398 ANALYSIS OF THE SHER-CHIN. 



Here follow some instances of the terms or subjects of the Prajnd pdra- 

 mitd ; as, 



1. ('-^'^ Phung-po (Sans. Skandha) an aggregate or body. There are five 

 such aggregates ; as those of, 1. body, 2. perception, 3. representation or consci- 

 ousness, 4. composition or notion, and 5 of cognition. In Tibetan, (-^^ gzugs- 

 kyi-plmng-po, 2.^^^^ ts'hor-vahi, 3.('^"^ \\du-shes-hji, 4.^"^^^ hdu-hyed-kyi, and 

 5.('^^) xnam-imr-slih-pahi-plmng-po. In Sanscrit, 1. rupasJMiidha, 2. vedcmd, 

 3. san-jnd, 4. sdnsJmra, and 5. vijndnasltandlia. 



2. ('^^ Skye-mcJthed-driig, the six senses; as, those of sight, hearing, 

 small, taste, touch, and the moral sense. 



3. (3^^ Skye-mchhed-hchu-gnyis. Counting the six organs and objects of 

 senses. 



4. K'hams-hcho-hYgyad, the 18 regions or kingdoms of senses, as with 

 respect to the operations of the mind by the six organs directed to the six ob- 

 jects of senses. 



5. ^'^^'> Kliams-dri(g-ni ; the six elements are earth, water, fire, air, ether 

 (or void space), spirit (or intellect). In Tibetan, sa, chlm, me, xlimg, nam- 

 mJc'hah, vnam-p}ar-shes-pa. 



6. (2^^ 'Rthi-hbrel-hc/m-gnyis. Dependent connexion, or causal con- 

 catenation (of 12 things): 1. ignorance, 2. composition or notion, 3. cogni- 

 tion, 4. name and body, 5. six senses, 6. touch, 7. perception, 8. affec- 

 tion, 9. ablation, 10. existence, 11. birth, 12. old age and death. In Ti- 

 betan, 1.(38) nia-rig-pa, 2.^39) hdu-hyed, 3.(*) vnam-par-shes-pa, 4^'^^) Ming- 

 dang-gzugs, 5.(^2) shje-mcJilikl-drug, QS^'^^ reg-pa, 7.(44) tslior-va, 8.(^^) sred- 

 pa, QS"^) len-pa, 10.*^^) srid-pa, skye-va, 12.^^9) rga-shi. In Sanscrit, 



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