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1. | Author’s departure from Japan. | 6 |
2. | The Lama’s execution. | 18 |
3. | On the banks of the Bichagori river. | 32 |
4. | A horse in difficulties. | 49 |
5. | Tsarangese village girls. | 57 |
6. | Entering Tibet from Nepāl. | 75 |
7. | To a tent of nomad Tibetans. | 79 |
8. | A night in the open and a snow-leopard. | 92 |
9. | Attacked by dogs and saved by a lady. | 100 |
10. | Nearly dying of thirst. | 114 |
11. | A sand-storm. | 117 |
12. | Struggle in the river. | 121 |
13. | Meditating in the face of death. | 125 |
14. | A ludicrous race. | 132 |
15. | Lake Mānasarovara. | 140 |
16. | Religion v. Love. | 151 |
17. | Near Mount Kailasa. | 169 |
18. | Quarrel between brothers. | 181 |
19. | Attacked by robbers. | 192 |
20. | The cold moon reflected on the ice. | 202 |
21. | Fallen into a muddy swamp. | 210 |
22. | Meeting a furious wild yak. | 229 |
23. | Outline of the monastery of Tashi Lhunpo. | 249 |
24. | Reading the Texts. | 266 |
25. | Priest fighting with hail. | 274 |
26. | Outline of the residence of the Dalai Lama. | 287 |
27. | A vehement philosophical discussion. | 306 |
28. | An audience with the Dalai Lama. | 316 |
29. | Inner room of the Dalai Lama’s country house. | 320 |
30. | Room in the finance secretary’s house. | 335 |
31. | Unexpected meeting with friends. | 341 |
32. | Girl weeping at being suddenly commanded to marry. | 356 |
33. | At the bridegroom’s gate. Throwing an imitation sword at the bride. | 366, 367 |
34. | The wife of an Ex-Minister punished in public. | 378, 379 |
35. | Funeral ceremonies: cutting up the dead body. | 390, 391 |
36. | Lobon Padma Chungne. | 411 |
37. | Je Tsong-kha-pa. | 414 |
38. | A soothsayer under mediumistic influence falling senseless. | 426 |
39. | Flogging as a means of education. | 443 |
40. | Priest-traders loading their yaks. | 459 |
41. | New year’s reading of the Texts for the Japanese Emperor’s welfare. | 465 |
42. | Naming ceremony of a baby. | 480 |
43. | A picnic party in summer. | 491 |
44. | Prime Minister. | 502 |
45. | A corrupt Chief Justice of the monks. | 534 |
46. | The final ceremony of the Monlam. | 538 |
47. | A scene from the Monlam festival. | 541 |
48. | Procession of the Panchen or Tashi Lama in Lhasa. | 568 |
49. | Critical meeting with Tsa Rong-ba and his wife. | 580 |
50. | Revealing the secret to the Ex-Minister. | 585 |
51. | A mysterious Voice in the garden of Sera. | 596 |
52. | A distant view of Lhasa. | 605 |
53. | Farewell to Lhasa from the top of Genpala. | 606 |
54. | Crossing a mountain at midnight. | 610 |
55. | Night scene on the Chomo-Lhari and Lham Tso. | 616 |
56. | Beautiful scenery in the Tibetan Himālayas. | 634 |
57. | The fortress of Nyatong. | 649 |
58. | On the way to the snowy Jela-peak. | 654 |
59. | Accidental meeting with a friend and compatriot. | 679 |
60. | Struggle with a Nepālese soldier. | 690 |
61. | Meeting again with an old friend, Lama Buḍḍha Vajra. | 695 |
62. | The author and his friend Buḍḍha Vajra enjoying the brilliant snow at Kātmāndu. | 704 |
63. | Nāgārjuna’s cave of meditation in Nepāl. | 716 |