. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. ey among them 1 46 parleys tales of asia. These shawls are so much prized, both inour country and in Europe, that they sell forthree or four hundred dollars. Most of thosethat are brought here, are sold for from one totwo hundred dollars. These are generallysecond hand articles. They are first worn bythe Hindoos on their heads for turbans. Aftertheir beauty is in some degree lost, they aredressed over, and sent to this country. Thibet is chiefly celebrated as being the seatof the Grand Lama. This is the god wor-shipped thr
. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. ey among them 1 46 parleys tales of asia. These shawls are so much prized, both inour country and in Europe, that they sell forthree or four hundred dollars. Most of thosethat are brought here, are sold for from one totwo hundred dollars. These are generallysecond hand articles. They are first worn bythe Hindoos on their heads for turbans. Aftertheir beauty is in some degree lost, they aredressed over, and sent to this country. Thibet is chiefly celebrated as being the seatof the Grand Lama. This is the god wor-shipped throughout a very considerable part ofAsia. He lives in a great temple upon themountains. In this temple are said to be tenthousand rooms, which are filled with variousimages, and idols of gold and silver. Immensenumbers of pilgrims, from nearly all parts ofAsia, are constantly flocking to this temple, topay their homage to the Grand Lama. The people of Thibet say, that this objectof their devotion is a man, into whose body What pf the Grand Lamal parleys tales of TEMPLE OF THE LAMA. parleys tales of ASIA. 47 the spirit of god has entered. When the mandies, thej say that the deity then enters thebody of another man, and thus renders himselfperpetually visible to his creatures. The man that has, as they suppose, thusbecome their deity, sits cross-legged upon athrone, and receives the homage of his worship-pers. The Thibetians pretend that a divineodour is constantly exhaled from the body oftheir god, which renders it peculiarly delight-ful to be in his presence. They also say, that rivers burst from therocks, and flow forth at his command, and thatflowers spring up, and bud and blossom in hisfootprints. All this the worshippers of theGrand Lama say, and doubtless believe. Theybelieve, too, that his power can save them frommisery on earth, and give them happinesshereafter. But it is of course a delusion. We who areblessed with a knowledge of the true religion,cannot bu
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