Other listed occupations included government worker (10.4 %), student (25.7 %), housewife (2.7 %), farmer (6.7 %),lama(monk) (2.0 %), labourer (1.6 %), or other (1.6 %).
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When this was over, the headlamablessed all the monks.
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Led by the headlama, a ritual of consecration of the warriors and the dignitaries was performed, which involved chanting of mantras, sprinkling of rice, and holy water.
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Thirteen other authorities have obtained power to establish reserve funds for the purchase oflama.
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For decades, thislamahas worked in the religious, cultural and social fields - with such manifest success that all hardliners see him as a threat.
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Yeshe- abdicated the throne c. 975 to become alama.
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The "pou" (posts), "aho" (thatching sticks) and "o a" (rafters) of a special building called a "hale laulama" were made of the sapwood.
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Special permission is essential to visit the monastery, as only onelamaresides here and the inner sanctum is usually closed.
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By the beginning of the 20th century, the monastery had grown to a population of about 1300 lamas, but was destroyed in 1937.
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It was famous for its high-level monastic education, ten monastic schools, numerous temples, 15 000 lamas, thirtylamadistricts, spectacular religious festivals, and wealthy treasuries.
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Thelamarealises that he has gone astray.
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He is the hero of a number of, usually quite critical, tales, in which he mocks corrupt nobles, other lamas etc.
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Soon thereafter 23 high ranking lamas were arrested for participating in a counter revolutionary center.
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Numerous lamas asked him to teach at their gompas.
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