Tachienlu, Aug. 15, Last Saturday, LIH. D. Bryan, J, Hanson-Lowe, and Julian Bell, left Tachienlu for the plains below. They had only a few days in this border city but they fied them with all that Was to be seen, heard, and explored. On Monday a visit was paid to the large caravansary, the Waslja, and the charming young Aja poured them ut some butter-tea, The young Tibetan lady was most polite and courteous and while the young men examined what was to be seen she Was quite prepared to answer what ever questions were asked, 'The Wasija was burned some years ago so has lost much of its former glory. The Chinese "Ambassadors, from' the Imperial Court at Peking When on their way to the sacred Jeapital of Lhasa usually spent a considerable time in Tachienlu and made the Wasija their headquarters. Before the fre, the house was filed with beautiful presents, the gifts from the different ambassadors. From this Point of view the house was well worth visiting. The Wasija has its own private "temple and prayer-house and this the young visitors carefully explored. One round of the prayer-house and one turn of the Jeylindrical prayer-drums and millions of prayers are placed to the credit fof those who turn them, From the Wasija the visitors went another prayer-house continuing an enormous cylindrical prayer-drum, which, we were told, contained mil ons of prayers. "An old man, paid by some other devotee, was slowly and laboriously turning the huge drum, and at every turn a bell Unkleéd, "registering another round, From there the visitors went to the to the Saja Lamasery and witnessed the lamas performing their morning service. The lamas and drabas were very friendly and prepared to. let the" young men explore the temple, On the left hand side entering the temple there was an excellent draw: Ing of the Wheel of Life which interested the travellers.
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