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Lhamayin). He gives several lessons to these four kings, and advises them 

 to live contented, and not to make war against Indra. They promise that 

 they will obey his commands. Leaf 100, the lamentation of Indea on the 

 approaching death of Shakya. 



Leaf 109. KuN-i)GAH-vo is comforted by Shakya, and directed 

 what to do after his death [leaves 110 — 112). Hod-^rung (Sans. Kdshyapa) 

 the immediate successor of Sha kya. His qualities. Sha'kya tells to 

 A'nanda the increase of the believers in his doctrine, and the great 

 veneration that will be shewn to the places of his relies. Leafl24<, the great 

 qualifications of Kun-z>gah-vo, or A'nanda. Shakya's instructions to 

 him. 



Leaf 181. On the request of KuN-i>GAH-vo, Sha'kya directs him what 

 to do with respect to the compilation of his doctrine. Here are enumerated 

 the twelve different kinds of the Buddhistic writings. He is directed to 

 answer thus to the priests or Gelongs, when they shall ask where it was deli- 

 vered, — " 'B.di-skad-bdag-gis-fhos-pa-dus-gchig-?ta" — I myself heard this 

 at a certain time, when j5cHOM-xDAN-j?DAS was at such and such places, and 

 the hearers were these and these ; and that yvhen he had finished his lecture, 

 all those that were present rejoiced much, and approved his doctrine. 



The principal places were Sha'kya had delivered the siitras of his 

 doctrine, are here enumerated. They are the 'Byang-clihub-smjing-'po, 

 (Sans. Bodhimanda, or Gayd in Magadha) under a Nyagrodlia tree. Vdrandsi, 

 in the grove called Drang-srong Ihtmg-va-ri-dags-kyi-nags. Rdjagriha, 

 and near to it the Bya-xgod-plmng-polii-ri, and the (2^) Mod-mahi-tslial. 

 (30) ^nyan-yod (Sans. Shrdvasti). (-^^^ Yangs-pa-chen (Sans. Vaishali or Pri- 

 ydga, Allahahad) Champa (on the bank of a tank dug by Gakga). Kaush- 



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