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Three Years in Tibet

Three Years in Tibet

by Ekai Kawaguchi

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Author
Kawaguchi, Ekai, 1866-1945
Credits
Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Language
English
LoC Class
DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia
Subject
Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Social life and customs
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 52594
Release Date
July 17, 2016
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THREE YEARS IN TIBET. — PREFACE. — CONTENTS. — Illustrations in the Text.
  2. 2.Photogravures. — Sketch-map.
  3. 3.CHAPTER I. Novel farewell presents.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. A year in Darjeeling.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. A foretaste of Tibetan barbarism.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. Laying a false scent.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. Journey to Nepal.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. I befriend Beggars.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. The Sublime Himalaya.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. Dangers Ahead.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. Beautiful Tsarang and Dirty Tsarangese.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. Fame and Temptation.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. Tibet at Last.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. The World of Snow.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. A kind old Dame.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. A holy Cave-Dweller.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. In helpless Plight.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. A Foretaste of distressing Experiences.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. A Beautiful Rescuer.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. The Lighter Side of the Experiences.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. The largest River of Tibet.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XX. Dangers begin in Earnest.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. Overtaken by a Sand-Storm.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. 22,650 Feet above Sea-level.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. I survive a Sleep in the Snow.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXIV. ‘Bon’ and ‘Kyang.’
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXV. The Power of Buddhism.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXVI. Sacred Manasarovara and its Legends.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXVII. Bartering in Tibet.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVIII. A Himalayan Romance.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXIX. On the Road to Nature’s Grand Mandala.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXX. Wonders of Nature’s Mandala.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXXI. An Ominous Outlook.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXXII. A Cheerless Prospect.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXIII. At Death’s Door.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXIV. The Saint of the White Cave revisited.
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXV. Some easier days.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXVI. War Against Suspicion.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXVII. Across the Steppes.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVIII. Holy Texts in a Slaughter-House.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIX. The Third Metropolis of Tibet.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XL. The Sakya Monastery.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XLI. Shigatze.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XLII. A Supposed Miracle.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLIII. Manners and Customs.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLIV. On to Lhasa.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLV. Arrival in Lhasa.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLVI. The Warrior-Priests of Sera.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLVII. Tibet and North China.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVIII. Admission into Sera College.
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLIX. Meeting with the Incarnate Bodhisattva.
  52. 52.CHAPTER L. Life in the Sera Monastery.
  53. 53.CHAPTER LI. My Tibetan Friends and Benefactors.
  54. 54.CHAPTER LII. Japan in Lhasa.
  55. 55.CHAPTER LIII. Scholastic Aspirants.
  56. 56.CHAPTER LIV. Tibetan Weddings and Wedded Life.
  57. 57.CHAPTER LV. Wedding Ceremonies.
  58. 58.CHAPTER LVI. Tibetan Punishments.
  59. 59.CHAPTER LVII. A grim Funeral and grimmer Medicine.
  60. 60.CHAPTER LVIII. Foreign Explorers and the Policy of Seclusion.
  61. 61.CHAPTER LIX. A Metropolis of Filth.
  62. 62.CHAPTER LX. Lamaism.
  63. 63.CHAPTER LXI. The Tibetan Hierarchy.
  64. 64.CHAPTER LXII. The Government.
  65. 65.CHAPTER LXIII. Education and Castes.
  66. 66.CHAPTER LXIV. Tibetan Trade and Industry.
  67. 67.CHAPTER LXV. Currency and Printing blocks.
  68. 68.CHAPTER LXVI. The Festival of Lights.
  69. 69.CHAPTER LXVII. Tibetan Women.
  70. 70.CHAPTER LXVIII. Tibetan Boys and Girls.
  71. 71.CHAPTER LXIX. The Care of the Sick.
  72. 72.CHAPTER LXX. Outdoor Amusements.
  73. 73.CHAPTER LXXI. Russia’s Tibetan Policy.
  74. 74.CHAPTER LXXII. Tibet and British India.
  75. 75.CHAPTER LXXIII. China, Nepal and Tibet.
  76. 76.CHAPTER LXXIV. The Future of Tibetan Diplomacy.
  77. 77.CHAPTER LXXV. The “Monlam” Festival.
  78. 78.CHAPTER LXXVI. The Tibetan Soldiery.
  79. 79.CHAPTER LXXVII. Tibetan Finance.
  80. 80.CHAPTER LXXVIII. Future of the Tibetan Religions.
  81. 81.CHAPTER LXXIX. The Beginning of the Disclosure of the Secret.
  82. 82.CHAPTER LXXX. The Secret Leaks Out.
  83. 83.CHAPTER LXXXI. My Benefactor’s Noble Offer.
  84. 84.CHAPTER LXXXII. Preparations for Departure.
  85. 85.CHAPTER LXXXIII. A Tearful Departure from Lhasa.
  86. 86.CHAPTER LXXXIV. Five Gates to Pass.
  87. 87.CHAPTER LXXXV. The First Challenge Gate.
  88. 88.CHAPTER LXXXVI. The Second and Third Challenge Gates.
  89. 89.CHAPTER LXXXVII. The Fourth and Fifth Challenge Gates.
  90. 90.CHAPTER LXXXVIII. The Final Gate Passed.
  91. 91.CHAPTER LXXXIX. Good-bye, Tibet!
  92. 92.CHAPTER XC. The Labche Tribe.
  93. 93.CHAPTER XCI. Visit to my Old Teacher.
  94. 94.CHAPTER XCII. My Tibetan Friends in Trouble.
  95. 95.CHAPTER XCIII. Among Friends.
  96. 96.CHAPTER XCIV. The Two Kings of Nepal.
  97. 97.CHAPTER XCV. Audience of the Two Kings.
  98. 98.CHAPTER XCVI. Second Audience.
  99. 99.CHAPTER XCVII. Once more in Katmandu.
  100. 100.CHAPTER XCVIII. Interview with the Acting Prime Minister.
  101. 101.CHAPTER XCIX. Painful News from Lhasa.
  102. 102.CHAPTER C. The King betrays his suspicion.
  103. 103.CHAPTER CI. Third Audience.
  104. 104.CHAPTER CII. Farewell to Nepal and its Good Kings.
  105. 105.CHAPTER CIII. All’s well that ends well. — Footnotes — Transcriber's Note

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