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Departure from Rome and Journey to Lisbon | |
Voyage from Lisbon to off the Cape of Good Hope | |
Voyage to Mozabique and to Goa | |
Journey from Goad to the city of Delly, Capital of the Mogol Empire | |
Concerning the Churches and Christian Congregation of the Society of Jesus in Delly and some notable Christians living in that City | |
Residence in Agra and some Account of the Mission belonging to the Soceity of Jesus in that City | |
Departure from Delly. Arrival and Residence at Kascimir | |
Our Departure from Kascimir and Journey to Lhata, Capital of Second Thibet | |
Of our Stay in Lhata, Capital of Second Thibet, and our arrival at Trescej-Khang | |
Journey across the Great Desert of Ngnari-Giongar, and Assistance rendered by a Tartar Princess and her Followers | |
Arrival at the first inhabited Place in Third and Greatest Thibet | |
Protection given by the King to the Author, who in his turn assists him and the Prime Minister in time of Peril | |
The first Book written by the Author in the Thibettan Language is solemnly presented to the King in a public Audience | |
Describes the Contents of the Thibettan Books and the Errors of the Thibettan people | |
Dealing with other Books written by the Author in the Thibettan Language | |
An Account of the Mission founded in Thibet by the Society of Jesus, from the Beginning until the Author left Thibet | |
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The Boundaries and Site of Great Thibet | |
Climate and Fertility of Thibet | |
Of the Musk-deer and other Animals in Thibet | |
Of the Rivers in Thibet and of the Boats and Bridges | |
Of the Western Part of Thibet and some of its Provinces and Cities | |
Of the City of Lhasa, Capital of Thibet, and of its Surroundings | |
Of the Country round Lhasa and the Central Provinces of this Thibet | |
Of other Central Provinces of Thibet | |
How the Kingdom of Thibet fell into the Hands of the Tartars | |
Of the revolution which broke out in Thibet, before it was conquered from the Tartars by the Chinese | |
Of the tragic End of King Ginghes-Khang and of his Familty | |
How the Kingdom of Thibet passed from the Tartars to the Chinese Dominion | |
About the civil Government of Thibet | |
Describing the Clothes and Food of the Thibettans | |
Concerning the Letters and Alphabet of the Thibettan Language, and the Proficiency of the Thibettans in Learning and the Arts | |
Of the physical Characteristics of the Thibettans, their Occupations and Games, and how they cultivate the Soil | |
Concerning Thibettan Weddings | |
How the Thibettans dispose of their Dead | |
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Concerning the Grand Lama, Head of the Thibettan Religion | |
Reasons why this alleged Incarnation of the Grand Lama must be a work of the Devil (Synopsis) | |
Continuation of the Argument as to whether the Deceit mentioned in the last chapter is a Fraud committed by Men and not by the Devil (omitted) | |
Containing further Details about the Grand Lama and the other inferior Lamas of Thibet | |
About the Thibettan Monks and Nuns, their Monasteries, Convents, Dress, Organization and Habits | |
Concerning the various Kinds of Religious Orders in Thibet | |
Of the Errors and the Religion of the Thibettans, and an account of the Systems of Metempsychosis, or the Pythagorean Transmigration as explained and believed by them | |
Concerning Thibettan Ideas about Animals, certain Beings called Itaa and their conception of Hell | |
Relating other Beliefs and Arguments of the Thibettans concerning their System of Metempsychosis | |
Of the colossal and principal Error of the Thibettan Sect in denying that there is any Absolute Uncreate Being, or any Primary Cause of Existing Things | |
Whether the Thibettans, while denying the Existence of a try God, recognize some fabulous Deity, or are devoid of any Knowledge of a God | |
Concerning three Classes of Objects which | |
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