Three Years in Tibet

by Ekai Kawaguchi

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Contents

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

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