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xii. Sher-p'}iyin-^go-nyi-^hu-xtsa-\na-pa. Sans. Pancfia-mnshati prajnd 

 pdramitd muk' ha, the 25 doors or beginnings of the "Transcendental Wisdom," 

 (there are so many vija mantras.) 



xiii. l^choni-\dan-\\das-ma-sher~p'hyin-snymg-po. Sans. Bhagavati 

 prajnd pdramitd hriddya, the essence of the " Transcendental Wisdom." 



xiv. Sher-pliyin-nyi-mahi-snying-po. Sans. Prajnd pdramitd surya 

 garhJia. 



XV. ('^^^ Tila-vahi-smjing-po {sher-p'hyin). Sans. Chandra, garhha (prajnd 

 pdramitd.) 



xvi. C-^*^ Sher-p'hyin-kun-tu-hzang-po. Sans. Prajnd pdramitd sdmanta 

 bhadra. 



xvii. (^'^ Sher-p'hyin-lag-na-Ydo-Yje Sans. Prajnd pdramitd vajrdpdni. 



xviii. ^'^^) Sher-p'hyifi-Ydo-rje Ygyal-mfshan. Sans. Prajnd pdramitd vajra 

 Ttetu. These five last aphorisms, or sutras, are so called from the names of 

 those Bodhisatwas who are introduced speaking with Shakya on the Prajnd 

 pdramitd. 



Contents of the whole Prajnd pardmitd. 

 All the 21 volumes of the Sher-pliyin treat of speculative or theoretical 

 philosophy, i. e. they contain the psychological, logical, and metaphysical ter- 

 minology of the Buddhists, without entering into the discussion of any 

 particular subject. There are counted one hundred and eight such subjects, 

 {dharmas) terms, or phrases, with several subdivisions or distinctions ; of 

 which, if any predicate be added to them, affirmative or negative judgments 

 may be formed. These terms have mostly been introduced into the Sanscrit 

 and Tibetan Dictionary also, that was prepared by ancient Indian Pandits and 

 Tibetan interpreters, and which may be found in the Ustan-hgyur {Mdo 

 class. Go volume). 



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