Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . ds of the Noyonand the head lama; this, after tasting, he magnani-mously threw to the crowd, much to the enjoyment of thesmall children who scrambled for it. Campbell witnessed wrestling-matches on the occasionof the Mongolian Derby, the wrestlers trying theirskill during the time the race was in progress. It wasalways a layman against a lama, he writes, atournament of Church versus State, and the sympathiesof the onlooker usually sided with his own was in order, and most of the
Unknown Mongolia : a record of travel and exploration in north-west Mongolia and Dzungaria . ds of the Noyonand the head lama; this, after tasting, he magnani-mously threw to the crowd, much to the enjoyment of thesmall children who scrambled for it. Campbell witnessed wrestling-matches on the occasionof the Mongolian Derby, the wrestlers trying theirskill during the time the race was in progress. It wasalways a layman against a lama, he writes, atournament of Church versus State, and the sympathiesof the onlooker usually sided with his own was in order, and most of the wrestling was amere exhibition of force; but now and then a dexteroustrick showed long practice or great quickness. ... Inthe majority of cases the bout began by an orthodoxgrip, neck to neck, and shoulder to shoulder, and endedby a trip or a violent throw. The comical feature ofthe contests was the preliminary challenge. Each, ashe emerged from the dressing-tent and came in sight ofthe gegan (local chieftain) brought himself by aseries of standing-jumps to the pavilion, sprang as high i. AN URIANKHAI LAM.
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