McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Pulolah

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Pulolah


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is the name of the temple of the Grand Lama at Deshesho. It signifies “the temple with the golden roof.” In this temple dwell, when the Dalai Lama is present, 800 priests, exclusively employed in his service. In the interior, it is said, there is a multitude of statues, every one representing a woman with a child in her arms. These are probably the mothers of as many former dalai lamas.