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in Magadha ; — the king calls on a certain (Qnas-len-gyi-bu) brahman of 

 Nalada, a learned man who overcomes him in a dispute ; the king is greatly 

 satisfied with it, makes him a donation of Nalada, his native place or town ; 

 (leaf 13.) He returns to Nalada ; — marries ; — after nine months his wife is 

 delivered of a son, who is named " Stod-rings" — why so — is entrusted to 

 eight nurses, {leaf 13.) — when grown up, is well instructed in all the 

 arts and sciences, {leaf 14,) in the Rigv^da, Yajurvhda, Sdmavkda, 

 AtharvavMa, &c. Afterwards his wife is delivered of a daughter, who 

 having eyes like those of the Sharikd bird, is called ShXrika. — she is 

 instructed in the letters, — overcomes her brother in a dispute. 



Again, a certain Brahman desirous to be acquainted with the Tantrika 

 doctrine, or with mysteries, — travels from Central India towards the south ; 

 —is instructed there in the Lokayata system, by a learned Brahman " aSkar- 

 jjtGYAL" (Sans. Tis'hya.) Reflections on the characters of the people of 

 the four corners of India, and the praise of Central India, (in the same 

 terms as above.) This aSkar-bgyal wishing to visit Central India, succes- 

 sively goes to Rdjagrilia, — pays there a visit to the king, — requests him 

 for his patronage, and expresses his wish for disputing Avith any learned 

 Brahman, — the king calls on " Qnas-len-gyi-bu" of Nalada (ox Nalanda). 

 aSkar-egyal defeats him in a dispute, and he is consequently deprived 

 oi Nalada, which village is conferred by the king to his successful adver- 

 sary ; — the former is much grieved, and is about to leave Nalada, and go 

 to another place — when i^KAR-jiGYAL cedes one half of his income to 

 him, that he might remain there ; — he accepts of it, remains, and gives his 

 daughter to aS^kar-^jgyal for his wife. 



Leaf 18. Stod-rings, the brother of Skarika, travels towards the 

 south of India to learn the Lokayata philosophical system. As a layman 

 he is not admitted to hear that philosophy ; — he enters into the religioiis 

 order of the Kun-tu-Tgyu (going every where) Sans. Parivrajaka, — will 

 not cut his nails till he has learned that philosophy, ^ — thence he is surnam- 

 ed afterwards, Sen-rings (he with long nails, or the long nailed.) 



