394 ANALYSIS OF THE SHER-CHIN. 



general 21 leaves in the BJeah-hgyur), and one hundred thousand slokas — the 

 whole is in prose. In these 12 volumes the Prajnd pdramitd is treated at 

 large, and the other sub-divisions are only abridgments of these 12 volumes. 

 These were first translated from Sanscrit into Tibetan in the ninth century, 

 by the Indian Pandits, Jina Mitra and SuiiENDiiA Bodhi, and the Tibe- 

 tan Lotsawa (Sans. LocJicJChava.) Ye'^she's-sde". They were afterwards again 

 review and arranged by others. 



2. ^'^^ Shes-rah-laji'2)lm-rol4ii-]^liijin-iM-stong-jSlir (or in 

 round numbers, ^^Niji-hhn^' 20,000.) Sans. Pancha vinshati sahnsrikd praj?id 

 jydmmitd, " Transcendental AVisdom, in 25,000 slokas." In three volumes. 

 There are counted 76 chapters, 78 bam-pos, and 25,000 slokas. This is an 

 abridgment of the before-described 12 volumes. No translators are mentioned. 



3. Shh-i'ah-Jeyi-plm-i~ol4u-pliyi7i-paJi'hri-hYgyad-stong-pn. Sans. 

 Ashta dasa sahasriJid prajnd pdramitd. Eng. " Transcendental Wisdom, in 

 18,000 slokas." In three volumes, containing 87 chapters {Ulm), 50 small 

 divisions (J)am-po), and 18,000 slokas. These three volumes are a more close 

 abridgment of the above specified 12 volumes. No translators are mentioned. 



4. ("^^ Shes-rah-hyi-plia-rol tu-plmj'm-pa-klir'i-pa, (or by contraction ''Shes- 

 ^7/r/,") Sans. Dasa saliasrihd prajnd pdramitd. One volume of 613 leaves, 

 containing 33 chapters, and 34 bam-pos, or small divisions. This volume is 

 an abridgment of the Yton-hbr/ng, or of the above specified three volumes of 

 25,000 slokas, translated by Jixa INIitiia, Pra.tnya Varma, and the Tibe- 

 tan Lotsawa, Bande Ye-shes. 



5. <^^) Shes-rahJeyi-plM-7-ol-tH-pliy/n-pa-hvgyad-stoiig-pa (or simply hrgyad- 

 sioiig-pa). Sans. Ashta sahasrlhd prajnd pdramitd. One volume of 462 



