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Page 145
... lamas live in this huge monastery . Its site , once a great marsh , was changed . into dry land by the prayers of a former Buddha , I was told ( see pages 136 , 137 ) . On a hillside opposite the monastery grows a forest of fir and ...
... lamas live in this huge monastery . Its site , once a great marsh , was changed . into dry land by the prayers of a former Buddha , I was told ( see pages 136 , 137 ) . On a hillside opposite the monastery grows a forest of fir and ...
Page 162
... lamas . They went up on the moun- tain , set up their tents , and improvised an al- tar whereon offerings . of juniper twigs were burnt . Between pray- ers they ate all the usual unpalatable Ti- betan delicacies and drank their strong ...
... lamas . They went up on the moun- tain , set up their tents , and improvised an al- tar whereon offerings . of juniper twigs were burnt . Between pray- ers they ate all the usual unpalatable Ti- betan delicacies and drank their strong ...
Page 167
... lamas , however , could not guarantee our safety , and should the Ngo- loks or other robbers attack us they would not be responsible for our lives and property . To this I agreed . I had come to the con- clusion that to work at the ...
... lamas , however , could not guarantee our safety , and should the Ngo- loks or other robbers attack us they would not be responsible for our lives and property . To this I agreed . I had come to the con- clusion that to work at the ...
Contents
An Expedition on the ChinaTibet Frontier to | 131 |
Sumatra A Ribbon of Color on the Equator 25 illustrations in color from autochromes | 186 |
Cirenaica | 325 |
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