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Three Years in Tibet

1909

But she was of opinion that such books would treat of the country from a western point of view whilst my bcok would prove interesting to the reader from the point of view of an Asiatic intimately acquainted with the manners the customs and the inner life of the people. [...] The Beginning of the Disclosure of the Secret. [...] Takabe had been a born fisher especially skilled in the use of the " shot-net " and to catch fish had baen the joy and pleasure of his life On the occasion of the leave-taking"2 THREE YEALS IN TIBET. [...] I thereupon asked a daughter of the host's to build a fire for me in the yard ; and when it was ready I consigned the nets to flames in the presence of all—there were all the members of the family and some visitors besides to witness the scene. [...] A few moments later I ascertained that the sound and quaking were caused by the collapse and fall of the bath-room from the second floor where it had been situated to the ground below with its bath basin and all the other contents among which the most important and unfortunate was a Japanese lady who as I had been neglectful in accepting the invitation was asked to have her bath first.

literature fiction
Pages
744
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.144999
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Frontmatter
i-xvi Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter I. Novel farewell presents
1-i Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter II. A year in Darjeeling
11-i Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter III. A foretaste of Tibetan barbarism
15-20 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter IV. Laying a false scent
21-i Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter V. Journey to Nepal
25-34 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter VI. I befriend Beggars
35-39 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter VII. The Sublime Himalaya
40-43 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter VIII. Dangers Ahead
44-50 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter IX. Beautiful Tsarang and Dirty Tsarangese
51-59 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter X. Fame and Temptation
60-68 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XI. Tibet at Last
69-76 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XII. The World of Snow
77-80 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XIII. A kind old Dame
81-85 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XIV. A holy Cave-Dweller
86-89 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XV. In helpless Plight
90-95 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XVI. A Foretaste of distressing Experiences
96-98 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XVII. A Beautiful Rescuer
99-103 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XVIII. The Lighter Side of the Experiences
104-107 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XIX. The largest River of Tibet
108-111 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XX. Dangers begin in Earnest
112-115 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXI. Overtaken by a Sand-Storm
116-122 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXII. 22 650 Feet above Sea-level
123-126 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXIII. I survive a Sleep in the Snow
127-130 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXIV. ‘Bon’ and ‘Kyang.’
131-134 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXV. The Power of Buddhism
135-138 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXVI. Sacred Manaserovara and its Legends
139-143 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXVII. Bartering in Tibet
144-149 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXVIII. A Himalayan Romance
150-161 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXIX. On the Road to Nature’s Grand Mandala
162-166 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXX. Wonders of Nature’s Mandala
167-177 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXI. An Ominous Outlook
178-186 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXII. A Cheerless Prospect
187-190 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXIII. At Death’s Door
191-203 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXIV. The Saint of the White Cave revisited
204-210 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXV. Some easier days
211-217 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXVI. War Against Suspicion
218-226 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXVII. Across the Steppes
227-232 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXVIII. Holy Texts in a Slaughter-House
233-235 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XXXIX. The Third Metropolis of Tibet
236-240 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XL. The Sakya Monastery
241-248 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLI. Shigatze
249-256 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLII. A Supposed Miracle
257-263 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLIII. Manners and Customs
264-279 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLIV. On to Lhasa
280-284 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLV. Arrival in Lhasa
285-290 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLVI. The Warrior-Priests of Sera
291-296 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLVII. Tibet and North China
297-303 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLVIII. Admission into Sera College
304-310 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XLIX. Meeting with the Incarnate Bodhisattva
311-322 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter L. Life in the Sera Monastery
323-328 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LI. My Tibetan Friends and Benefactors
329-334 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LII. Japan in Lhasa
335-344 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LIII. Scholastic Aspirants
345-350 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LIV. Tibetan Weddings and Wedded Life
351-361 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LV. Wedding Ceremonies
362-373 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LVI. Tibetan Punishments
374-387 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LVII. A grim Funeral and grimmer Medicine
388-396 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LVIII. Foreign Explorers and the Policy of Seclusion
397-406 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LIX. A Metropolis of Filth
407-409 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LX. Lamaism
410-416 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXI. The Tibetan Hierarchy
417-427 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXII. The Government
428-434 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXIII. Education and Castes
435-446 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXIV. Tibetan Trade and Industry
447-460 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXV. Currency and Printing blocks
461-466 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXVI. The Festival of Lights
467-471 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXVII. Tibetan Women
472-478 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXVIII. Tibetan Boys and Girls
479-483 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXIX. The Care of the Sick
484-488 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXX. Outdoor Amusements
489-492 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXI. Russia’s Tibetan Policy
493-508 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXII. Tibet and British India
509-518 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXIII. China Nepal and Tibet
519-525 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXIV. The Future of Tibetan Diplomacy
526-530 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXV. The “Monlam” Festival
531-548 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXVI. The Tibetan Soldiery
549-553 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXVII. Tibetan Finance
554-560 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXVIII. Future of the Tibetan Religions
561-565 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXIX. The Beginning of the Disclosure of the Secret
566-573 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXX. The Secret Leaks Out
574-583 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXI. My Benefactor’s Noble Offer
584-589 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXII. Preparations for Departure
590-598 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXIII. A Tearful Departure from Lhasa
599-617 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXIV. Five Gates to Pass
618-622 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXV. The First Challenge Gate
623-635 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXVI. The Second and Third Challenge Gates
636-641 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXVII. The Fourth and Fifth Challenge Gates
642-646 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXVIII. The Final Gate Passed
647-651 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter LXXXIX. Good-bye Tibet!
652-659 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XC. The Labche Tribe
660-i Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCI. Visit to my Old Teacher
667-670 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCII. My Tibetan Friends in Trouble
671-676 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCIII. Among Friends
677-681 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCIV. The Two Kings of Nepal
682-i Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCV. Audience of the Two Kings
685-687 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCVI. Second Audience
688-691 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCVII. Once more in Katmandu
692-i Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCVIII. Interview with the Acting Prime Minister
697-699 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter XCIX. Painful News from Lhasa
700-702 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter C. The King betrays his suspicion
703-708 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter CI. Third Audience
709-713 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter CII. Farewell to Nepal and its Good Kings
714-717 Ekai Kawaguchi view
Chapter CIII. All’s well that ends well
718-i Ekai Kawaguchi view

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