清代金瓶掣签制度及其在西藏的实施（一）（英文）

正Establishment of the Golden Urn Lottery System Historical Background The golden urn lottery system is a chance scheme used in the last stage of recognizing the reincarnated lamas. Emperor Qianlong established it in order to put an end to the malfeasance in the selection of most reincarnated lamas to be reincarnated