INDEX.
Absolution to deceased official, 106.
Acharya Ami, his Svarasvat Vyakarana, 112.
Ailurus ochraceus in Sikkim, 2.
Allowance, for officials travelling, 51, 52; to monks, 79.
Almanac, preparation of, 113.
Altan Khan, first uses the name Dalai lama, 172.
Altars in front of houses in Lhasa, 148.
Amban, the senior and junior, 48; trouble of junior with Tibetan authorities, 48, 50–52; inspections by, 50; expenses for, 51; in procession, 61; goes to Lhasa, 63; his power in Tibet, 178; exactions of, 179; his salary, 180; disliked by Tibetans, 181; author meets him on road, 236.
Amchi, or physician, 41, 55;at Samding gomba, 131; lhamo dancers, 217.
Amdo, province of, 64, 156, 196.
Amolonkha, a sacred rock, 152.
Ani, or nun, 25, 29; meaning concubine, 48.
Animals, not allowed to be killed, 43, 76, 83.
Antelope, in Sikkim, 2.
Apricots, 7; dried, 139.
Aprons of women, 157.
Archery, 202, 260.
Arms, of soldiers, 180.
Army, force of, 180; how recruited, 180.
Arun valley, inhabitants of, 3; river, 38, 39, 42; source of river, 242; upper course, 243. See Che-chu.
Aspergill, used in religious ceremonies, 137.
Asses, wild, 42, 244.
Astrologer making almanac, 113; at funerals, 252, 253.
Atisha, died at Netang, 145; at Samye, 222.
Aton la, 238.
Bachelor of theology, 91.
Bad luck, signs of, 265.
Balpo, or Nepalese, 68.
Bangle worn by women, reason for, 157.
Bangye-shag, residence of Phala, 85; 149, 150, 161.
Banquet, to Tibetan general, 81, 82.
Barat, feast thus called, 59.
Bardo, period between death and regeneration, 140, 255.
Bardon, a district of Khams, 197.
Barley, near Lhasa, 145.
Bathing, house, 102; after summer retirement, 214.
Bears, 2, 14.
Beehives, 15.
Beggars, at Shigatse, 47; alms distributed to, 64, 68, 106; at Lhasa, 156; dancing, 265.
Behor, temple of, 224.
Bellows, 30.
Belung, hamlet of, 74.
Bhutan. See Dugpa.
Birthplace of Tibetans, 229.
Black Court of Lhasa, 174.
Black-water mysteries of Bonbo, 206.
Blessing, 57, 95, 109.
Boats, of skin, 140, 143.
Bogto la, 16, 18.
Bonbo sect, 205; their deities, 205; high priest, 206; mysteries, 206; lamas, 207, 208; moral rules governing them, 208; tenets of their faith, 215.
