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Three Years in Tibet

by Ekai Kawaguchi

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

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