Donnyer, a civil officer, 264;
social rank, 246;
chempo of Potala, 168.
Dora chu-tsan, hot springs, 211.
Doring, village of, 70.
Dorje jig-je, Lord of death, 126.
Dorje phagmo, incarnate female saint, 131;
tells author’s fortune, 132, 134;
performs religious ceremonies for his recovery, 133, 134, 137;
throws dice for divination, 134;
power to restrain waters of lake, 136;
tombs of predecessors, 136, 137;
her residence, 138; description of present incarnation, 138;
peculiar habits of, 138;
incarnation of Dolma, 138;
origin of incarnation, 139;
saves monastery from invaders, 139.
Dorje-tag mountains, 35;
ghat, 219;
monastery, 220.
Dowa targya. See Dao-targe.
Dragon-head pillars of Jo Khang, 163.
Dress of lady of rank, 121, 127;
of Dalai [271]lama, 167;
of Kalon, 174;
of Bonbo lamas, 207;
of hostess at Samye, 221.
Dropsy in Tibet, its treatment, 260.
Drum beating, by Limbus, 4, 11.
Dsambling gyan, tomb of Dalai lama, 169.
Dsamling gyeshe, an historical work, 62;
copied for author, 68.
Dsongo stage house, 36.
Ducks, wild on Nyang chu, 83.
Dugpa, sect of lamas, 129.
Dugpa, a name of Bhutan, origin of name, 129.
Dugpa-kunleg, saint of the red hat lamas, 92, 94.
Du khang, or congregation hall, 78, 79, 95.
Dukpa-nagpa, old Shaman town, 75.
Dumo tso, or Devil’s lake, 136.
Dung khor, civil officer, 75, 145;
their number, how chosen, 175;
their salaries, 176;
social rank, 246.
Dung-yig, or clerk, 67;
social rank, 246.
Dye plant, 213.
Dyspepsia, its varieties, 260.
Dzo, a weight, a tenth of a srang, 150.
Earthquakes, destroy Samye, 225.
Eclipses, religious ceremonies when they occur, 261.
Eggs, not eaten by lamas, 98.
Elephant, sent by Rajah of Sikkim to Lhasa, 100;
difficulty of road for, 144;
shed at Lhasa, 169.
Eleusine coracana. See Murwa.
Emperor of China, worship of, 60;
ratifies appointment of regent, 173.
Epidemic, annual, at Lhasa, 259.
Estates, great ones of Tibet, 183.
Exorcising evil spirits, 101.
Fable, the leopard and the ass, 198.
Feasts, 25th of 10th month, 56;
of new moon, 64, 106;
given general at Dongtse, 81;
New Year’s day, 107, 112, 120;
pre-Buddhist feast, 108;
on date of Buddha’s death, 150;
prayer-meeting in June, 198, 199;
15th of 8th moon, 199;
July 19, great holiday, 201;
harvest, 214;
midsummer, 261;
annual feasts, 261.
See also New Year.
Feylep valley, 20.
Fines, in lieu of punishments, 187.
Fir trees, 218.
Fish, let loose as charity, 134;
not eaten for a year by order of Dalai lama, 141;
used as manure, 220.
Floor, made of mosaic, 78.
Fog, 234.
Foreigners, policy of Tibet regarding, 181, 192.
Fortune telling, 132, 134;
forbidden, 212.
Fossils, as relics in temple, 227.
Funeral, feast, 68, 257;
rites of Bonbo, 208;
of Panchen lama, 214;
persons forbidden to be present at, 253, 254;
ceremonies, 254, 255.
Gadan, monastery of, its revenues, 182.
Gadan Gyahu, the usurper, 75.
Gadan khangsar, palace of, 172.
Gadan namchoi, birthday of Tsongkhapa, 56.
Gadan namgyal-ling, sanctuary of, 233.
Games, 260.
Gampo, or elder, 52.
Gandan Chakhang in Gyantse, 84;
chapel in, 85, 89;
description of, 91.
Gang. See Panam-gang.
Gar, attacked by the Sikhs, 53.
Garden, at Jorgya, 73;
near Dongtse, 99;
party, 201.
Gar, General of King Srong-btsan, 168.
Garpon, or governor of fortress, 53.
Garrison of Gyantse, 86.
Gartok, 70.
Ge river, 38.
Ge-chung, village of, 237.
Gedun-dub, founder of Tashilhunpo, 114;
juniper tree grown from his hair, 119;
reincarnate in first Dalai lama, 171.
