Prince Djam Bolon asked a Maramba to show us the library of theLiving Buddha. It is a big room occupied by scores of writers whoprepare the works dealing with the miracles of all the LivingBuddhas, beginning with Undur Gheghen and ending with those of theGheghens and Hutuktus of the different Mongol monasteries. Thesebooks are afterwards distributed through all the Lama Monasteries,temples and schools of Bandi. A Maramba read two selections:

". . . The beatific Bogdo Gheghen breathed on a mirror.

Immediately as through a haze there appeared the picture of avalley in which many thousands of thousands of warriors fought oneagainst another. . . .""The wise and favored-of-the-gods Living Buddha burned incense in abrazier and prayed to the Gods to reveal the lot of the Princes.

In the blue smoke all saw a dark prison and the pallid, torturedbodies of the dead Princes. . . ."A special book, already done into thousands of copies, dwelt uponthe miracles of the present Living Buddha. Prince Djam Bolondescribed to me some of the contents of this volume.

"There exists an ancient wooden Buddha with open eyes. He wasbrought here from India and Bogdo Gheghen placed him on the altarand began to pray. When he returned from the shrine, he orderedthe statue of Buddha brought out. All were struck with amazement,for the eyes of the God were shut and tears were falling from them;from the wooden body green sprouts appeared; and the Bogdo said:

"'Woe and joy are awaiting me. I shall become blind but Mongoliawill be free.'

"The prophecy is fulfilled. At another time, on a day when theLiving Buddha was very much excited, he ordered a basin of waterbrought and set before the altar. He called the Lamas and began topray. Suddenly the altar candles and lamps lighted themselves andthe water in the basin became iridescent."Afterwards the Prince described to me how the Bogdo Khan tellsfortunes with fresh blood, upon whose surface appear words andpictures; with the entrails of sheep and goats, according to whosedistribution the Bogdo reads the fate of the Princes and knowstheir thoughts; with stones and bones from which the Living Buddhawith g............