A PART OF THE TIBETAN SACRED WORKS. 



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I proceed now to take a view of the contents of the several divisions of 

 the Dulva class. 



The first, Tib. H,dul-va-Q,zki ('Sans. Vinaya vastu,) " basis of educa- 

 tion," consists of several treatises on the disciplining of those religious 

 persons who became followers of Shakya, and entered into the religious 

 order of that Buddha or Sage. Besides many others, seventeen such 

 treatises are contained in the first four volumes of the Dulva class. The 

 contents may be conveniently arranged with reference to the volume of the 

 class, and the leaf of that volume, in which they are found. 



^, or first volume of the Dulvd class. 



On the second leaf the subjects of the Essays in this class are ex- 

 pressed in two 5ZoAa5, the meaning of which is this — 1. The entering into 

 the religious order. 2. Confession or general supplication. 3. Prohibition 

 or censure of immoral actions. 4. The passing of the summer at a certain 

 place. 5. Leather, hide or skin. 6. Medicament, garments or clothes. 

 8. Mat. 9. Kaushmnbi, (a city). 10. Works. 11. T)marser-chan. 12. The 

 inward man. 13. Alteration. 14. The omission or leaving off of the 

 celebration of the feast of confession. 15. Bedding and furniture. 16. Dis- 

 puting. 17. The causing of divisions amongst the priests. 



The contents of the first article are thus specified — " Shdrihi-hu,'" or 

 the son of ShArika. Mustegs-chan, or Tirthika (a determinist ?) Two young 

 priests or monks. The murder of an Arhan. One with a maimed hand, 

 &c. or all these contents are reduced thus — the son of Sharika (Sans. 

 Skdriputra ) ; holy order ; ordination, or consecration of priests. 



Nye-5,de (Sans. Upase'na) and other bands of religious persons adopt 

 the doctrine of Shakya, become his disciples, and follow him whithersoever 

 he goes. 



From leaf 2 to 10 is related how the kings of Anga (or Angadha) and 

 Magadha, made incursions into the territories of each other with troops 

 composed of such as fought from elephants, horses, chariots, and on foot, 

 when Shakya was not yet descended from the paradise of the gods. 



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