Essays on the Language, Literature and Religion of Nepal and Tibet: Together with Further Paper on the Geography, Ethnology, and Commerce of those Countries
Part I. On the Languages, Literature, and Religion of Nepal and Tibet I. Notices of the Languages, Literature, and Religion of Nepal and Tibet 1 II. Sketch of Buddhism, derived from the Bauddha Scriptures of Nepal 35 III. Quotations from Original Sanskrit Authorities in proof and illustration of the Proceeding Article 65 IV. European Speculations on Buddhism 96 V. Remarks on M. Remusat's Review of Buddhism 102 VI. Notice of Ádi Buddha and of the Seven Mortal Buddhas 115 VIII. Note on the Primary Language of the Buddhist Writing 120 IX. A Disputation Respecting Caste by a Buddhist 126 X. On the Extreme Resemblance that Prevails between Many of the Symbols of Buddhism and Saivaism 133 XI. The Pravajyá Vrata or Initiatory Rites of the Buddhists, according to the Pújá Khanda 139
Part II. I. On the Physical Geography of the Himálaya 1 II. On the Aborigines of the Himálaya 29 III. Origin and Classification of the Military Tribes of Nepál 37 IV. On the Chepang and Kusunda Tribes of Nepál 45 V. Cursory Notice of Náyakot and the Remarkable Tribes inhabiting it 55 VI. On the Tribes of Northern Tibet and of Sifan 65 VII. On the Colonization of the Himálaya by Europeans 83 VIII. On the Commerce of Nepál 91
