234 Mr. B. H. Hodgson's Sketch of Buddhism. 



kishnd, Anabhrakd, Piinija-prasavd, Vrihat-phuld, Arangi-satwd, Avrihd, 

 Apai/d, Siidrislid, Sudarsand, and Sumiilchd. Pious worshippers of Brahma 

 shall go to one of these eighteen Bhuvanas after death. 



And below the eighteen mansions of Brahma, are six. others subject 

 to Vishn6, called collectively Kama- Vachard, and separately as follows : 

 Chaiur-Mahd-rdja-Kdi/ikd, Trayastrinsd, Tushitd, Yamd, Nirmdnavati, Pa- 

 ranirmitd-Vasavarti. And whosoever worships Vishnu with pure heart shall 

 go to one of these. 



And below the six Bhuvanas of \isHfiV are the three Bhuvanas of Maha- 

 DEVA, called generally A'riipya-Vachard, and particularly as follows : 

 Abhogd-Nitya-yatnopagd, Vijnyd-yatnbpagd, Aldnchanya-yatnopagd ; and 

 these are the heavens designed for pious Siva-Mdrgis. Below the mansions 

 enumerated, are Indra Bhuvana, Yama Bhuvana,Surya Bhuvana, and Chandra 

 Bhuvana ; together with the mansions of the fixed stars, of the planets, 

 and various others which occupy the space down to the Agni Bhuvana, 

 also called Agni-kund. And he]ow Ag7u-kund is Vayu-kund ; and below Vayu- 

 kund is Prithvi, or tlie earth ; and on the earth are seven Divipas, Jamhii 

 Dwipa, &c. ; and seven Sdgaras or seas, and eight Parvatas or mountains (see 

 note 7), Sumeru Parvata, &c. And below Prithvi is Jala-lcund, or the world of 

 waters ; and the earth is on the waters as a boat. And below the Jala-kthid are 

 seven Pdtulas, as Dharaid, he. : six of them are the abodes of the Dailyas ; 

 and the seventh is Naraka, consisting of eight separate abodes : and these 

 eight compose the hell of sinners : and from the eighteen Bhuvanas of Brahma 

 down to the eight chambers of Naraka, all is the work of MANjtjsRi, Man- 

 jusRi is by the Bauddhas esteemed the great architect, who constructs the 

 mansions of the world by A'di-Buddha's command, as Padma-Pani, by his 

 command, creates all animate things. 



Thus Manjusri (see note 8) is the Visva-karma of the Bauddhas; and is 

 also the author of the sixty-four Vidyds. 



Question II. 

 What was the origin of mankind ? 



Answer. 



It is written in the narrative portion of our Tantras, that originally the 



earth was uninhabited. In those times the inhabitants of Abhdsxvara 



Bhuvana (which is one of the Bhuvanas of Brahma) used frequently to 



visit the earth, and thence speedily to return to Abhasu^ard. It happened 



