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Sanskkit-Chinese-Korean book — Contiuiied. 



hufn. The "secret" or "mysterious" characters are a moditication of the San- 

 skrit alphabet ascribed to Brahma, and seem to be identical with those used iu 

 the Sanskrit books, said to have l)een broiiglit to Japan l)y Kobo Daishi early 

 iu the ninth century. — (Dr. D. B. McCartie.) 



Manuscript Buddhist religious work. Taipo-pumo-euii-tchyang- 

 kying, " Parents' very precious everiing-bell prayer book." Written 

 in Korean characters of the square or book form. It contains 

 tales of the life of Buddha for popular instruction in Buddhism ; 

 74 pages. 



Size, 14 by 81^ inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77123 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



Good paper and excellent writing; most probably that of a lady. 



Manual of the four rites. The Sa-ryei-pyel-lam, a Chinese work 

 giving description of the ceremonies of capping, or assuming the 

 cap of manhood; marriage; death and burial, and sacrifices to 

 ancestors. Four volumes. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77124 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



This is the great Chinese handbook of etiquette. 



Korean printed book for children. A text-book used in 

 schools; title, "The five rules of deportment" (O-run-haug-sil). 

 Biographical accounts of persons, principally Chinese, who believed 

 in the live moral sentiments of Confucius. Printed in Korean and 

 Chinese characters ; date, 1870; illustrated. 



Size, 12^ by 8^ inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 130585 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



The five rules are: 1. Honor to parents; 2. Love to brothers; 3. Love to 

 neighbors and friends; 4. Love of country; 5. Love of wife and children. 

 Korean children over ten years old read this book and learn morals and relio-ion 

 from it. It is the custom of the King ou the Ist of January to order the head 

 of the bureau of education (Mr. Kim, in this instance) to print a large number 

 of copies of this work and to distribute them to the boys of the district 

 schools. This book is interesting for tiie glimpse it gives of the Korean educa- 

 tional system. 



Manuscript Korean book. " The war between Korea and Japan." 

 (Im-jin-lok.) Clearly written in native characters ou tine paper. 

 Size, 9i by 7 inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1884. 130583 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



This is an abridgment of an official history of the war near the close of the 

 seventeenth century, in 70 volumes. The account is incorrect. 



Korean Book. "An account of the Eastern nations." (Ye-un.) Na- 

 tive characters, paper, and style. 



Measurements, 12| by 8 inches. 



Seoul, Korea, 1884. 130584 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



This book was written about ten years ago, in order to mold the rising 

 sentiment in favor of Western civilization. 



