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ANALYSIS OF THE MDO. 



Ga, or the third volume. 



Title in Sanscrit, A'rycmis'hfhatan Bhagavmi jnymia mpulana siitra 

 ratna ananta ndma malid ydna sutra. In Tibetan, <^') mpliags-pa-hcJiom-ldcm- 

 \idas-lmji-ye-slih-xgyas-palii-vcido-%de-rh^^ - pa - mfhar-pliyin- 



pa-^Jih-hya-va-fheg-pa-chlien-pohi-mdo. Eng. Immense jewels, or a sutra oi 

 high principles, on the extensive knowledge or wisdom of the venerable and 

 excellent Buddha. The salutation is thus — ' Reverence to Buddha and to all 

 the BodMsatwas.'' Sha'kya at Mnyan-yod, (Sans. ( Shrdvasti) with 1250 priests. 

 General subject — Instruction on the extensive knowledge or wisdom of 

 Buddha. 



In a (fancied) city, called " Excellent virtue," (Dge-vahi-p'ha-rol-hgro) 

 a certain householder, {le'hyim-hdag) a fortune-teller by profession {p'hya- 

 m/ihati), with an intention of acquiring moral and religious merits for his fu- 

 ture happiness, under the superintendence of Gaisig-po, one of Sha'kya's 

 disciples, builds for Bhagava'n a fine house (kliang-byang) with a gallery 

 of tsandan-wood. On that occasion Gang-po tells him, that by none of all 

 tlie creatures and gods may such a sacred building be used otherwise than as a 

 place of worship (Tib. ^Ich'hod-Yteti, Sans. Chatty a), since none of the ani- 

 mal beings has the qualities which Bhagava'n (Tib. Bc/^ow^-lf/«;^-hf/r^*) possesses. 

 Gang-po, addressing him several times a householder, (Sans. Grihapati) 

 gives him a long and detailed instruction on the extensive knowledge or om- 

 niscience of Bhagava'n, or Tathdgata, and his perfections or attributes. He 

 tells him that Bhagava'n's knowledge is immense, infinite — he knows every 

 place — past, present, and future times — (there are made here several distinc- 

 tions of his knowledge and powers) — he knows the thoughts and ways of all 

 animal beings ; all their works or actions, good and bad, done (or committed) 



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