text_original: It is made of stone and whitewashed. The upper half of the central part is crimson, as are also the eaves and the coping of the zigzag steps. In this building, majestic without but dark and filthy within, live 350 lamas. Connected with it are other build  ings for printing prayers, casting bronze images, manufac  turing incense, and keeping cattle. Tradition says that this immense edifice was reared some twelve hundred years ago.
text_transcription: IT IS MADE OF STONE AND WHITEWASHED THE UPPER HALF OF THE CENTRAL PART IS CRIMSON AS ARE ALSO THE EAVES AND THE COPING OF THE ZIGZAG STEPS IN THIS BUILDING MAJESTIC WITHOUT BUT DARK AND FILTHY WITHIN LIVE THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY LLAMAS CONNECTED WITH IT ARE OTHER BUILDINGS FOR PRINTING PRAYERS CASTING BRONZE IMAGES MANUFACTURING INCENSE AND KEEPING CATTLE TRADITION SAYS THAT THIS IMMENSE EDIFICE WAS REARED SOME TWELVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz mˌeɪd ʌv stˈoʊn ænd wˈaɪtwɑːʃt. ðɪ ˌʌpɚ hˈæf ʌvðə sˈɛntɹəl pˈɑːɹt ɪz kɹˈɪmsən, æz ɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ ðɪ ˈiːvz ænd ðə kˈoʊpɪŋ ʌvðə zˈɪɡzæɡ stˈɛps. ɪn ðɪs bˈɪldɪŋ, mɐdʒˈɛstɪk wɪðˌaʊt bˌʌt dˈɑːɹk ænd fˈɪlθi wɪðˈɪn, lˈaɪv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti lˈɑːməz. kənˈɛktᵻd wɪð ɪɾ ɑːɹ ˈʌðɚ bˈɪld ˈɪŋz fɔːɹ pɹˈɪntɪŋ pɹˈɛɹz, kˈæstɪŋ bɹˈɑːnz ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz, mˈænjuːfˌæk tjˈʊɹɹɪŋ ˈɪnsɛns, ænd kˈiːpɪŋ kˈæɾəl. tɹɐdˈɪʃən sˈɛz ðæt ðɪs ɪmˈɛns ˈɛdɪfɪs wʌz ɹˈɪɹd sˌʌm twˈɛlv hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ.