From time to time, as they trudged along, they would approach a village, and pass a wall, called a mani wall, embedded with prayer wheels. On the first occasion they had started to pass by on the right hand-side of the wall, and Ungel had called them back and told them to pass it on the left-hand side. So they always followed him to the left, and span the prayer wheels. Frank was interested to find out from Ungel how much he knew about his religion. “I am not educated man, sahib,” he said. “I'm sure you can tell me something,” Frank said. “There's nothing to tell, sahib. Everything we Sherpas do is Buddha religion. When I come to mani wall, I go round in correct way and turn prayer wheels, and prayers go to heaven.
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