The four cardinal sins or the four vows with which Lamaism begins its precarious journey are: not to kill, not to steal, not to lie and not to marry. And every one of these can be referred to as one's honourvhen Tuden spoke he may have had reference to some mistake which I may have made in my speech: whatever it was it gave me some cause for anxiety Even when you beg to differ with your lama friend you must put the term honourable before it, other-he may very politely resent whatever you have to say. The draba, the lama and the incarnation &re held in such reverence all over 2 Land of the Lamas that the people naturally address ju-zho" and unless we are very careful to do so these honourable men may come to the conclusion that we have no respect for them or we are failing in our manners.
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