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This is the memorial from the fifth Panchen Erdeni regarding his gratitude for the granted album and seal in 1714. (Xiong Wenbin)
Chinese Translation (Suo Wenqing, Guo Meilan: Qing Court's Collected Archives on Panchen Erdenis, Religion and Culture Press, 2004, Page 46):
Memorial from Panchen Erdeni
Humbly beg to report Your Majesty, Manjusri Bodhisattva, with great devotion and sincerity: with Your Majesty offering great kindness to dzam-bu Buddhists, now all living creatures enjoy peace and repose; both the Heaven and the earth show their fortitude; the shrine of the Emperor is brighter more than the sun and as powerful as thousands of golden wheels, which holds all the wishes of living creatures and let them be fulfilled, offers peace and repose to the living creatures with good reputation sounding as thunder. With Your Majesty's blessing to Buddhism, appreciation and caring given to me and blessing Tashilhunpo Monastery with peace forever, I was in great joy and gratefulness to receive the conferment of rewards as follows: 1 silver tea bucket (30 taels), 1 silver kettle, 1 silver wine cup, 20 bolts of silks and satins with various colors,10 big Hadas, 10 small Hadas, which being brought by guard of first class - Tsering, Da lama- Zodpa Rinchen Gelung, Director olai et al. Relying on the infinite favor, the humble monk in the snow land along with all the disciples would chant diligently for stability and power of the nation. I, hereby carefully report, by the grace of the grand Emperor, Manjusri Bodhisattva, the humble monk along with all disciples enjoy the peace and wellbeing, therefore, will pray devotedly for the grand Emperor's throne being strong and solid forever with the utmost faith and royalty. In addition to the memorial, with great respect, offer gifts as follows: one Fuxiang Lima Amitayus Buddha statue, 30 bunches of imperial red incense, one string of coral prayer beads, one string of Lapis lazuli prayer beads, twenty bolts of colored pulus, ten bolts of white pulus, which being packaged altogether. Report on an auspicious date in Tashilhunpo Monastery.