"6$* The Samkhya Philosophy in the Land of the Lamas. 



By Mahamaiiopadhyata Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana, M.A. 



The block-prints noticed below belong to thejinonastery of 

 Labrang in Sikkiin, which I visited in June 1907. 



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h Tattva-sariigraha-karika (Tib. : ^'^^ J^^'^^^Cja^*^^* 



^^^3^'^) — "Memorial verses on the abridgment 

 of the Tattvas. 



The work, which extends over folios 1-146 of the Tangynr, 



Mdo, He, was composed by teacher S'anta-raksita (Tib. : (^'^Q\c3B ) 



and begins with a salutation to Buddha. 



It examines the doctrines of many philosophical sects, though 

 in its teclmology it belongs to the Samkhya system. It is a 

 jpraJcarana and not written in the sutra or aphoristic style. The 

 subject-matter of the work begins thus : 



Prom 



of entire powers all sorts of effects are produced." 



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The work is divided into 31 chapters named respectively 



(1) ^C^^^'^^^^ ( ^HTW-^^"^ )— examination of nature. 



(2) S^^'^^"^^^'^ ( ^^^"^^WO — examination of thesense- 

 organs, (3) ^^^'^'-^^^'^ ( 3*??r-^O^T ) —examination of 



both, (4) a^5^^"^c:-q,^(X-^-|j-q--:::5^ ( 5;jicf-^«T^-^K- 



^€twr )— examination of the theory that the world is self-existent, 



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sg'''ga.m=J^'^^'ll 1 1 



(Tangjyur, Mdo, lie, folio 1) 



