The image is a photograph of a sign that reads "Immersed in Tibetan Buddhism". The sign is written in black text on a beige background. The text is in Japanese and translates to "Tibetan Buddhism traces its roots to an amalgamation of Indian Buddhism and the original Bon, an indigenous belief system in Tibet. Flourishing by the fifteenth century, Tibetan Buddhism became an important part of the Mongolian and Tibetan people. Not only were Tibetan monasteries centers of religion, they also were vital points for local administration and the economy. For this reason, the Tibetan government was always the finest in terms of quality. They invariably submitted Buddhist religious implements as gifts because of their constant reference to the Qing Emperor of Tibetan diplomatic letters as "Manchu, the Buddhist Emperor of Wisdom, and from the Manchu perspective, the Qing emperor of Tibetan Buddhism, clearly demonstrating the high level of importance attached to its influence and the accompanying esteem that it earned as a result."