Tachientu, Sept, 23 Interest centres at present inthe Panchan Lama and his "movements on the Root of the World. The date was set for the Panchan's return to hhis old home at Drashe Lhumbo and the Lhasa Government had given its consent provided the Panchan. made attempt to enter Lhasa. This the Panchan and his entourage agreed t0. Jdcciding to travel by Nachuka, north for the sacred capital. Word has come now that the Lhasa Government has hurriedly withdrawn its permission to the Panchan to enter Tibet {from Syckundo—so what next? The Panchan very carefully agreed to all the terms laid down by Lhasa, refraining in every way to give any cause for offence.
Report has i that he had already sent in a considerable quantity of his baggage by camel, preparing to follow very son himself when there comes this from. the blue. The Panchan is now deter~ mined, having waited beyond the point of endurance, to force his way {into the Forbidden Land and occupy hig own Iamasery and hundreds of hhis lama followers from Drashe Lhumbo have already joined him at Jyckundo und are quite prepared Aight their way through to Shigatse, west of Lhasa, "Apparently what has happened is something like this: The Lh authorities evidently gave their permission for the Panchan to return but hearing by wireless of the serious trouble in China they at once with Jdrew this permission and now refuse him entry into his own country and residence in his own Jamasery. Whi still remains to be seen. Everythin has not yet been smoothed out between the Dalai Party" and the Panchan Party and in between these two parties hovers the Young Party. [Should the Panchan persist and coree hhis way towards Nachuka and, Dzanit there is every possibility of very serious trouble and danger to Wie life ff the spiritual head of lamaland.
'Should, however, the Panchan ro~ main at Jyckundo with his entourage Uill the present trouble in China is seitied there is again the possibility that he may be able to return to Drashe Lhumbo, provided he does not act foolishly' and run counter to {the Lhasa authorities, Extraordinary Incident Poor fellow, he has had a tong and tiresome wait and has shown great patience. "He quite recently, however, made a decided and unfortunate fans: pas. Ili his return to the Land of the Lamas he was evidently quite pre: pared. to carry with him' a ready made reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. The story goes:—The Panchan Lama in his Jong pilgrimage 10 his native land had to bless many people as he passed along, and sometimes [very large crowds would walt. Blven centres he would occupy a high platform and the devout Tibetans would come before him and have holy water poured on their heads.
One day a poor mother with her small child "in her arms appeared before "the Panchan seeking his blessing. While the mother bowed her head apparently the small child refused to. do so and while the DBlessing was being given the boy grabbed and held on to the Panchan's rosary. The crowds being large there are always those in the company of the lama who order a "move on" but the small child retained in its hand the Ponehan's rosary. The whole story sounds quite interesting and yochow remantle and apparently impressed of only the Lama but his large fol-Towing.
'Later in the day a search was made for the "Panchan's rosary but this was not easy as the mother had evidently not paid much attention to the fact that her' small boy had grabbed and retained the precious rosary. Wheels were set in motion, however, and after some considerable time the mother, child and rosary were fund and brought before the big lama, with the Lhasa authorities he Sp" the small bay, hoping to take hint with him as far as Drashe Lhumbo, and ultimately restore him to the Lama's Throne at the Potala. Was this a aux pas and the probable [cause of the present impasse between the Panchan and the Lhasa authorities? Or can the present withdrawal of permission to enter Tibet be wholly traced to the unfortunate trouble at the Coast? his arrival. Nang Yang, the Panehan's treasurer, arrived in Tachienlu some time ago and with him he has an enormous consignment of boxes and bundles supposed to be for the big Jama now at dyekundo.
Nang Yang has had some dimeulty gelling something like, three or 400 boxes through the Customs. The story oes that the Panchan is now awaiting the arrival of these boxes before he begins his long journey into Tibet, It may be there is some truth in this the consignment looks quite for midable and no doubt contains all Kinds of presents for old friends and relatives at the great lamasery of Again, the Panchan's entrance Into the Land of the Lamas, after his Jong "exile in China isan opportunity that many are not pre~ pared to miss and so his entourage being Joined by lamas and drabas who would otherwise find it dimeult to gain_an entrance into Lamaland. Is it possible that the trouble in China, the unfortunate aux Pas, and some suspicious characters in the Lama's retinue combine to detain the Panchan and make his return to the Land of the Lamas dificult, if not impossible?
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