This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ... in Tibet, all Lamis (i.e., monks or priests) belonged to a single sect, but in the middle of the fourteenth century a reforming spirit arose, in the person of a Lama named "Tsongkhapa," the builder, and first abbot khanpo), of the great Galdan or (ghaldan) monastery. Lama Tsongkhapa prohibited clerical marriages, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ... in Tibet, all Lamis (i.e., monks or priests) belonged to a single sect, but in the middle of the fourteenth century a reforming spirit arose, in the person of a Lama named "Tsongkhapa," the builder, and first abbot khanpo), of the great Galdan or (ghaldan) monastery. Lama Tsongkhapa prohibited clerical marriages, and generally speaking reintroduced a stricter and more austere form of Buddhism or Lamaism, which was not approved of by all. The consequence was that a schism arose in the Buddhist church, which then divided itself into two sects. The reformers, followers of Lama Tsongkhapa, assumed the title of" Geylukspa" or " the virtuous ones," while the conservative party was called Drukpa or Dukpa or "zhamar," e. i., "lted cap." The original dress of all Lamas was a red petticoat (shamthap), a waistcoat (stotghak) embroidered in gold and other colours, a red shawl (zanggos) thrown over the left arm and shoulder, and wrapped round the body, leaving the left arm bare, a red cap (zhamar or panjoo or teebee mdrpo), and a red cloth bag (chhapreel) about 12x6 inches, suspended from the left side by a string round the waist, and reaching half way down to the knee. In the neck of this bag is a pocket, in which is kept a small long-necked brass vessel (chhapluk), containing about an ounce of water, called " hngakschhoo " "or incantation water," with a drop or two of which the Lamas render themselves ceremonially pure, after performing the offices of nature and at certain other times. The above is at present the dress of the " Red caps," who in Ladak are spokenof as "Drukpas " or "Dukpas" but never as " Zhamdrs." The "Geylukspa" dress is very nearl...
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