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