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Page 18
... asked to rearrange the Dalai Lama's private garden . I was just beginning the work when a For- eign Ministry official sent my hopes tumbling . " Henrig - la , " he said , with obvious distress , " the English doctor has certified that ...
... asked to rearrange the Dalai Lama's private garden . I was just beginning the work when a For- eign Ministry official sent my hopes tumbling . " Henrig - la , " he said , with obvious distress , " the English doctor has certified that ...
Page 29
... asked a stonemason why Tibetans no longer raised buildings of the magnitude of the Potala . He assured me earnestly that gods created the Potala overnight long , long ago . " Who else could have erected a dwelling for a god ? " he asked ...
... asked a stonemason why Tibetans no longer raised buildings of the magnitude of the Potala . He assured me earnestly that gods created the Potala overnight long , long ago . " Who else could have erected a dwelling for a god ? " he asked ...
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... asked two young men near by about its history , and before I knew it we were having afternoon tea together . They were students from the University of Southampton , eager to find out about our American educational system . Hostelers Do ...
... asked two young men near by about its history , and before I knew it we were having afternoon tea together . They were students from the University of Southampton , eager to find out about our American educational system . Hostelers Do ...
Contents
My Life in Forbidden Lhasa | 1 |
Under Canvas in the Atomic Age | 49 |
In the Gardens of Olympus | 85 |
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