ge ANALYSIS OF THE DULVA, 



The 10th volume, after the title of these two volumes has been expressed, 

 commences by — "reverence to the All-knowing." The subject is then set 

 forth in three stanzas, as — things relating to the discipline and conduct of 

 the religious persons of the Buddhist sect, and the manners and customs 

 of the people of Central India, the scene of the several acts described 

 in the Dulva. 



Leaf 2. SANGS-jRGYAS-^CHOM-iDAN-HDAS (Shakya,) at Yangs-pa-cliau 

 (Sans. VaisJiali, or Vishali, Prydga of the ancients, the modern Allaha- 

 bad). That city is inhabited by the Lichahyi race. Descriptions of its 

 gardens or orchards, music, gymnastic exercises, baths. The disciples of 

 Shakya incur scandal there by rubbing themselves with tiles or bricks 

 with too great a noise. They are prohibited by Shakya from rubbing 

 themselves with tiles, except their feet. 



Leaf 5. Shakya at M.nyan-yod (Sans. Shrdvasti). Forbidden to rub 

 themselves with fish-gills, instead of tiles or bricks ; — to anoint themselves 

 with fragrant substances, except when prescribed by the physician. What to 

 do with the fragrant svibstances that are offered them by their pious followers. 



Leaf 7. Mention is made of some fanes or chapels, (Sans. Chaitya, 

 Tib. M.cJt hod-vten) where the hair or nails of Buddha are deposited, 

 and reverenced as sacred things. 



Leaf 11. Seals are permitted to the priests — excesses in regard to 

 seal-rings (Tib. Soi'-Gdub-rgya). They are forbidden to have them of 

 gold, silver, or precious stones. They are prohibited from wearing rings. 

 But they may keep seals or stamps made of copper, brass, bell-metal, 

 ivory, horn — excesses in regard to the figures cut on them. 



Leaf 12. A man of the religious order must have on his seal or stamp, 

 a circle with two deer on opposite sides, and below them the name of the 

 founder of the Vihara (Tib. G t sug - lag -k hang). A layman may have either 

 a full length human figure or a head cut on his signet. 



Leaf 25. Predictions by Shakya and by a gymnosophist, of a child 

 that was to be born. Its miraculous birth. It is named " fire-born" 

 ( Me-skyes). His education and adventures. 



