The references in Roman numerals are to the Notes

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---- of Burma, 324

Coal in Ssuch'uan, 34, 123

Colossal image, 45-46

Commerce, see Trade

Confucianism, 66, 67, 80-81

Cotton, 129

Couvade, 301

Cremation, 174, 224, 232

Crocodiles, 259

Crossoptilon Tibetanum, 156

Cuckoo, 203

Dacoits, 322

Dagobas, 209

Dalai Lama, the, 139, 215, 216

Dead, disposal of the, 174, 189, 224, 232-233, 238

Decay of Oriental art, 335

Deer, 165

DhyÂni Buddhas, 72, 73

Dogs, Tibetan, 162-163

Donations, religious, in China, 84, 85

Drowning accident on Yangtse, 21

Drung, 170

Duck, wild, 113

Dyeing industry, 35

Earthquakes, 132, 254

Eastern Heaven, 96-97

Eclecticism of Buddhism, 67

Education in China, 40-41, 119, 223-224, 371;

in Burma, 350

Elephant in Buddhist mythology, 63 seq., 85-86, 94, 96, 97, 98

----, bronze, on Mount Omei, 85-86, vi.

Ethnology of western China, 1, 126, 265-292

Europeans in China, 17 seq., 78 seq., 355 seq.

Extra-territorial jurisdiction in China, 78-79

"Fairies' Scarf," 178-179

Fauna of Tibetan Ssuch'uan, 164-165

Fei tz?, 84

Felis fontanieri, 47 seq.

Massacre in Tali, 262-263

Matins, Buddhist, 105-107

Mig-ra (Tibetan eye-shade), 157

Military qualities of Orientals, xlvii.

Ming ChÊng Ss?, 149

Missionaries, Christian, in China, 31, 33, 78-79, 110, 150

Mohammedan rebellion in Yunnan, 250, 257-264, xxxix.

Mohammedans in China, xxxix.

Monasteries and temples, 62 seq., 82 seq., 326, 332, vi.-xii.

Monastic life in China, 82 seq., and see Lamaseries.

Monasticism, Chinese contempt for, 66-67

Money, see Currency

Mongol conquests in Yunnan, 277-278

---- dynasty, 271-272

Monks, Chinese, ignorance of, 65 seq.

Monolith in Ch'Êng-tu, 41-42

Morrison, Dr G. E., 294, 307, 323

Mosquitoes, 242

Mountain-sickness, 165

Mules, death of, 155, 179-180

Mummies on Mount Omei, 98

Music in China, 379-380

Musk, 130, 247

Musk-deer, 165

Names of monasteries on Mount Omei, chap. vii.

Names of rivers in China, 44, 205-206

Nat-worship, 349 seq.

Navigation on Irrawaddy, 325-328, 332

---- on Min, 43-45

---- on Yangtse, 20-30

Neo-Confucianism, 80-81

Nirvana, 69 seq., iv.

Noble Eightfold Path, 70

Nyer-ba, 217

O-mi-to-Fo, 73, 94

Oak (Quercus sinensis), 164, 220

Obo, 144-145, 174, 201, 211

Octagonal towers, 168 seq., 171, 175, 177

Official obstruction to travelling, 302;

Mohammedan rebellion in, 250, 257-264, xxxix.;

railways in, 25-26, 310-312;

tribes of, 265-292