Peaks and Lamas

Part 1 Ganges and Satlej - 1933: the birth of an expedition; the pilgrim way to Gangotri; porters and sahibs; central Satopant'h, C.F. Kirkus; the Ganges-Satlej watershed; the Hindustan-Tibet road; Riwo Pargyul; "back to civilization". Part 2 Sikkim - 1936: the antechamber of Tibet; defeat on Simvu; the round of existence; the abbot and the pilgrim; of missionaries and moths. Part 3 Ladak - 1936: Kashmir and Purig; Kargil to Yuru -symbolism of the tantra; "if I forget thee O Jerusalem"; "where rust doth corrupt"; the painter of P'hiyang, and Spituk debates; painting lessons and leave-takings. Part 4 Afterthoughts: the presiding idea; the present state of Tibetan art; Tibetan art (continued) - its connections with the doctrine; epilogue; appendices.