Gedun-gyatso, the Tale lama, 63;
becomes head of Dabung monastery, 171;
first Dalai lama, 171;
monastery founded by, 226.
Geese, wild, on Nyang chu, 83.
Gelong, or priest, 59;
ordination of, 120, 126.
Gelugpa Church, feasts of, 56;
image of [272] its supreme Buddha, 89;
forbid use of wine, 90.
Gen-gang, boundary of Sikkim, 245.
Geru, village of, 244.
Gingu la, 75.
Glak-los, wild people, 258.
Goat, wild, in Sikkim, 2;
at Karma, 42;
stuffed at Gyantse, 91;
wild, near Yamdo tso, 140;
near the tsomo Tel-tung, 244.
Gods, of land and mountains, 32.
Goitse, at Kangpa-chan, 23;
in other parts of Tibet, 258;
treatment of, 258.
Gojogs, a mendong at Gyantse, 87.
Gok, village of, 1.
Golab Sing, his war with Lhasa, 53.
Golden jar, used for selecting Dalai lama, 160.
Golog, their country, 196;
their customs and religion, 197;
kissing among them, 197.
Gondang-tangme, valley of, 231.
See also Yarlung.
Gongkhar, djong, 218, 235;
mountains, 235.
Gon-po, the god, 169.
Gonpoi ri, 229.
Good luck, sign of, 166;
how insured for the year, 264;
dance, 264;
signs watched for on New Year’s day, 265.
Greyhound, 99.
Guilt offering ceremony, 263, 264.
Guma shara, village of, 37, 38.
Gumo tang, 16.
Gungri gung-btsan, Prince, 168.
Gure, village of, 243.
Guring tribe of Limbus, 20.
Gushi Khan, the conqueror of Tibet, 79.
Gya, or Chinese, 52.
Gya-bum gang, square of, 155.
See also Tomse-gang.
Gyade country, 205.
Gyal-tsab, or regent, 172.
See also Desi.
Gyampo, or elder, 176.
Gyantse djong, 63;
general at, 80;
town of, 80;
author wishes to visit it, 81;
description of, 84;
market at, 85;
ancient province of, 87;
climate of, 88.
Gyapon, or captain, 86.
Gyarong, the district of, 76;
lamas from, 205.
Gyatso-shar, village of, 70, 196, 200;
beauty of, 201.
Gyatu-ling, village of, 235.
Gyerpal, village of, 234.
Hailo, village of, 140.
Hall, of worship, 57;
of departed saints, 214.
Hamdang Kham-tsan, 73.
Harvest, lucky day to begin it, 213.
Hat, 30, 40;
of lamas, 69;
worn in lama dances, 114;
taking off, 31, 95, 107;
felt, 203.
Headdresses, of Tibetan women, 38, 55, 67, 85, 221;
origin of, 157;
peculiar of the Dungkhor, 176;
value of, 200.
Hi, range, vegetation on, 4;
village of, 5, 7;
view from pass (Hi la), 5.
Hooker, Dr., meets Phurchung, 22;
attempt to enter Tibet, 192, 193.
Horba, met at Tos nam-gyaling, 218;
bring salt to Samye, 226.
Horn, 57.
Horses, richly ornamented, 52;
hoof revered, 114, 116.
Hoshang Dharma-tala, the, 115.
House, in Tashilhunpo, 45, 46;
no chimney, 60;
outside decoration, 69, 72;
interior of, at Tashigang, 74;
at Kye-pa Khangsar, 96;
of lama at Samding, 132, 135;
of noble at Lhasa, 150, 162;
ceremonies for consecrating new home, 202, 203.
Hydrophobia, treatment of, 257.
Illumination, of Tashilhunpo, 56.
Images, holy, at Dongtse, 78;
at Gyantse, 89, 90;
metal out of which made, 100;
painted on rocks, 142, 145;
in Jo khang at Lhasa, 151, 152, 153, 157;
in Potala, 168;
at Ombu lha-khang, 230.
Impostor, claims discovery of sacred volumes, 94.
Incarnate lama, 56;
college of, 57;
received as novice, 57;
female one, 131;
(see Dorje phagmo), degraded for [273]adultery, 133;
mode of selection of, 159, 160, 161.
Inoculation of small-pox, 257.
Inscription, relating to founding of Tashilhunpo, 114;
gigantic, on rocks, 123;
on stone in Tibetan and Chinese at Lhasa, 148, 151.
Invocation to mountain deities, 5, 18.
Irrigation, 39;
canals, 72, 73, 76.
Isa, village of, 76.
Jah-hu tang, parade ground, 65.
