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Dedication iii
Preface v
INTRODUCTION.
Policy of Warren' Hastings xxi
Abandonment of former policy. Loss of records xxii
Narratives of Bogle and Manning xxii
Objects of the Introduction xxii
Geographical Sketch : the Himálayan system xxiii
The Northern Kange, or Nyenchhen-tang-la . . xxiv
The Central Range xxv
Tibet — the name — provinces xxvi
The valley of the Tsanpu or Brahmaputra xxvii
Identity of the Tsanpu and Brahmaputra . . . . xxx
Region between the Central and Southern Himálaya xxxi
Passes over the Central Chain xxxii
The Central Chain xxxiii
The Southern Chain xxxiv
River systems of Nepal xxxv
Sikkim and Bhutan rivers xxxvii
Dúars xxxvii
Rivers of Bhutan xxxviii
The Himaláyan system xxxix
The Andes and the Himálaya . . xl
Historical Sketch. — Tibet. The inhabitants xlii
The Pon religion xliii
Buddhism , xliii
The Chinese pilgrims . . . . xliv
Tibetan Buddhism xlv
Odoric of Pordenone xlvi
The reformer Tsong-khapa xlvi
The Dalai and Teshu Lamas xlvii
The Taranath Lama xlviii
Monks and monasteries 1
Religious services. Literature li
Tribes of Nepal Iii
Trade of Nepal liv
Sikkim and Bhutan Iv
