Lhasa and its Mysteries by L. Austine Waddell - 9781108081818
Lhasa and its MysteriesWith a Record of the Expedition of 19031904\nAuthor(s): L. Austine Waddell\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108081818, 978-1108081818\nSynopsis\nA successful officer in the colonial Indian Medical Service, Glasgow-educated Laurence Austine Waddell [tel] was fascinated by the landscapes and cultures of Darjeeling and Tibet, studied local languages, and spent his leisure time researching and writing on Tibetan topics. His earlier books The Buddhism of Tibet [tel] and Among the Himalayas [tel] are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Waddell had attempted to enter Lhasa (then closed to foreigners) in disguise in 1892, but did not succeed until he accompanied the controversial British expedition to Tibet in 19034; he describes his arrival there as 'the realisation of a vivid and long-cherished dream'. His eyewitness account of how the 'peaceful mission' became .
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