Historical and Grammatical Works in Tibet. 83 
14. Gyahi-yik-ts’ ang ( FAW AC), Chinese records, 
translated by BLAMA RIN-CH’ HEN-GRAGS-PA. 
There are in Tibet some historical fragments under this title 
Gtam gyut (ARS A)» traditional history, also. 
Under this title, ch’ hos-jung (Aa age , Elements of 
religion, or the origin and progress of the Buddhistic religion, 
there are several worksin engage eae oe: to the different authors. 
As by Ne’L-pa, by Bu-s e Ch’ os’ jung of the Bkah-gdams- 
pa sect, that caislitated. i in athe creiens century ; ditto of the 
Bruk-pa sect, by PADMA KARPO. 
Under this name: ‘‘ Tokzhot ’’ ( SRISSES S. Avadana), 
there are many historical fragments both in the Kah-gyur and 
Stan-gvur (especially in the (XJ or thirtieth volume of the Mdo 
class of the Kah-gyur, mostly of a legendary character. But be- 
sides these there are also true narrations. The res work 
is of a — character ofj this kind: qT AG 5a a5 qc 
5S 
ARAN WAS] Sar ES ‘* sham-bha-lahi rnam _ bshat-dang 
P “hak-yul-gyi-rtokzhod *» Description of Shambhala (a fabulous 
country and city in the north of Asia). da memoir on 
p “haks-yul (S. A’rya désa or India, in general), written by 
PAN-CH’ HEN PALDAN YE-SHES, the great Lama at J'ashi lunpo 
(Ty-Aar Bee ) in 1775. 
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Under this name: nam thar’’ 5arSK, there are many his 
torical works in Tibet, containing narratives of the life of any 
a personage, as the life of SHakyA, in a mdo or sttra, called 
aI = ‘kay 2] (gya-cher-rol-pa) or ‘‘ Lalita vistara’’ in Sanskrit. 
As also in the Mdo styled REF AR AIC non-par-jung-va, 
SS 
his appearance in the world (in a religious character). 
To this class belong the following works, as: Dpag-bsam- 
k’ hri-shing ( REISS GS ‘ by  Dex-vant-Dvana-pro 
