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Title: Trans-Himalaya; discoveries and adventures in Tibet Year: 1909 (1900s) Authors: Hedin, Sven Anders, 1865-1952 Subjects: Tibet (China) -- Description and travel Publisher: London : Macmillan and co., ltd. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: ly on the way up to the pass. And on theway down from the Dolma-la there are places so steepthat it must be a gymnastic feat to lie down head foremost.One of the young monks had already accomplished oneround, and was now on the second. When he hadfinished, in twelve days, he intended to betake himself toa monastery on the Tsangpo and be there immured forthe rest of his life. And he was only twenty years old !We, who in our superior wisdom smile at these exhibitionsof fanaticism and self-mortification, ought to compare ourown faith and convictions with theirs. The life beyondthe grave is hidden from all peoples, but religious con-ceptions have clothed it in different forms among differentpeoples. If thou lookest closely, thou wilt see thathope, the child of heaven, points every mortal withtrembling hand to the obscure heights. ^ Whatever niaybe our own convictions, we must admire those who,however erroneous their views may be in our opinion, yetpossess faith enough to remove mountains.

Text Appearing After Image: OM MANI PAUME HUM CHAPTER LII OM MANI PADME HUM Now begins the last very steep zigzag in the troublesomepath among sharp or round grey boulders of every formand size, a cone of blocks with steps in it. Dung-chapjeis the name of a round wall of stone, in the midst of whichis a smaller boulder, containing in a hollow depression around stone like the cleft hoof of a wild yak. When thefaithful pilgrim passes this spot, he takes this stone, strikesit against the bottom of the hollow and turns it once roundlike a pestle. Consequently the hollow is being constantlydeepened, and one day it will be lowered right through theblock. We mount up a ridge with brooks flowing on bothsides. On every rock, which has a top at all level, smallstones are piled up, and many of these pyramidal heapsare packed so closely that there is no room for anotherstone. Thanks to these cairns the pilgrim can fmd hisway in snowstorm and fog, though without them he couldnot easily find it in sunshine. At length we see b

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