148 Historical works of Tibet. [Feb. 



3. Ch'hos-Jung (dWQSC;* Ch'hos-hbyung), origin and progress 

 (of the elements) of the (Buddhistic) religion. 



4. Tokzhot fts]<V T *j^S rtogs-brjod), properly a judicious saying; 

 memoir, reflections, critique, biography. 



5. Ndm-thdr ($ dj'ftx rnam-thar), properly emancipation, liberation, 

 biography, legend. 



6. Grung (|f c;<v Grungs), a fable, fiction, fabulous history. 



7. Stan-cis Oqgaj'^V Bstan-rtsis), chronology, or calculation of 

 some events or epochs occurring 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. Mdni-kdbum (*f jb*zj*iQ*Qg*f nui-ni-bkah-hbum), an historical 

 work, composed by Srong-tsan-gampo ( *fc;*zj,^dj'2[*f T q' Srong- 

 j??tsan-sgam-po), a celebrated king in Tibet, in the seventh century of 

 the christian era. 



2. Ptidma-thdng-yik (z^ T £m T $E) Padma-thang-yig) another his- 

 torical work, written in the eighth or ninth century, in the time of Khri- 

 Srongde'-tsan (R'^V^Q'XjJfo) Dvan Indian guru, called in Tibe- 

 tan Padma Jung-ne/ (^T'Q3 t; T K]3i<v), in Sanskrit Padma Sambhava, 



3. Kd-thdngde-nd / q*jQ' 3 ^'^'<tf), by the before mentioned guru, 

 and by some Tibetan translators or lotsavas, in five parts, containing 

 biographical notices of princes, queens, chief officers, pandits and lotsa- 

 vas or Tibetan translators. 



4. Yik-nying ($fir§5 T )> ancient writ or chronicle, compiled by the 

 ancient Tibetan translators. 



5. Yik-zhung-cK hen-mo, (v$e\ t *\Q^&\ K), containing Indian his- 

 tory from Asoka (g'^'dfs. mya-nan-med, in Tibetan) a king, (who 

 lived one hundred and ten years after the death of Sha'kya, and had his 

 residence at Pdtaliputra and Dehli) till the time of Pratita Se'na (in 

 the beginning of the fourteenth century of our era). 



Other historical works are known under the following titles : 



6. Kd-tsik~cK hen-mo (zj*lQ r < ^kJW<£3^*0• 

 7. Kd-cK hem-kd-lc hol-ma (z^Q T &^^ T ZJ*iQ'QraQJ'3{). 



8. Gyel-rab-pag-sam-jon-shing (§q*XXJ^ T ^^**J<V*r$yJfc'). 



9. She-cha-rap-sal (£)<V'*rXTJ T K]*VQj). 



10. Gyel rap-salvui-mclong (|)Q] T XT^ T ^<VQJ'ZJQ T lrQ]e; T \ 



11. Bod-kyi-yik-ts ang (^'1'^'^')' Tibetan records. 



