u in north-west Shan-si ; and there is another about 45miles south of Ning-hsia Fu, near the left bank of the Yellow River. {Rockhill, Landof the Lamas, 26, and Diary, 47.) The great recumbent figure of the SleepingBuddha in the Wo Fo ssu, near Peking, is of clay. King Haython (Brossets ed. p. 181)… … Great Lama Monastery. Note 3.—Marco is now speaking of the Lamas, or clergy of Tibetan Buddhism.The customs mentioned have varied in details, both locally and with the changes thatthe system has passed through in the course of time. The institutes of ancient Buddhism set apart the days of new and…
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