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The princes in central India, among whom Shakya had lived, hearing 

 of his death, and being desirous of obtaining his holy relics, some of 

 them go themselves, others send their men to take a portion of them. The 

 people of Kusha permit them to visit the Chaitya, and to pay their 

 respects to the holy relics, but they refuse to give them any share of those 

 remains.* 



After the death of Shakya his doctrine was first compiled by his 

 principal disciples : Kashyapa (Tib. Hocl-srung) who succeeded him in the 

 Hierarchy, compiled the Prajnyaparamitd class (Tib. Sher-cJiin) or the 

 metaphysical works. Ananda (Tib. Kun-gdvo) the Sutras, or the Do class. 

 And Upali, (Tib. Nye-var-kJior) the Vinaya or Didva. These compila- 

 tions were called Tripitakdh (Tib. Sde-nod-sum ; the three vessels or reposi- 

 tories.) And also Prahackana (Tib. Lung-rap) chief precept. All these 

 works are now too voluminous. The extent and contents of them show 

 evidently that they are the works of several successive ages although they 

 are referred all to Sh/Ikya. One hundred and ten years after the first 

 compilation, there was made a second in the time of Asoka, a celebrated 

 King, who resided at Pataliputra. A third compilation was made again 

 in the time of Kanishka, a celebrated King in the North of India, after 

 there had been elapsed more than four hundred years from the death of 

 Shakya. The SuddJiists were divided about that time into 18 sects, under 

 four principal divisions, as followers of Shakya's 4 disciples, viz. Rahula, 

 Upali, Kashyapa, and Katyayana. 



The Sanscrit and Tibetan Names of the Masters, Divisions, and 

 Sub-divisions extracted from the Vocabulary, in the Stan-gyur, are as 

 follows, Vid. ■qf Q^x, ^i^;', jqy 



* It is soniewliere stated in the Tib. books that these relics were divided and deposited at 

 eight different places, but I cannot cite the vol. in which it is stated. See note on the Death of 

 Shakya. 



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