The story of how Lung Shar was tortured and put to death was The former commander-in-chief of the Tibetan Army was lured to the Palace of the Dalai Lama on May 10, overpowered, disarmed and disrobed.
'Just_as his shoes were being removed, however, he seized a paper hidden in one' of the shoes. afd swallowed. it Tt is a Tibetan custom to trample on the names of one's enemies, sup-essedly to cause their death, and the practice is tantamount to murder. Tt assumed that the names on the paper swallowed by Lung Shar were those of the Regent and Premier.
When a deputation of senior monks called on the Regent to demand Lung. Shar's release, they were informed of the paper and were satisfied that Two days later, Lung Shar's eyes were put out with red-hot needles and then ko was put to death—Reuter, piles were used and these are laid in Tows of fives at suitable distances. This will mean an expeditious erossing at all seasons and weather on this important highway to Shaohsing and the plains boyerd.
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