The Archive · 1937

Propitious Day

One. pellet indicated a 'Tibetan district' Anown as Choskorjal in which there is Muluding Lake To secure greater safely and. guard against mischance, Chosjong Songma, protector and guardian of religion wax appealed to for further advice and direction. "A definite date was now secured, namely, the ifth day of the sixth' moon of the Pig Year. This date in the Tibetan calendar most propitious, so praying very ard, the party, including the Re-kent, arrived at'Lake Muluding, Gaaing into its waters the Regent saw a big house with a large coot and an open window to the right left, And those who aecompan Reding also saw this vision. Then the house changed into a huge ston shaped somewhat like a large Mon: golian tent. The large stone. became 4 small one-storey house.

Side were stone: slabs and al were grassy Iawns. From the ast come a white path which Ted the door.

Continuing to gaze into the placid waters of Muluding Lake the Hegent saw another house of three storey', like "a tiled Chinese house. lower storey was built of turquoise andthe two upper storeys of old, while the outside was faced with turquoise tiles. Along a road to the northeast was a small but beautiful Chinese house. Looking again into the lake the Regent saw a lovely country with large forests, rich pose tures and. big harvests When this vision disappeared Reding saw again and again three tan word! ut Mae Apart from Ah being the first sound the name of the province of Amdo "Continued on page 258.)

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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