Jyekundo / Yushu: travelling in East Tibet

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The two men smiled at each other and said something which can only have been, Look, this weird guy is even reciting the Mani. Now, it isn't very difficult to know the Mani, only six syllables after all. So, seeing as how I was encouraged by their response, I began the long mantra of Dorje Semper. This is known as the hundred-syllable mantra, and it's probably the best known of the longer mantras.