InthelateJulyof1908,OotaniKouzui(1876-1948,the22ndabbotfromoftheJapaneseNishi-honganziMonastery)senthisyoungerbrotherOotaniSonyu(1886-1939)togotoWutaiMountaintosecretlymeetthe13thDalaiLama.ThemonasteryofJapanandthelocalgovernmentofTibethadreachedanagreementontheissueofexchangingstudents.Inaccordancewiththeagreement,AokiBunkyouandTadaToukan,spentthreeandtenyearsrespectivelystudyinginTibet.Andthe13thDalai