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 * |CHAPTER I
 * |CHAPTER I

THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF NEPAL
 * Situation—Its Isolation—Legend of the Foundation of Nepal—The Valley of Nepal
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 * |CHAPTER II
 * |CHAPTER II
 * |CHAPTER II
 * |CHAPTER II
 * |CHAPTER II

THE HISTORY OF NEPAL
 * Mythological Period—Visit of Buddha to the Valley—Asoka's Visit—Chinese Record—The Malla Rajas—The Gurkha Period
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 * |CHAPTER III
 * |CHAPTER III
 * |CHAPTER III
 * |CHAPTER III
 * |CHAPTER III

THE PEOPLE
 * The Different Tribes in Nepal—The Gurkhas and the Newars—The Religions of Nepal—Religious Influence on the Art of the State—Tantrism
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 * |CHAPTER IV
 * |CHAPTER IV
 * |CHAPTER IV
 * |CHAPTER IV
 * |CHAPTER IV

THE HIGH ROAD TO KATMANDU xi
 * The Snowy Range of the Himalayas—Through the Plains—The Terai—The Road in the River-bed—Churia Rest-house—Fishing—The Pass of
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