A PART OF THE TIBETAN SACRED WORKS. 



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Leaf 138-139. ShXkya at W/iT/an-^od (Sans. Shrdvasti, in Kosala). 

 Several kinds of men of doubtful sex, or of hermaphrodites (Tib. Maning). 

 Prohibition against receiving any such into their religious order. They 

 should always ask when receiving a newcomer whether he is a Maning. 



Leaf 139. Shakya at Shrdvasti. The story of an illusory serpent. 

 (Tib. Kill, Sans. Ndga). 



Lea/ 142. Prohibition against receiving into the religious order any 

 illusory man ( Sprul-pd.) Thenceforth they shall always ask when 

 admitting one into the religious order, whether he is a Sprul-pa. — Five 

 kinds of natural Ndgas ; — the rest all illusory ones. 



Leaf 143-145. Good services rendered by an illusory Ndga, to seve- 

 ral religious persons. The priests should distinguish an illusory monastery 

 from a real one, and not resort to such places. 



Leaf 147. ShAkya forbids the giving religious instruction to any one, 

 unless asked ; except when one is invited to a public entertainment. 



Leaf 147-163. The story of l>GE-£fDUN-i?Ts'HO. His birth — his 

 beautiful body — his becoming the attendant of ShXrihi-bu — his accom- 

 plishments — his accompanying five hundred merchants to the sea — his great 

 services and religious instructions to many. Marvellous stories of 

 Ndgas, &c. 



Leaf 163. The way of the ancient sages discovered by Shakya, 

 illustrated by a parable. Description of that way or method. 



Leaf 167. I>GF.-IlT>vi<i-HTs'iio returns to Shakya — presents his 

 converts, they are received by him into his religious order — the great 

 perfection they acquire afterwards by their assiduity and earnest 

 endeavour. 



Leaf 168. At the request of i^GE-iifDUN-^rrs'HO, Shakya relates 

 what have been the actions in former lives of several individuals whom he 

 had found deficient in virtue, and monsters of iniquity. 



Leaf 170. Again, on the request of the priests in a body, Shakya 

 relates the religious and moral merits of Z)GE-£rDUN-jffTs'HO. 



