Project Gutenberg 2016-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 232 Kawaguchi, Ekai 1866 1945 河口慧海 Ekai, Kawaguchi 10024445 Three Years in Tibet Reading ease score: 63.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Three Years in Tibet" by Ekai Kawaguchi is a travel memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's journey as a Japanese monk who explores Tibet to study Buddhist texts and immerse himself in Tibetan culture. Kawaguchi's adventures unfold against the backdrop of his determined quest to bridge the gap between Japanese Buddhism and the original texts found in Tibet. The opening of the memoir introduces Ekai Kawaguchi's preparation for his formidable journey to Tibet, detailing the heartfelt farewells he received from friends and family in Japan. He reflects on the pledges made by acquaintances to avoid vices like drinking and fishing, which he sees as acts of goodwill linked to his journey. The narrative sets a tone of dedication and spiritual quest as he departs Japan, highlighting the challenges he anticipates, including the closed-off nature of Tibet and the language barriers he must overcome. His resolve is evident, as he engages with various characters during his travels and conveys an eagerness to learn and grow in understanding of Buddhism through the journey that lies ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Description and travel Kawaguchi, Ekai, 1866-1945 Tibet Autonomous Region (China) -- Social life and customs DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1334907 1334738 2024-10-22T03:59:19.191779 2023-09-22T15:10:08.301769 text/html text/html 1340295 2016-07-17T13:41:36 text/html; charset=utf-8 19333426 2016-07-17T13:41:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21017101 2024-10-22T03:59:47.974669 application/epub+zip 20981396 2024-10-22T03:59:24.588783 application/epub+zip 703326 2024-10-22T03:59:20.882767 application/epub+zip 21258827 2024-10-22T04:00:04.211594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 21083967 2024-10-22T03:59:41.883713 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 816189 2022-09-23T23:15:54.508241 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1212973 1212765 2024-10-22T03:59:16.615863 2023-09-22T15:10:04.177769 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1213228 2016-07-17T13:41:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 449099 2016-07-17T13:41:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20317 2024-10-22T04:00:04.472558 application/rdf+xml 10927 2024-10-22T03:59:21.199764 image/jpeg 1828 2024-10-22T03:59:21.121765 image/jpeg 19371719 2024-10-22T03:59:19.760783 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia