Three years in Tibet
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Three years in Tibet
（Bibliotheca Himalayica, ser. 1,
Orchid Press, 2005
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Reprint. Originally published: Madras : Theosophist Office, 1909
Includes a reproduction of the t.p. of the 1909 ed
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This is Ekai Kawaguchi's account of his legendary solo trip, in 1899, through a Tibet long hostile to outside visitors. Disguised as a Chinese doctor or a native Tibetan, this Japanese monk managed to traverse the entire length of Tibet - a feat of courage, endurance and good fortune. This is Ekai Kawaguchi's account of his legendary solo trip, beginning in 1899, through a Tibet long hostile to all outside visitors. Disguised sometimes as a Chinese doctor and at others as a native Tibetan, this Japanese monk managed to traverse practically the entire length of Tibet - largely on foot - a
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