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LONELY ANCHORITE OF THE MOUNTAINS AND HIS RUDE CELL Of several classes of hermit recognized in Tibet, the holiest consists of lamas who enter monasteries and are walled up in a small cell vowing never to come out save as a corpse. Others live in grottoes in the mountains and are attended by pilgrims. There are constant relays of the latter, who spend the winter months obtaining free food and shelter for their services |