150 Historical works of Tibet. [Feb. 



The twelve acts of Shakya, by Srong-tsan-gambo, in the Manx- 

 kabum. 



The " skyes-rabs-irgya-pa" or one hundred new births or regenera- 

 tions, by a Lama of the Karmapa sect. 



There are in the Dulva biographical notices of several princes wealthy 

 citizens, and other illustrious persons, in ancient India. 



Amongst the Grungs (ij"t;<v) or fabulous narratives, the " Kesdr 

 Gi-ungs" (si T <vi.'3j" c;<v) or fabulous history of Kesar a warlike ancient 

 king in central Asia, is much celebrated in Tibet. 



On Stan-cis (Br z\«i9) jg <vj) or astronomical calculations of some events 

 or epochs, occurring in the sacred volumes or Shastras, there are like- 

 wise several works, in Tibet. Of this kind are the commentaries on 

 the " Kdla chnkra or dus-Jcyi-htihor-lo" in Tibetan, made by several 

 learned men, — as; by " Bu-ston" (j§^3|) in the fourteenth century, by 

 " Jo-nang-pa" by " M k'has-grub" in the fifteenth century ; by " Panch'- 

 hen-Mo-ftzang-ch'hos-kyi-rgyel-mts'han," by " Padma karpo" — (a cele- 

 brated Lama of the Bruk-pa sect, in the sixteenth century. 



Also a commentary on the Kala chakra, and the history of the Bud- 

 dhistic religion, written in Tibetan by a Mongol Lama (Sum-bha-zhabs- 

 trung) in the last century. 



The " rtsis-kyi-hbyung-k'hungs" (§*t|tQSE; t f5c;*v) elements of 

 calculations by " MK'HAS-GRUB-rGYA-mTs'no" and " nor-B-zang- 

 rGYA-mTs'iio." The substance of these works have been embodied in 

 the " Baidurya, Dkarpo" an astronomical, &c. work, written by 

 " SANG-RGYAS-rGYA-mTs'HO," a regent at Lassa, in the last half of 

 the seventeenth century. 



List of such Indian (or Sanskrit) grammatical works, as have been 

 known to the ancient Tibetan learned men, and partly have been trans- 

 lated into Tibetan, or have been only quoted by them. 



The names of these works have been collected in the last volumes of 

 the B,stan-gyur compilation. They are as follows : Pdni-vydkarana, in 

 two thousand slokas ; Maha-bhdna, a commentary of the former in 

 one hundred thousand slokas, by &Lu-NOR-rGYAS-KHi-Bu" — not trans- 

 lated. An abridgment of the two former by Rama Chandra. 



A grammar, in twenty-four chapters, by Chandra Gomj. 



A commentary on the twenty prepositive particles, by do. 



A Sutra on the letters, by do. 



A commentary on the letters, by Ch'hos-.$'KYong (S. Dhermapala). 



The several cases of nouns, by Chandra Gomi, in explanatory 



