![]() Thus, begins the long journey towards enlightenment for both the Lama and Kim. In his usual eagerness to help, Kim decides to become the Lama’s new chela in order to ease the stress of travel for the Lama (Kipling 60). Kim learns that the Lama’s disciple, or chela, had died in the previous town where the monk had passed. However, the museum’s curator does not know where the mysterious river is located, and Lama has to make the arduous journey of discovery with little information for direction. Kim easily makes the monk’s acquaintance, and guides him to the local museum where the Lama hopes to find directions to the sacred river and thus gain enlightenment. ![]() Kim then encounters an aged Buddhist monk (Teshoo Lama) who is on a quest of finding the sacred “River of The Arrow” – the ultimate symbol of enlightenment (Kipling 53). ![]() His guardian, Mahbub Ali, sells horses for a living and usually sends Kim on small errands and rewards him with some cash or other beneficial rewards. However, Kim is exceptionally friendly and manages to get along with nearly all persons of all ages, cultures, and tribes in the streets (Kipling 51). ![]() Kim’s father was a soldier for the British army, and both his parents died while the father was stationed in India, leaving Kim to survive in the streets. ![]()
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