Five Year Old Re-Incarnation of the Lama Leaves Mountain Temple to Become Head of All Tibetans Shangh: i, July 21.
UT of the remote wilds of the province of Kokonor in North.
West China comes the little five-year-old boy who has been chosen as the political head of millions of Tibetans, From the depths of a tribal cave in the heart of the mountains this youngster, the re-incarnation of the late Dalai Lama 13th and consequently Dalai Lama 14th, ascends to the sacred throne of the Lamas.
Qualified in all respects, both physical and spiritual, the new Dalai Lama left the ancient Tar Temple in the hills of Kokonor on July 13 for Tibet, under the escort of Mr, Ma Yuan-hat, specially designated by Chungking and Tibetan dignitaries to conduct the Iad safely to the seat of his kingdom, For the past two years the boy has been schooled by the monks in the Tar Temple so that he might be ft to follow in the footsteps of his 13 illu-Strious predecessors. Since the 13th Dalai Lama died, tve years ago, the faithful have been trying to find his successor. The search covered thousands of miles and included weeding Out several pretenders to the throne fof the Lamas, There can only be one true Dalai Lama. He must be the reincarnation in both flesh and spirit of his predecessor, this predecessor having willed his own spiritual and physical personality to the boy who to succeed him,
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