Laen-la pass, i. 223
Lagbas (corpse-carriers), hereditary caste of, i. 370; gruesome occupation of, 371
La-ghyanyak pass, i. 208
Lakes, frozen, Tibetan distrust of, i. 227
“Lama Rinpoche,” meaning of title, ii. [2]
Lama temple at Shargul, i. 42
Lamaism, a corrupt form of Buddhism, i. 312; founder of, 312; ii. [29]; books recommended for study of, i. 329 n.
Lamaist Church, festivals of the, i. 301
Lamas, mendicant, i. 217, 383; various orders of, 351; devotional pilgrimage of wandering, 357
Lamayuru, village and monastery of, i. 42, 43