once that she was the victim of the Gehnyen and determined to save her. "Here is my rosary," he suid," and when the person who carried you here arrives and invites you to mount his horse, do so, and when you have the opportunity, throw this rosary round his neck." Silently she sat and in a short time the Gehnyen returned, and requested the young Indy to mount behind him. Of they galoped. Slowly the girl drew out the rosary, quickly she threw it round the demon's neck, the Gehnyen let out a wild yell, the young woman slipped from the back of the hor and the spirit disappeared inn. storm of wind, Very soon the old lama cam jalonz and took the girl to dwelling. When fully recovered from her dreadful experience, she explained who she was and the rank of her futher in Lhasa. Preparations soon were made and the old Jama escorted the daughter of Shax tra back to the en pital. The di tracted parents wore more than lighted to soe their lost child, For hhis good services, the old lama wan richly rewarded," all kinds of presents wore bestowed upon him; his, status in the spiritual world was suddenly advanced, and lusted of ending his days in' poverty, he died a rich, highly respected, and well-known' lama, The Gehnyen con-inved his journey and still lives to torment and destroy his enemies, The story goes to exalt the Luna and Lamaism and, apart from the lama and Lamaism, they say th is no salvation in the land of the lamas.

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