xxii Annual Address. [February, 1920. 
When I am on the subject of catalogues, I think the ser- 
vices of two eminent scholars should be prominently mentioned ; 
one is Dr. Beckh of Berlin and the other is P. Cordieré of the 
Medical Service in France. The former has given us a cata- 
logue of the Kangyur collection of the Tibetan translation of 
Sanskrit works said to have directly emanated from Buddha 
collection, especially the Tantric Section of it, is of immense use 
to those who are engaged i in the study of the history of Eastern 
India in all its bearings. From these catalogues we come to 
know how active the people of Bengal and Behar were, for four 
centuries before the Muhammadan - dota raed in propagating 
great Vihara in Bengal, named Jagaddala Vihara. But unfortu- 
nately the place has not yet been identified. Scholars hold 
widely different views with regard to its identification. The 
manuscript written for him is now deposited ve the 
eeateitac Collection. Professor Bendall attributes it to the 
14th century. He did not know who Bibhiticandra was coud 
he could not read the word Jagaddala properly. He read it as 
Jagandal, and in his time Jagaddala as a Mahavihara and as a 
centre of Tibetan activity was un 
le in his memorable address of 1898 characterised 
indeed a caricature, but stillit was Buddhism. That mae cagg io 
opened a wide vista for further researches and during the las 
twenty years it has been followed up by a number of chelate 
these explorations is embodied in the two asta of my Nepal 
catalogue, in the first of which is appended a history of Nepal 
