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September L'i, 19.">0

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i.k'i'tkks to Tin-: hditok

$}tmalarran ftimes

• KALIMPONG •

Dear Sir, In your magazine dated

-ttt.-,--;-~-~- 3rd September 50, Mr. lUrrnidup ha*

haUmpong, September '.'/, W-,0. wrilton the words "Ora Mani Padine

Hum" to mean "Hail The Jewel in
the Lotus'". This meaning was, so tar'

Recent Visitors from Tib -t report that as I am aware, offered by late II. A.

all is quiet in Lhasa and the frontiers Jaachke of Moravian Missionary at

of Tibet'. This is reassuring nevrs, parti- Kvelang, British Lahoul, in his Tibetan

cularlv after the spate of reports in English Dictionary published in 1881.

the" newspapers, some alarming with The gentleman's explanation of the mystio

astronomical ligun s of i omiminist troops words was not beyond to what appeared

on Tibet's easttrft frontiers as being to him a literal translations offered by

poised tor an invasion of Tibet. The the harned and philos'phobio word of

Tibetan delegation under the able leader Buddhism.

ship of Tsechng Thupden GyaJbo and ln Uu, Buddist Phijlosophy the

: Tsepon Shagapa are now in Delhi to wor(ls «0m Mani Padme Hum" are given

meet General Vuan Chung hsieri who has to mea„ n.|,.u j urote in my previous

now arrived at the Indian capita). The letter

delegation have met the General and . r ■ \i m j .111

., ,^u- v>u nMr, • ,. I reier -Mr. Dhandtip to the book

tlta Chinese Charge DAffaires m the , ,- •» ■

r ~ ,, , *\ > ••Padma Kathang where he mav hml

triendlv evironment of a dinner party. „ . a , . , •

m., . *i , . j 1 1 -n that the words eannot nave a seperate

Tibet has demonstrated her goodwill b\\ . , .. 1 .,

, , • ■ . ,1 ,1 r'i ■ " \ meaning. 1 may mention mar.v other

her decision to negotiate with the Chinese \ , . <• . - , . j., .

ri 1 ■.. r, - I books on the sub eel to .Mr. Dliandup

Communists and as the Communists are , , , . , ' , '

i, 1 f • , . r . 1 if he be so interested,

well known lor their realistic and 1111.

milled approach to international problems, The philosophic and significant

possibly a suitable solution which is meaning of a word goes iar beyond its

satisfactory to both parties will soon !»te»») translation. "I our etc. P. S. Lama,
be evolved. This will'ensure the peace
and safety of 2000 'mile long northern J
frontiers which seperates Tibet fro^
India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal.



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