No. XII. Enumeration of Historical and Grammatical 
Works to be met with in Tibet. 
[J.A.S.B., Vol. VII, Part II, p. 147 (1838).] 
Works, containing historical matter, may be found, in 
Tibet, under the following names : 
1. Lo-gyus (ARAN) lo-rgyus), meaning annals, chronicle, 
history. 
2. Tam-gyut ( aa aA glam-rgyud), tradition, oral ac- 
count, traditional history. (S. A’khyanam.) 
3. Ch’ hos-jung (S8ragc Ch’ hos-hbyung), origin and 
progress (of the elements) of the (Buddhistic) religion. 
4. Tokzhot (SST AES rtogs-brjod), properly a judicious 
saying ; memoir, reflections, critique, biography. 
5. Ndm thar (ANQA (rnam-thar), properly emancipa- 
tion, liberation, biography, legend. 
6. Grung (AEA Grungs), a fable, fiction, fabulous history. 
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7. Stan-cis (AYFRA Bstan-rtsis), chronology, or calcula- 
tion of some events or epochs cones in the sacred volumes. 
To the first class or ‘‘ lo-gyus ’’ may be referred the following 
works, on account of their contents being of a historical character. 
1. Maédni-kabum (aR lucy AAS md-ni-bkah-hbum), an 
historical work, composed by SRONG-TSAN-GAMPO (RAST 
sre) Sronc-Brsan-SGAM-PO), a celebrated king in Tibet, in 
the seventh century of the Christian era. 
2. Pddma-thing-yik ( £] Sqrany Padma-thang-yig) 
