268 THE TEMPLE. 



cause of existence leading people to mistake for hapjDiaess 

 the miseries of existence. 

 II. — A potter with his wheel making pots = du-che (Skt. Sanskara) 

 or impressinfi — literally " preparation or fashioning + 

 action," showing the fruits of worldly labour are perish- 

 able objects — action being misdirected as a result of 



Ignorance. 



III. — A monkey eating fruit =; nam-she (Skt. Vijiiana) or " entire 

 knowledge" of good and evil fruits — tasting every fruit 

 in the sense of a roving libertine without system ; thus 

 engendering consciousness. 



IV. — A dying man with a physician feeling pulse ^ = ?«?'h9'-*?<^ 

 (Skt. Namu-vupa) or "name and body," i.e.^ individual 

 being. Its fleeting character is shown by the man being 

 about to lose his individuality and name in death, 

 V. — An empty house :^ kye-chhe (Skt. Shadayatana) or " the five 

 mortal sense organs and mind," illustrates the organs 

 and the will which are the result of individual being — 

 the hoUowness of these is typified. The Ajanta paint- 

 ing depicts this by a mask, which is a snuch more 

 appropriate symbol. 



VI. — A pair of lovers kissing ^ reg-pa (Skt. Sparsha) or contact 

 which results from the exercise of the sense organs and 

 will. 



VII, — An arrow entering a man's eye = tshor-wa (Skt. Vedana) 

 or "perception," the result of a contact. It includes 

 joy and sorrow as well as pain. 

 Vni. — A man drinking w\n&'' ^= srepa (Skt. Trishnd) or "desire 

 for more," including thirst and affection, which results 

 from the exercise of the perceptive faculty. 

 IX. — A man gathering a large basketful of flowers =^ len-pa 

 (Skt. tlpadana) " or taking": grasping indulgence in 

 worldly matters — the result of desire. 

 X. — A pregnant woman = srid-pa (Skt. Bhaoa) or "continuity 

 of existence," a desire for inheritance — the result of the 

 clinging to worldly life and wealth. 

 XL — A mother in childbirth = kyc-iva (Skt. Jati) or birth as a 

 result of No. X. 



XII. — A human corpse being carried off = ga-she (Skt. Jaramara- 

 no) or " decay and death " with all their sufferings, 

 which are the result of birth. 



The newer style has a boat with humaa passengers being ferried across the 



ocean of life. 

 Another form is a pair of caressing lovers. 



