Sagas from the Far East; Or, Kalmouk and Mongolian Traditionary Tales |
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Sagas from the Far East; or, Kalmouk and Mongolian traditionary tales Rachel Harriette Busk No preview available - 2015 |
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Abbé Huc answered Ardschi-Bordschi beautiful Behold bird Bodhisattva Boy-king Brahmans brother brought Buddha Buddhist called coloured cool grove cried dæmons Dakinis daughter death escape exclaimed father Fcap Forgetting his health frog Gandharva gave gilt edges gods herds hither horse husband India jewel journey Jülg Khan hath opened Khan's Khanin King King's kingdom Lama Lassen legend lived Long ages ago Magadha maiden Massang Master and Teacher means Megasthenes Méru mighty rider minister Mongolian Mongols Nâgârg'una Naran Gerel Naran-Dâkinî night palace parrot possession Post 8vo Prince Princess reign replied sacred Sagas Sanskrit saying Schalû Schimnus sent serpent Serpent-gods Shâkjamuni Shanggasba Shiva Siddhî-kür spoke story tale talisman tell thee thine thing thou hast thou shalt throne Tibet Tibetian told took tree Vêda Vikramâditja Vishnu walking Khan Well-and-wise Well-and-wise-walking Khan wife woman words youth
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