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14 the 德壽寺 in the 南苑 and resided in the Hsi-huang-ssu, explaining here prayers and absorbed in contemplation." [仍居西黃寺講經放參]

Another inscription in the Yellow Temple of the 36th year of Ch‘ien Lung (1771), in mentioning the arrangements made by Emperor Shun Chih to entertain the envoys of the Dalai and Pan-ch‘an every two years, in this Temple, further supports the 聖武記 and the inscription under consideration.

As the text of the letter must be credited, it seems that his stay in the Yuen Ming Yuen must have been a very short one.

By order of the Emperor, the Pan-ch‘an was shown everything of interest in Peking and its environments, such as the 香山, the 萬壽山, the Winter Palace and all the noticeable temples in the capital.

A substantial description of the points of interest seen by the Lama in Peking is to be found in Captain Turner's account, as gathered by him at a meeting with Soopoon Choomboo, who was styled also Sadeek (cup-bearer) and held the second rank in the court of Teshoo Loomboo next to the above mentioned Changoo Cooshoo:

"In my next interview with Soopoon Choomboo, he entertained me with a description of the gardens, villas and palaces of the Emperor of China, and the various entertainments contrived to gratify and amuse the Teshoo Lama during his residence at that court. One of the first