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Leaf 488 to 524. The story of Padma-5Nying-po, a celebrated Brah- 

 man, at Hdod-pa-hfhun-pa, in Kosala. (This is repeated from the Klia 

 volume of the Dulva, leaf 155 to 192, whence the general tenor may 

 be gathered.) 



Leaf 581. Shakya in his peregrination proceeds to Gyad-yul, the 

 country of the Champions, and at ^tsa-chan, (the grassy, so called 

 from the kusJia grass,) the modern Cdnwu or Kdmarupa, in Assam, anci- 

 ently the residence of the great king Kusha-chan, stays for a certain 

 time, under two Sdla trees. 



Leaf 591; The circumstances that preceded the death of Shakya. 



Leaf 635 to 636. The death of Shakya. The principal acts of his life 

 enumerated by Hod->S'rung to Vyar-byed, an officer of the king of Ma- 

 gadha, who instructs him how to inform the king of his decease (by repre- 

 senting, in pictures, the several scenes of his life.) Reflections on life, by 

 several gods. The funeral raises disputes among eight tribes or cities, on 

 account of the relics (Sku-Gdiing) of Shakya. They are pacified by 

 having each their share. Chaityas are built for those relics.* 



Leaf 667. After the death of Shakya, Hod-5rung, (Sans. KXshyapa) 

 becomes head of the sect. By his direction, five hundred accomplished 

 priests, (Sans. Arhan, Tib. Dgra-l^chom-pa,) assemble in a place called 

 the cave of the Nyagrodha tree, near JRdjagriJia, and make the first compila- 

 tion of the doctrine taught by Shakya. The M.do-^de or Sutra class, is 

 compiled by Kun-X)gah-vo, (Sans. A'nanda) The T)iilva (Sans. VindyaJ 

 by NYE'-vAR-ifK'HOR (Saus. Upali^, the Ma-mo, or CIikos-Mnon-pa- 

 Mdsod (Sans. Ahhidhai-ma) by Hod-srung (Sans. Kashyapa.^ He pre- 

 sides over the sect for several years, appoints Kun-Z)gah-vo his successor, 

 and dies on the JBya-gag-vkang hill near Mdjagi-iha. Leaf 679. 



Leaf 684. Kun-Dgah-vo (Sans. A'nanda) after having been for many 

 years the head of the Bauddha sect, intrusts the doctrine of Shakya to 



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* See ray MS, Translation of The death of Shakya. 



