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The information obtained by my brothers Hermann , Adolphe , and Robert de
Schlagintweit , when on the scientific mission undertaken between the years
1854-58 , which gave them the opportunity of visiting various parts of Tíbet and of
the ...
The information obtained by my brothers Hermann , Adolphe , and Robert de
Schlagintweit , when on the scientific mission undertaken between the years
1854-58 , which gave them the opportunity of visiting various parts of Tíbet and of
the ...
Page 61
The first attempt of Buddhist followers to extend their creed to Tíbet doubtless met
with general opposition at the hands of both priesthood and people . The latter
indeed must have found it far less troublesome to pay a clerical class to obtain a
...
The first attempt of Buddhist followers to extend their creed to Tíbet doubtless met
with general opposition at the hands of both priesthood and people . The latter
indeed must have found it far less troublesome to pay a clerical class to obtain a
...
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It was but after great hesitation on the part of the Lamas that Adolphe and Robert
obtained this table at Mángnang , in Gnári ... As my brothers did not succeed in
obtaining information from the Lamas of Mángnang concerning its application , I ...
It was but after great hesitation on the part of the Lamas that Adolphe and Robert
obtained this table at Mángnang , in Gnári ... As my brothers did not succeed in
obtaining information from the Lamas of Mángnang concerning its application , I ...
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Contents
Origin The principal events in his life His attainment of the per | 3 |
GRADUAL RISE AND PRESENT AREA OF THE BUDDHIST | 9 |
THE RELIGIOUS SYSTEM OF SÂKYAMUNI | 15 |
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