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Three years in Tibet: with the original Japanese illustrations

Ekai Kawaguchi
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  • Contents

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  • Frontmatter
  • I. Novel farewell Presents. (page 1)
  • II. A Year in Darjeeling. (page 11)
  • III. A foretaste of Tibetan barbarism (page 15)
  • IV. Laying a false scent. (page 21)
  • V. Journey to Nepal. (page 25)
  • VI. I befriend Beggars. (page 35)
  • VII. The Sublime Himalaya. (page 40)
  • VIII. Dangers ahead. (page 44)
  • IX. Beautiful Tsarang and Dirty Tsarangese. (page 51)
  • X. Fame and Temptation. (page 60)
  • XI. Tibet at Last. (page 69)
  • XII. The World of Snow. (page 77)
  • XIII. A kind old Dame. (page 81)
  • XIV. A holy Cave-Dweller. (page 86)
  • XV. In helpless Plight. (page 90)
  • XVI. A Foretaste of distressing Experiences. (page 96)
  • XVII. A Beautiful Rescuer. (page 99)
  • XVIII. The Lighter Side of the Experiences. (page 104)
  • XIX. The largest River of Tibet. (page 108)
  • XX. Dangers begin in Earnest. (page 112)
  • XXI. Overtaken by a Sand-Storm. (page 116)
  • XXII. 22,650 Feet above Sea-level. (page 123)
  • XXIII. I survive a Sleep in the Snow. (page 127)
  • XXIV. 'Bon' and 'Kyang'. (page 131)
  • XXV. The Power of Buddhism (page 135)
  • XXVI. Sacred Manasarovara and its Legends. (page 139)
  • XXVII. Bartering in Tibet. (page 144)
  • XXVIII. A Himalayan Romance. (page 150)
  • XXIX. On the Road to Nature's Grand Mandala. (page 162)
  • XXX. Wonders of Nature's Mandala. (page 167)
  • XXXI. An Ominous Outlook. (page 178)
  • XXXII. A Cheerless Prospect. (page 187)
  • XXXIII. At Death's Door. (page 191)
  • XXXIV. The Saint of the White Cave revisited. (page 204)
  • XXXV. Some easier Days. (page 211)
  • XXXVI. War Against Suspicion (page 218)
  • XXXVII. Across the Steppes (page 227)
  • XXXVIII. Holy Texts in a Slaughter-house. (page 233)
  • XXXIX. The Third Metropolis of Tibet. (page 236)
  • XL. The Sakya Monastery. (page 241)
  • XLI. Shigatze. (page 249)
  • XLII. A Supposed Miracle. (page 257)
  • XLIII. Manners and Customs. (page 264)
  • XLIV. On to Lhasa. (page 280)
  • XLV. Arrival in Lhasa. (page 285)
  • XLVI. The Warrior-Priests of Sera. (page 291)
  • XLVII. Tibet and North China. (page 297)
  • XLVIII. Admission into Sera College. (page 304)
  • XLIX. Meeting with the Incarnate Bodhisattva. (page 311)
  • L. Life in the Sera Monastery. (page 323)
  • LI. My Tibetan Friends and Benefactors. (page 329)
  • LII. Japan in Lhasa. (page 335)
  • LIII. Scholastic Aspirants. (page 345)
  • LIV. Tibetan Weddings and Wedded Life. (page 351)
  • LV. Wedding Ceremonies. (page 362)
  • LVI. Tibetan Punishments. (page 374)
  • LVII. A grim Funeral and grimmer Medicine. (page 388)
  • LVIII. Foreign Explorers and the Policy of Seclusion. (page 397)
  • LIX. A Metropolis of Filth. (page 407)
  • LX. Lamaism. (page 410)
  • LXI. The Tibetan Hierarchy. (page 417)
  • LXII. The Government. (page 428)
  • LXIII. Education and Castes. (page 435)
  • LXIV. Tibetan Trade and Industry. (page 447)
  • LXV. Currency and Printing-blocks. (page 461)
  • LXVI. The Festival of Lights. (page 467)
  • LXVII. Tibetan Women. (page 472)
  • LXVIII. Tibetan Boys and Girls. (page 479)
  • LXIX. The Care of the Sick. (page 484)
  • LXX. Outdoor Amusements. (page 489)
  • LXXI. Russia's Tibetan Policy. (page 493)
  • LXXII. Tibet and British India. (page 509)
  • LXXIII. China, Nepāl and Tibet. (page 519)
  • LXXIV. The Future of Tibetan Diplomacy. (page 526)
  • LXXV. The "Monlam" Festival. (page 531)
  • LXXVI. The Tibetan Soldiery. (page 549)
  • LXXVII. Tibetan Finance. (page 554)
  • LXXVIII. Future of the Tibetan Religions. (page 561)
  • LXXIX. The Beginning of the Disclosure of the Secret. (page 566)
  • LXXX. The Secret Leaks Out. (page 574)
  • LXXXI. My Benefactor's Noble Offer. (page 584)
  • LXXXII. Preparations for Departure. (page 590)
  • LXXXIII. A Tearful Departure from Lhasa. (page 599)
  • LXXXIV. Five Gates to Pass. (page 618)
  • LXXXV. The First Challenge Gate. (page 623)
  • LXXXVI. The Second and Third Challenge Gates. (page 636)
  • LXXXVII. The Fourth and Fifth Challenge Gates. (page 642)
  • LXXXVIII. The Final Gate passed. (page 647)
  • LXXXIX. Good-bye, Tibet! (page 652)
  • XC. The Labche Tribe. (page 660)
  • XCI. Visit to my Old Teacher. (page 667)
  • XCII. My Tibetan Friends in Trouble. (page 671)
  • XCIII. Among Friends. (page 677)
  • XCIV. The Two Kings of Nepāl. (page 682)
  • XCV. Audience of the Two Kings (page 685)
  • XCVI. Second Audience. (page 688)
  • XCVII. Once more in Kātmāndu. (page 692)
  • XCVIII. Interview with the Acting Prime Minister. (page 697)
  • XCIX. Painful News from Lhasa. (page 700)
  • C. The King betrays his suspicion. (page 703)
  • CI. Third Audience. (page 709)
  • CII. Farewell to Nepal and its Good Kings. (page 714)
  • CIII. All's well that ends well. (page 718)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
JRASS (Jan. 1910): 234-239 http://www.jstor.org/stable/25189670
GJ 35.3 (Mar. 1910): 324-325 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1777478
Citable Link
Published: 1909
Publisher: Theosophical Publishing Society
Subject
  • Asian: China and Inner Asia
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