Notes of An East Coast Naturalist
Aug 18, 2026 · 9 hr · 11 segments
"Beasts, Men and Gods" by Ferdinand Ossendowski is a captivating exploration of the interplay between humanity, nature, and the divine, as the author shares his experiences and insights from his…
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This glossary is provided so that you may understand some of the strange sounding words that will be introduced during the narration of this book.
I've extracted those from the written glossary which are most appropriate for your understanding.
This part is optional and may be skipped if you wish.
Amor Sane, means goodbye.
Bandi, a pupil or student of the theological school in the Buddhist faith.
Buriat, the most civilized Mongol tribe living in the valley of the Selenga in Transbaikalia.
Chahars, a warlike Mongolian tribe living along the Great Wall of China in Inner Mongolia.
Cheka, the Bolshevik counter-revolutionary committee, the most relentless establishment of the Bolsheviki organized for the persecution of the enemies of the communistic government in Russia.
Dalai Lama, the first and highest pontiff of the Lamaite or Yellow Faith living at Lhassa in Tibet.
Felcher, assistant of a doctor or surgeon.
Gelong, Lamaite priest having the right to offer sacrifices to God.
Getul, the third rank in the Lamaite monks.
Goro, the high priest of the king of the world.
Hatik, an oblong piece of blue or yellow silk cloth presented to honored guests, chiefs, lamas, and gods.
Also a kind of coin worth from twenty-five to fifty cents.
Hun, the lowest rank of princes.
Hushun, a fenced enclosure containing the houses, paddocks, stores, stables, etc., of Russian Cossacks in Mongolia.
Hutuktu, the highest rank of Lamaite monks, the form of any incarnated god, holy.
Kampo, the abbot of a Lamaite monastery, a monk.
Also the first rank of white clergy, not monks.
Kampo Gelong, the highest rank of Gelongs, an honorary title.
Karma, the Buddhist materialization of the idea of fate, a parallel with the Greek and Roman Nemesis.
Khan, a king.
Kyrgyz, the great Mongol nation living between the river Irtysh in western Siberia, Lake Balhash, and the Volga in Russia.
Lama, the common name for a Lamaite priest.
Maramba, a doctor of theology.
Om has two meanings.
It is the name of the first Goro, and also means Hail.
In this connection, Hail, great Lama in the lotus flower.
Noyon, a prince or Khan.
In polite address it means chief or excellency.
Obo, the sacred and propitiatory signs in all the dangerous places in Urianhai and Mongolia.
Orochons, a Mongolian tribe living near the shores of the Amur River in Siberia.
Urtan, a post station where the travelers change horses and ulachins.
Pandita, the high rank of Buddhist monks.
Paspa, the founder of the Yellow Sect, predominating now in the Lamaite faith.
Talama, literally the great priest, but it means now a doctor of medicine.
Tashur, a strong bamboo stick.
Tsagan, white.
Tsara, a document giving the right to receive horses and ulachans at the post stations.
Tsuran, a doctor poisoner.
Ulan, red.
Zaberega, the ice mountains formed along the shores of a river in spring.
Zikurat, a high tower of Babylonish style.
It's not necessary to go over this glossary and try to memorize it, for most of these words are again introduced in the text.
But being introduced to them here now will give you increased familiarity when you do run across them in the text.
This is a LibriVox recording.
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Part 1.
Drawing Lots with Death.
There are times, men, and events about which history alone can record the final judgments.
Contemporaries and individual observers must only write what they have seen and heard.
The very truth demands it.
Chapter 1.
Into the Forests.
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This LibriVox recording is in the public domain and is read by Mark Smith of Simpsonville, South Carolina.
This glossary is provided so that you may understand some of the strange sounding words that will be introduced during the narration of this book.
I've extracted those from the written glossary which are most appropriate for your understanding.
This part is optional and may be skipped if you wish.
Amor Sane, means goodbye.
Bandi, a pupil or student of the theological school in the Buddhist faith.
Buriat, the most civilized Mongol tribe living in the valley of the Selenga in Transbaikalia.
Chahars, a warlike Mongolian tribe living along the Great Wall of China in Inner Mongolia.
Cheka, the Bolshevik counter-revolutionary committee, the most relentless establishment of the Bolsheviki organized for the persecution of the enemies of the communistic government in Russia.
Dalai Lama, the first and highest pontiff of the Lamaite or Yellow Faith living at Lhassa in Tibet.
Felcher, assistant of a doctor or surgeon.
Gelong, Lamaite priest having the right to offer sacrifices to God.
Getul, the third rank in the Lamaite monks.
Goro, the high priest of the king of the world.
Hatik, an oblong piece of blue or yellow silk cloth presented to honored guests, chiefs, lamas, and gods.
Also a kind of coin worth from twenty-five to fifty cents.
Hun, the lowest rank of princes.
Hushun, a fenced enclosure containing the houses, paddocks, stores, stables, etc., of Russian Cossacks in Mongolia.
Hutuktu, the highest rank of Lamaite monks, the form of any incarnated god, holy.
Kampo, the abbot of a Lamaite monastery, a monk.
Also the first rank of white clergy, not monks.
Kampo Gelong, the highest rank of Gelongs, an honorary title.
Karma, the Buddhist materialization of the idea of fate, a parallel with the Greek and Roman Nemesis.
Khan, a king.
Kyrgyz, the great Mongol nation living between the river Irtysh in western Siberia, Lake Balhash, and the Volga in Russia.
Lama, the common name for a Lamaite priest.
Maramba, a doctor of theology.
Om has two meanings.
It is the name of the first Goro, and also means Hail.
In this connection, Hail, great Lama in the lotus flower.
Noyon, a prince or Khan.
In polite address it means chief or excellency.
Obo, the sacred and propitiatory signs in all the dangerous places in Urianhai and Mongolia.
Orochons, a Mongolian tribe living near the shores of the Amur River in Siberia.
Urtan, a post station where the travelers change horses and ulachins.
Pandita, the high rank of Buddhist monks.
Paspa, the founder of the Yellow Sect, predominating now in the Lamaite faith.
Talama, literally the great priest, but it means now a doctor of medicine.
Tashur, a strong bamboo stick.
Tsagan, white.
Tsara, a document giving the right to receive horses and ulachans at the post stations.
Tsuran, a doctor poisoner.
Ulan, red.
Zaberega, the ice mountains formed along the shores of a river in spring.
Zikurat, a high tower of Babylonish style.
It's not necessary to go over this glossary and try to memorize it, for most of these words are again introduced in the text.
But being introduced to them here now will give you increased familiarity when you do run across them in the text.
This is a LibriVox recording.
All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain.
For more information or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org.
Part 1.
Drawing Lots with Death.
There are times, men, and events about which history alone can record the final judgments.
Contemporaries and individual observers must only write what they have seen and heard.
The very truth demands it.
Chapter 1.
Into the Forests.
