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.
Aprons of women, 157.
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.
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.
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.
Bonbo sect, 205;
their deities, 205;
high priest, 206;
mysteries, 206;
lamas, 207, 208;
moral rules governing them, 208;
tenets of their faith, 215.
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Books, at Gyantse, 88, 90, 94;
arsenical paper used for, 111;
search for Sanskrit ones, 112;
on lama dances, 118;
written by Pan-chen lama, 120;
owned by the Dorje Phagmo, 138;
of Bonbo at Rigyal Sendar, 206;
at Phuntso ling, 209;
at Sakya, 210;
copied by U. G. at Shendar, 215;
at Samye, 222, 225;
at Sakya, 241.
Bra-gyin-pa gomba. See Regyinpai monastery.
Bribery of Chinese officials, 52.
Bridge, bamboo, 1;
over the Rummam, 2;
over the Kalai, 6;
over Rigbi, 8, 14;
over Yalung, 21;
over Yamatari, 23;
over Yangma, 29;
at Tashi-rabka, 37;
over Nyang chu, 84;
of chains over Tsang-po, 143;
over Ti chu, 145;
over Tong chu, 204;
over Tsang-po, 228.
Broadcloth, superior quality made at Pishi Mani Lhakhang, 73;
of Tosnam-gyaling, 218.
Btsan-tang, plateau of, 233;
lha-khang, 233.
Buffaloes, 7.
Bur-chu tsan, springs, 204.
Burnt offerings, 203.
Butchering, Tibetan usages, 41.
Cabbages, 83.
Calcutta, goods in Tibet, 68;
goods in Gyantse, 85.
Camels, winter pasturage of Pan-chen lama’s, 72.
Campbell, Dr., badly treated, 193.
Cangue, punishment of the, 186.
Catechu, used by women to smear faces, 157;
origin of custom, 157.
Cavalry, how recruited, 180.
Cedar trees, 21.
Cemetery, at Shigatse, 65;
at Gyantse, 87;
of Lhasa, 163.
Censor carrier of Dalai lama, 167.
Chabug la, 39.
Chagpori, Mount, 145, 195, 196.
Chagri, hamlet of, 237.
Chaini, village of, 29.
Chamdang bird, 20.
Chandra Gomi, his Chandra Vyakarana found, 112.
Chang, national drink of Tibet, 8;
its preparation, 23;
drinking, 24, 70, 112.
Chang tang, plain of North Tibet, 52, 53;
pilgrims from, at Gyantse, 89;
travellers from, 119;
lamas from, 205, 207.
Chani, village of, 39.
Changachelling monastery, 7.
Charcoal, used as fuel in houses, 60.
Chasag, or Chancellor, 173.
Che (or Chi) chu, the Arun river, 42, 244.
Cheese, dried, 48.
Cheri, slaughter-house of Lhasa, 146.
Chess, game of, 260.
Chethang. See Tse-tang.
Chiakri. See Chagri.
Chiblung, village of, 210;
valley, 243.
Chincho-ling, hamlet of, 234.
Chinese, at Shigatse, 48;
harsh treatment of Tibetans, 51;
aid Tibetans against Sikhs, 53;
arrogance of, at Shigatse, 55, 63;
in procession, 60;
cemetery at Shigatse, 65;
in Gyantse, 85, 86;
cemetery at Gyantse, 87;
in Lhasa, 148, 150;
political relations with Tibet, 178, 192, 193, 194;
Chinese at Samye, 222;
at Tse-tang, 230.
Chitishio Jong. See Kideshor.
Cho, village of, 235.
Choigyal rabtan, ruler of Nyang, 87;
books about him, 88;
his statue, 89.
Choi-khor-tse. See Chong-khor monastery.
Choilung monastery, 87.
Choma, an edible root, 125.
Chomo Kankar mountain, 20, 242.
Chongdu-chog lamasery, 234.
Chong-khor monastery, 217.
Chong la. See Shong la.
Chonjom, on the Ringbi, 14.
Chopsticks, used by Tibetans, 82.
Chorka, part of Dobta djong, 244.
Chorten, 3, 7, 30, 32;
at Tashilhunpo, 45;
at Gyantse, 88;
great ones in Tibet, 9;
at Potala, 168;
of Bonbo, 206;
at Samye, 222;
at Jong, 227;
made of human ashes, 257.
Chorten-gang, 3.
Chorten Nyima river, 40. [269]
Chosthor-gyal phodang. See Phodang djong.
Chos-gya, in Kong po, 161.
Choskhor-lhunpo monastery, 242.
Chu lonkyok. See Chum-bok la.
Chumbi, 73;
traders from, at Shigatse, 104.
Chumig-gang, hamlet of, 145.
Chumo-lha ri, 87.
Chung, a name of Limbus, 3.
Chung Rivoche, 143.
Chu-sho, village of, 242.
Chu-shu, brook, 242.
Chu-shul djong, 144.
Chuta, village of, 43.
Chuta Chyangma, village of, 72.
Chyabtam lama, tells a rich man how to escape evil birth, 64.
Chyag-dso-pa, or Treasurer, 80, 94, 95.
Chyag-na dorje, the god, 153;
miracle working image of, 153.
Chyag-tsal gang, place of prayer-meeting, 198, 199.
Chyamba, the future Buddha, 152.
Chyang chu, village of, 70, 102, 124, 125.
Chyang-chub gya-lam, 33.
Chyangjob, household officer of Panchen lama, 55.
Chyasa lha-khang, sanctuary, 234.
Chyi-khyab Khanpo, or Prime Minister, 173.
Chyi-lon Hutuketu. See Minister.
