Himalaya. Himalaya ... Translated from the German by Richard Rickett and David Streatfeild |
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... Tibetan king ran : " ... let him be given every opportunity to instruct our people in the Holy Law ... he is to be given land and every assistance in the building of a house of prayer . " The generosity with which the Oriental rulers of ...
... Tibetan king ran : " ... let him be given every opportunity to instruct our people in the Holy Law ... he is to be given land and every assistance in the building of a house of prayer . " The generosity with which the Oriental rulers of ...
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... Tibetan frontier to Katmandu . Today food supplies are carried by trucks from adjacent Nepal to the Chinese troops ... Tibetan map OF 田宮 51 encourage patriotic. The lama monastery of Thokar on Manasarowar Lake . ( From Henry S. Landor ...
... Tibetan frontier to Katmandu . Today food supplies are carried by trucks from adjacent Nepal to the Chinese troops ... Tibetan map OF 田宮 51 encourage patriotic. The lama monastery of Thokar on Manasarowar Lake . ( From Henry S. Landor ...
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... Tibetan origin probably regard themselves nowadays as Nepalese . A good illustration of this trend is the " King of Mustang . ” His country , just north of Annapurna , is a sort of wedge driven up northward into the Tibetan plateau . He ...
... Tibetan origin probably regard themselves nowadays as Nepalese . A good illustration of this trend is the " King of Mustang . ” His country , just north of Annapurna , is a sort of wedge driven up northward into the Tibetan plateau . He ...
Contents
The Himalayas Have Many Faces | 7 |
The Home of the Gods | 20 |
The Land of Holy Men | 34 |
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Annapurna Asia asked Assam Austrian Badrinath Bhutan Brahmaputra British Broad Peak Buddha Buddhist Camp CAPTIONS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS century China Chinese Chitralis Cho Oyu chorten climbed cold conquest Darjeeling Dhaulagiri earth Europe expedition exploration eyes feet foot frontier frostbite geographical German glacier gods Gurkhas height Herbert Tichy Hima Himalayas Hindu holy hospitality Hunza Illus India Indus inhabitants journey Kafiristan Kafirs Kanchenjunga Karakorum Kashmir Katmandu King Kinthup Kitar Kumbum lama land later Lhasa living maharaja Manasarowar Manaslu miles monastery monsoon Moslem moun Mount Everest Mount Kailas Nanga Parbat Nepal Nepalese never night Nima once Pakistan Pasang passes Peking perhaps photographs pilgrimage pilgrims porters prayer priests Ranas reached the summit rivers rucksack ruler sacred sadhu Shangri-La Sherpas Shisha Pangma Sikkim snow southern slopes stones Sven Hedin Swiss Tibet Tibetan tracks traveled Tsangpo valleys Vienna village world's highest mountain yeti