Jail, horrors of Tibetan, 186.
Jaisang Teba, the Desi, 172.
Jang, village of, upper and lower, 144.
See also Jong.
Je Kadub rinpoche, Bon high priest, 206.
Je la, 205.
Jelap la, value of road, 194.
Jerong, district of, 209.
Jetsun Tinlas-tsomo, founder of Samding monastery, 136.
Jig-kyong, camp of, 238.
Jong, village of, 226, 228;
temple at, 227.
Jong Luguri, village of, 43.
See also Luguri djong.
Jo-vo, “the Lord,” his image, 78;
of Lhasa, 78, 151;
— khang, 149, 150;
see also Kyil-khording;
description of temple, 151, 152, 153, 154;
second visit to, 157;
statue in, 157;
pillars of temple, 163;
copy of, at Tandub, 230.
Jungars, attack Samding, 139;
especially inimical to Nyingma sect, 141;
miracle, 141, 142;
sack Rigyal Sendar, 206;
pillage Mindol-ling, 235.
Juniper, erroneously called “sandalwood,” 13;
grown from hair of saint, 119;
along Tib chu, 218.
Juonga, mountain, 21.
See also Cho Kangchan Juonga .
Justice, courts of, 174, 177, 178;
administration of, 186.
Kabsopa, or chief clerk, 175.
Kabu la, 217.
Ka-che, or Kashmiri, 228.
Kadong, monastery of, 74.
Kadung, or secretary, 173;
their number, 175.
Kahdong monastery, 76.
Kalai river, 6.
Kalliat river. See Kalai.
Kalon, or ministers of State, 173;
their dress, 174;
how chosen, 174.
Kal-zang zamba, 141.
Kamai phugpa, 28.
Kamab, a class of dancers, 263.
Kambachen. See Kangpa-chan.
Kampa lacha. See Khamba partshi.
Kang, a land measure, 86, 180, 182.
Kangchan mountain, 15;
river, 23.
Kangla chen pass, 24, 29, 34, 35.
Kangla jang-ma peak, 18.
Kangla Nangmo la, 21.
Kangpa-chan, village of, 12, 23;
cultivation at, 24;
departure from, 27;
monastery at, 31;
valley, 22;
early inhabitants of, 26;
their fights with the Magar, 27;
road to, 29.
Kangyur, reading of, 30;
copy at Manding gomba, 31;
at Dongtse, 126.
Kang zang-po mountain, 129.
Kargya, or purwana, 176;
reserve store, 177.
Karma, a hundredth of an ounce, 184.
Karma Bagshi, a celebrated lama, 145.
Karmapa sect, old lamasery of, 75.
Karmoling, pasture lands of, 217.
Kashag, or ministers’ council hall, 174.
Kashmir, envoy arrives at Tashilhunpo, 52;
why sent, 53;
war between Golab Sing and Tibet, 53;
people of in Lhasa, 146, 150;
lax Mohammedans, 146;
man at Tse-tang, 228;
people at Tse-tang, 230.
Kedesho Jong. See Kideshor .
Kega tsal cemetery, 65.
Kemai tsal, grove of, 147.
Kena, village of, 72.
Kesar Lhakhang, temple of Kuan-ti (Kuan-ti miao of the Chinese), at Shigatse, 52.
Keshong, village of, 205.
Keta, near the Ringbi, 14.
Khama kang tung, 28.
Ke-utag village, 217.
Khal, a dry measure, 182. [274]
Khamba, 24;
their lawlessness, 47;
met near Dongtse, 76;
attack ex-Dewan of Sikkim, 87, 88;
quarrel in Shigatse market, 107;
lama, 156;
estimate of character, 156.
Khamba chyang tang, 142.
Khamba jong, 40, 50, 56, 59, 65, 216;
the Djongpon of, stops Phurchung on his way to India, 102;
return of author to, 244;
its waterworks, 244.
Khamba la, 142.
Khamba partshi, village of, 142.
Khamdo, province of, 56, 64;
lamas from, 240.
Khamedo, village of, 217.
Kham-yol, 238.
Khando phug, 22.
Khang-nyer, or house-keeper, 149.
Khang-toi shikha, in Lhasa, 92.
Khara Tedong, village of, 70.
Khatag, or complimentary scarf, 32, 49, 55, 78, 83, 95, 125, 128, 184;
red ones given by Dalai lama, 168.
Khamba barchi. See Khamba partshi and Kampa lacha.
Kharnang-phu chu, river, 129, 130.
Kharo la, 129.
Khon family, 210.