Chying-sang, a name given the Kalon, 174.
Chyugpo mepang family, 39.
Chyugpu Shung, plateau of, 72.
Circumambulating, 78, 88;
by Bonbo, 206, 211.
Club dance, 210.
Coin, debased, forced circulation of, 48;
exchange of Indian coin for Tibetan, 49.
Complimentary address, 31, 32, 68, 264.
Conch shell, 242.
Contracts, how prepared, 190.
Corpse thrown into Lake Dumo, 139, 140;
fed to vultures and dogs, 164;
to pigs, 169;
how disposed of by Bonbo, 208;
of Panchen lama, 214;
of children, how disposed of, 220;
stone on which cut up, 232, 254;
how treated on death, 252;
releasing the spirit, 252;
corpses of pregnant and barren women, 255;
of lepers, 256;
of incarnate lamas, 256;
burning of corpses, 256;
disposal of ashes, 257.
Cotton, 2.
Courts, of Lhasa, 174.
Cranes, seen on Nyang chu, 72, 83, 125.
Cushions, 70.
Daba ngonpo, “blue clay,” 28.
Dab-lung, village of, 140.
Dabung monastery, 146;
by whom founded, 171;
judicial power of Abbot, 177;
revenues of, 182;
annual rule of Dabung monks over Lhasa, 266.
Dacoity, penalty for, 186;
ordeal for proving, 189.
Dahpon, or general, 51, 70, 80;
of Gyantse, 86;
where stationed, 180;
social rank of, 246.
Dalai lama, collection of hymns by, 63;
picture of the first receiving throne of Tibet, 79;
ordination of, 104;
enthronement of, 104;
palace of father of, 147;
mode of selecting, 159–161;
discovery of latest incarnation, 161;
audience of, 165;
description of, 167;
audience hall of fifth Dalai lama, 169;
his position in Buddhist church, 170;
incarnation of Shenrezig, 171;
first one, 171;
successors, 172;
become sovereigns of Tibet, 172;
origin of name, 172;
majority at eighteen, 173;
his throne at Samye, 222;
his kitchen, 262;
mode of preparing food for, 262;
New Year’s levee, 264.
Dam-ra, or “grove in a swamp,” 149.
Dance by Tibetan girl, 108;
by professionals, 217, 262, 265;
on New Year’s day, 263, 265.
See also Lama.
Dao-targe, village of, 76.
Darchendo, the town of, 156.
See also Ta-chien-lu.
Darchung djong, 75.
See also Tuchung Jong.
Darding sergo tamo temple, 206.
Darjiling, 1;
Tibetan pottery sold at, 66;
railway a danger for Chinese trade, 193;
return to, 245.
Dates, dried, 101.
Dayan Khan, 172.
Dayan Khanpo, feared his spirit might exercise evil influence, 161;
expelled by Sakya Panchen, 240, 241.
Death, Lord of, weighing men’s acts, 93;
his image, etc., in commemoration ceremony, 203;
spirit after, 252;
period before rebirth, 255.
Deba, or chief, 70.
Deba Shikha, 70, 102, 123, 124, 201.
Dechan phodang, of Tashilhunpo, 60.
Dechan phug, haunted cave, 13.
Dechan rolpa monastery, 21, 22.
Dechen, village of, 221.
“Deceiving death,” ceremony of, 134;
life, ceremony of, 134.
Deki rabdan, village of, 70.
Demalung. See Tamalung.
Densatil, monastery of, 226;
its founder, 227.
Dephu, village of, 140.
Devil, burnt in effigy, 118.
Dewan, ex, of Sikkim, his influence in Tibet, 192, 193.
Dhunkota valley, 20.
Dhuramdien, valley of, 3.
Diba Dongtse, castle of, 98.
Dice used for divination, 134; game of, 260.
Ding-naga, meadow of, 235.
Ding-pon, or lieutenant, 86.
Dipankara Buddha, 152; feast in his honour, 199.
Divination, modes used for selecting incarnate lamas, 159.
Djari tang, 29.
Djong, or prefectural town, 177;
dso, or prefectural store-house, 177;
shi, or prefectural lands, 177;
accounts, 182.
Djim-khar, village of, 143.
Djong-nyer, or sub-prefect, 51, 176;
their number, 182.
Djongpon, or prefect, 51;
of Phagri, 73;
appeals against to Lhasa, 174;
their duties, 176, 177;
their number, 176, 182;
their salaries, 177, 182;
social rank of, 246.
Do, village of, 226.
Doche, ingot of silver, equivalent terms for, 51, 183.
Do la, 29.
Dobta djong, 210, 244;
Lachan la, 243;
mountains, 244.
Dog, mad, 76;
pariah, re-embodiment of sinful lamas, 119;
watch-dogs of Yamdo famous, 131;
kept for hunting by Panchen lama, 211.
Dogang, village of, 243.
Dogbane, 2.
Dog tsang, village of, 72.
Doi. See Panam-gang.
Dokpas, Tibetan pastoral tribes, 52;
dress of women, 67.
Dolma, the goddess, incarnate in Dorje phagmo, 138;
turquoise image of in Ramoche, 165;
in Machig labdron, 228.
Dolmai ri, mount behind Tashilhunpo, 118.
Dombu choskhor or monastery, 218.
Dong khang, traveller’s bungalow, 13.
Dong la, 242.
Dong-sho, village of, 234.
Dongtse, town of, 45, 49;
invitation to visit, 60, 68;
leave for, 69;
arrival at, 76;
monastery of, 76;
the Kham-tsan of at Shigatse, 119;
second trip of S. C. D. to, 121;
visits it third time, 125;
fourth visit to, 196.