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CONTENTS. 



Its isolation .... 

 Conditions necessary for its site . 

 General plan of the buildings . 

 Its surroundings 

 The chhortens (receptacle for offering! 

 The great Tasliiding chliorten . 

 Mendongs .... 



build 



mgs 



monks ' 



monasteries for 



of pure Tibetan 



Pmdakshina mode of passing religious 



Lama's tlirone .... 



Eansomed animals . 



Proximity of munta (Ekusine corocana) fields to 



the brewing of beer 

 List of monasteries . 

 The older monasteries 

 Pemiongchi and its ta smuj or "pure 



race ..... 

 Monasteries according to sect 

 Lepcha monasteries . 

 Nuns admitted to a few monasteries 

 The names of the monasteries . 

 Proportion of Lamas to Buddhist population 



C/iapttr III. — The Temple and its Contents. 



The temple 



Its names ......... 



Its exterior ........ 



Its entrance 



Vestibule figures 



The guardian kings of the quarters .... 



Prayer-barrels 



The door of temple 



Its interior ........ 



Central triad of images 



Other images ........ 



Material of images 



Frescoes and framed paintings 



Plan of interior 



Seats of officers • • 



Decorations 



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