No. XIV. A brief Notice of the Subhdshita Ratna Nidhi 
of Saskya Pandita, with extracts and translations. 
J.A.S.B., Vol. XXIV, p. 141 and Vol. XXV, p. 257 (1855) (1856). 
pea following paper was written so far back as 1833, end would have 
he ampbell of Dar 
jiling, who has had the proofs corrected by Lama Aden Cheboo at that 
station, who had studied the ibrar hate on fre and Tibetan literature at 
the monastery of See cca Soe 
Cs, de KG6roési refers to leaf 23, chee 44 of the ars of the Kah-gyar, 
which onllagsiad he had previously noticed in Vol. II. of the Journal.— 
Ep. ] 
This work was composed by the celebrated ‘‘ Sa-skya Pan- 
dita’ (called in Tibetan, TAIRA AAA 
K’un dgah rgyal-mts’ han dpal bzang-po ; in Sanskrit, Ananda 
Dwaja Shri Bhadra), who flourished in the 13th century, in the 
time of Ginghis-khan and his successors. He resided in the 
Sa-skya monastery, a Convent, in Middle Tibet, in the province of 
Ts’ ang, one hundred days’ journey distant from Tashi i Lhunpo 
(VT Gar ay a ) That Great Lama (called: ‘‘ hP’hags-pa 
hGro mGon ”’ QZIMAT ZI AAT SENS ) to whom Kublai-khan 
gg e emperor of China, of nt pro dynasty, in the 
above mentioned Monastery (with 1 some small appurtenances) 
and are next in dignity after the two great Lamas of Lhasa 
and Tashi Lhunpo. The Sa-skyay NH ) Monastery (or Convent) 
is one of those placesin Tibet where many Sanskrit books 
‘sae or See from India) may be found now also. 
