IN CHAPTER XIV "THE UPPER INDUS VALLEY"
Khalatze Fort and Bridge - An ancient Inscription - Ruined Castles - The Moravian Mission - Tsongkapa, the Reformer - Ri--rdzong རི་རྫོང་ Monastery - Potted Lamas - Alchi Monastery - Bazgoo - The Mongol War - Leh, a Town in the Desert - Dogra Conquest - Moravian Mission Work - Buddhist Chortens and Rock-Carving - The Hemis Demon Dance - Evangelization of Tibet.

"Nine miles beyond Khalatze there is a very narrow gorge on the left. Four miles up this, quite off the beaten track, is the interesting monastery of Rirdzong, belonging to the reformed Tsongkapa or yellow sect."
"Rirdzong Monastery is a very large building. It is unusually clean and well kept and much more modern than most, being hardly a century old. This monastery has a better moral reputation than most."

Identifier: beyondpirpanjal00neve (find matches)
Title: Beyond the Pir Panjal; life among the mountains and valleys of Kashmir
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Neve, Ernest Frederic, 1861-
Subjects: Kashmir Missions, Medical Mountaineering
Publisher: London T.F. Unwin
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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emanatesmainly from the Lama priests. The monasteries are greatland-holders; and so the weight of wealth, the influence ofpriestcraft, and the traditions of a religion which has existedmany centuries, combine to form a citadel which will requirevery much more extensive effort than is now being putforth, before it shows signs of capitulation. The Kashmir Mission of the C.M.S. occupies one of theoutposts of the Church of England on the Indian Frontier.Further east are the Moravian Stations. This is the fightingline of Christianity and it is a very thin one. The battle isprolonged. There can be no doubt as to the result if theChurch is only true to its trust. The results of Mission workare indeed according to our faith, not only as individuals,but also as a Church. The lack of men and means, of whichwe hear so much, are symptoms of want of faith, and yet howmuch there is to be done. India is still feebly occupied bythe Church, and Central Asia is practically untouched.Where are the men?
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CHAPTER XVSKARDO AND THE MUSTAGH RANGE The Indus Valley—Skardo Plain—War with Ladcikh—Invasion by•Zordwar—Barbarous Punishment—An Outpost of Christianity—ShigarValley—Younghusbands Passage of the Mustagh—The Nushik Pass—The Due dAbruzzis Record Climb. Below Khalatze the Indus Valley becomes narrower andmore desolate. It may almost be compared to an immensestone quarry, so desolate is it. Often for several miles at atime not a tree will be seen nor a scrap of verdure. Thetrack is a mere bridle path. It leads sometimes through deepwhite sand, the glare from which is almost as great as fromfresh snow. At other times it winds in and out amongboulders and blocks of stone varying in size from merepebbles to immense masses, thousands of cubic feet in size.These rocks are mostly of a rich brown madder colour andwith a highly polished surface, the result apparently of thechemical action of the river water and subsequent exposureto sun. In the afternoon there is a periodic h

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