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58. Indian Logic as preserved in Tibet, No, 3* ' 

 By MahamXhopadhtaya Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana, M.A., 



M.R.A,S. 



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The Tibetan manuscripts and block-prints, from which the 

 materials of the present paper were derived, are in the monas- 

 tery of Labrang, 13 miles north of Gangtok, Labrang, which 

 literally signifies *' a residence of Lamas," It is a very soli- 

 tary place almost abandoned by men. The only attractive 

 feature of the place is the monastery, which belongs to the N'ying- 

 ma-pa sect, and under the roof of which there reside half a dozen 

 Lamas whose monotonous days are only enlivened by the 

 incessant blowing of conches, ringing of bells and the repetition 

 of /' Om-mani-padme-hum " and other 

 monastery, which at present exists, 

 Rig-zing-cham-po of Sikkim about 66 years ago. 

 lialf a mile of Pho-dang which was once the capital of Sikkim. 

 At Pho-dang also there is a monastery established on the site 

 once occupied by the Jong (fort) of the Bhutanese invaders. 

 The Bhutanese, during their first invasion, built a jong there. 

 Subsequently when the Sikkimites re-occupied it, they turned the 

 Jong into a monastery of the Karma-pa sect. There has been a 

 long succession of Head Lamas presiding over the monastery, the 

 present Head Lama being Sidkyong-tul-ku, the Maharaj-kumar of 

 Sikkim. 



Most of the Head Lamas of the monastery of Pho-dang were 

 disturbed by evil spirits. Dum-chot, who was a very devout 

 and learned Lama, after three years* stay at Pho-dang, was visited 

 one night by the evil spirit who had killed the former Lamas. 

 The evil spirit showed the bones of the previous Lamas to Dum- 

 chot and threatened him with the same fate, viz., that he would 

 be devoured. But the Lama silenced him by his will-power and 

 the evil spirit vanished away. One year afterwards the evil 

 spirit renewed his attack in the shape of a big scorpion, which 

 dropped down in a thunder-storm, but was killed by the Lama. 

 Five years afterwards a pair of rock- snakes coiled themselves on 

 the pillar of the temple hall ; one of then was killed with the 

 aid of some people, the other escaped. Then he invited all the 

 monks and laymen and told them how the evil spirit had been 

 overcome. He was so far successful that he lived nearly seven 

 years after this event. * 



In this very monastery of Pho-dang, I, with servants, resided 

 for a week (3rd June — 9th June 1907), with a view to examine 

 the Tibetan books existing there as well as in the neighbouring 

 monastery of Labrang. The present paper is a part of the result 

 of my inquiries into the records of the monastery at Labrang, 



