Lhassa
the capital city of Tibet, and residence of the Grand Lama. The city is circular, 2½ miles in circumference, and occupies an open level plain surrounded by mountains. It has numerous towers, bazaars, and temples. The city is remarkable for the number and size of its monasteries , which are greatly resorted to by the Chinese and Mongols as schools of the Buddhist religion and philosophy. It is the "Rome of Buddhism." Pop. about 10,000. 15,000. The annual gathering of lamas number about 80,000.
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