Travels in Tibet, Volume 4

Kawaguchi Ekai finds friendship and an exceptional teacher in a powerful Lhasa household, while an unexpected recognition threatens his concealed identity.

This fourth volume describes weddings, family customs, punishment, funeral rites, religious schools, and the spirit mediums consulted by Tibet’s government. The author writes with curiosity, faith, and often severe criticism.

The complete supplied installment closes with education and trade, preserving every poem and surviving illustration caption, with brief notes on names, measures, uncertain terms, and historical claims.