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But that suitable discourse might not fail, Fate sent them, overtaking and overtaken upon the road, the courteous Dacca physician, who paid for his food in ointments good for goitre and counsels that restore peace between men and women. He seemed to know these hills as well as he knew the hill dialects, and gave the lama the lie of the land towards Ladakh and Tibet.
To walk again as a chela with my lama when he comes back to Benares. The thoughts came more slowly and disconnectedly. He was plunging into a beautiful dreamland when his ears caught a whisper, thin and sharp, above the monotonous babble round the fire. It came from behind the iron-skinned horse-truck. 'He is not here, then? 'Where should he be but roystering in the city.
Although the Mongols all admitted the efficacy of my foreign medicines, nevertheless they could not bring themselves to dispense with the lama and his prayers. Superstition was too strong and fear that the priest would send an army of evil spirits flocking to their yurts if they offended him brought the money, albeit reluctantly, from their pockets.
From time to time the lama took snuff, and at last Kim could endure the silence no longer. 'This is a good land the land of the South! said he. 'The air is good; the water is good. Eh? 'And they are all bound upon the Wheel, said the lama. 'Bound from life after life. To none of these has the Way been shown. He shook himself back to this world. 'And now we have walked a weary way, said Kim.
Lay the food-bag at the foot, it balances better so. 'Oh, Holy One, thy Hills are kinder than our Plains! cried Kim, relieved, as the lama tottered to the litter. 'It is a very king's bed a place of honour and ease. And we owe it to 'A woman of ill-omen. I need thy blessings as much as I do thy curses. It is my order and none of thine. Lift and away! Here! Hast thou money for the road?
These individuals have gradually assumed the character of reappearances of Buddha himself, in which capacity the line is continued till the present day in the several Lamas of Thibet, China, and other countries where Buddhism prevails. In consequence of the victories of Gengis Khan and his successors, the Lama residing in Thibet was raised to the dignity of chief pontiff of the sect.
Come! He returned the money, keeping only one anna in each rupee of the price of the Umballa ticket as his commission the immemorial commission of Asia. The lama jibbed at the open door of a crowded third-class carriage. 'Were it not better to walk? said he weakly. A burly Sikh artisan thrust forth his bearded head. 'Is he afraid? Do not be afraid.
This thought had scarcely time to flash through my mind before Tushegoun Lama suddenly raised his head, looked sharply at me and said: "There is very much unknown in Nature and the skill of using the unknown produces the miracle; but the power is given to few. I want to prove it to you and you may tell me afterwards whether you have seen it before or not."
As to the last words of Jesus of Nazareth, when expiring on the cross, as reported by the Evangelists, Eli, Eli, according to St. Matthew, and Eloi, Eloi, according to St. Mark, lama sabachthani, they are pure Maya vocables; but have a very different meaning to that attributed to them, and more in accordance with His character.
At any rate, they insisted on embracing us again; after which the chief Lama said something very solemnly to our amateur interpreter. The cook interpreted. "Priest-sahib say, he too got very sacred thing, come from India. Sacred Buddhist poojah-thing. Go to show it to you." We waited, breathless.
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