142 Notice of the different systems of Buddhism, [Feb. 



information hitherto laid before the public is certainly sufficiently scanty. 



Mr. Scott having very obligingly furnished me with a series of spe- 

 cimens illustrating the relative advantages of his various modes of pre- 

 paration. I have the honor of submitting them for inspection. 



The numbers refer to Mr. Scott's extensive series of experiments, 

 which thvow much light on these important articles, and which are addi- 

 tionally valuable, from the readiness with which this gentleman has ren- 

 dered them available to all in Assam. 



No. 1 Juice formed into a mass without any care. 



6 Juice dried upon a non-absorbing surface. 

 3 Juice dried upon an absorbing surface. 



9 Juice worked up in the hand, bleached in water, and subjected 



to a pressure of about 4 maunds to the square foot. 

 8 Juice worked up with the hand and not bleached. 



7 Juice boiled with an equal quantity of water and subjected 



to a similar pressure ; this has been exposed to the sun 

 without deterioration. 

 5 Juice boiled in a smaller quantity of water, and subjected to 

 the same pressure. 



11 Prepared from equal parts ($ iv.) of juice and water, with £ 



oz. of diluted sulphuric acid of the Edinburgh Pharmaco- 

 peia : less acid, however, will destroy the coloring matter. 



1 2 Juice prepared with concentrated sulphuric acid. 



IV. — Notices on the different systems of Buddhism, extracted from the 

 Tibetan authorities. By Alexander Csoma Koro'si. 



Sdngye (<VC;*V T |)<V - Sangs-r,gyas), is the generic name for express- 

 ing the Supreme Being or intelligence in the Buddhistic system. This 

 term corresponds to the Sanskrit Buddha. In Tibetan it denotes the 

 most perfect being, that is pure (or clean) from all imperfections and 

 abounds in all good qualities. 



There are three distinctions with respect to the essence, the substance 

 or body of Buddha ; as 



1. Dharma kdya (&«V§;S chhos-kyi-.yku) ; 2. Sambhoglcdya 



(<^N'Jv|f /c l<V T ^Q T 3j — longs-spyod-rdsogs-pahi'-s-ku), and 3. Nir- 

 mdnkaya ("|TQp i>JQ' ]S — sprul-pahi-sku). The first as the primary essence 

 of all things, is denominated by several names ; as, A'di Buddha 

 (gJKl'*IQ'<Vc;<V T Il*V); — Samanta Buddha ^aj^'zj^c;^; — Swabhdva 

 Iv5 T gCT> self-produced, or self-existing ; Dharmadhdtu ib<V'@'^gc;<V* 



