Tibet, Land of the Lamas, has far had very little to trouble about her borders and frontiers, Stupendous mountains, barren wastes, howling wildernesses, high plateaux and frozen deserts have kept Lhasa the most mysterious city in the world, securely secluded from unholy eyes. North, south, east and west, Tibet lies Quietly and securely behind impregn= able barriers. "Knowing this the lama Peacefully devotes himself to his religion and his sacred book He has no desire whatever to en eroach on his neighbour's land, and hhis neighbour finds it somewhat dif. fault to encroach on what is termed the Forbidden Land. The lama, and this includes the nomad, is convinced that here we have no continuing city but seek one to come, and gladly ac~ opting this position the conference of his daily life seldom exceeds Om Mani Pad Me Hum. Providence has kindly given him borders and frontiers which look after themselves. Being free from anxiety and worry concerning the confines of his barren land he Is able to devote himself more constantly to a land and country where barriers and boun-aries, race and creed are unknown, fand all the lamas in Lamaland live happily in wide open spaces sur rounded by flowers and animals that don't scratch or bite. Happy Jama with such a prospect. interesting country known as Tsawrong. This book deals. almost tirely with travel but discusses the produce of lower Tibet. In some of the series the works of Sir Charles Bell, which are now translated Into Chinese, are freely quoted. This writer Is acknowledged as an author!- ty on Tibetan affairs and his long inter course with the Land of the Lamas Ig recognized, but the writers note that he is-sympathetic towards Tibet the questions he discusses.
Unfortunately the books, "Tibet: Past and Present," and the "People of Tibet," have not been fortunate in their translators and there are many complaints about the translations, Fortunately they undergo frequent, revision and in later editions batter work may be seen:
Dr. Joseph Rock, "probably the actist authority an ces Ing bee "Yunnan trid Sikang, and. Undoubied authority on me geography of the southern and eastern borders Tibet is frequently quoted In some of the volumes. ils" Work rust is recognized. and "appreciated fand some of his pictures appear tone of the series, but some of the (writers are inclined fo question his Zuthority. In matters dealing with Sikang." Be that as it may, Dr. Rock one of the keenest and cleverest ifavellers the Tibetan frontier ever. known.
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