A village was burning far off down the hill, and almost without pause came the dry gunfire clicking - sometimes short explosions, sometimes cries in a foreign tongue.

Only yesterday everyone had left the temple and departed for Mustang. But the Master told me and three other monks that we must remain here until the very end. Five people had to stay in the temple until the end, because Buddha Shakyamuni teaches ultimate victory, and Guru Padma crushes the enemies of Dharma across time and space.