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enumerated ; — as Bodhisatwas, among whom Manju Sri, Kumara-bhu'ta 

 (Tib. (47)) Avaloke'swara, (Tib. (^S) ) and Maitreya, (Tib. (^9) )_Gods of 

 different ranks and of several heavens — all sorts of demi-ffods and demons — 

 and e^'^) Ma-5'KYe's-2)GRa, (Sans. Ajdtasliatru) the king of Magadha. 

 Sha'kya's deep meditation or ecstasy. The wonderful effects of a beam 

 of light issuing from the middle of his forehead. Great astonishment of all 

 the assembled hearers thereupon. Maitreya (Tib. Bijams-pa) asks, in 

 verse, Manju Sri (Tib. Hjam-dipcd) about the meaning and reason of 

 these miracles. Their discourse on the six transcendental virtues ; as charity, 

 morality, patience, earnest application, meditation, and ingenuity or wit ; and 

 on the manner of the proceedings of several Tathdgatas in teaching this very 

 sutra to all sorts of animal beings. This introductory discourse ( Gleng- 

 gzhi) ends on the nineteenth leaf. Thenceforth Shakya addressing Sha'riht- 

 BU, one of his principal disciples, the chief of the ingenious, tells him how 

 difficult it is for them to understand and to judge of the wisdom of Buddha, 

 and of the several qualities or properties of things in general. Sha'rihi-bu 

 admires much the excellency of his doctrine ; in several verses praises him, 

 and begs him that he would farther give instructions to them. Several of 

 his principal disciples are introduced speaking, as Hod-srung, Gang-po, 

 KatyaVana ; who, upon hearing of the great perfections and the wise pro- 

 ceedings of the Tathdgatas from Sha'kya, make long praises upon them in 

 verse. From leaves 80 — 87 Sha'^kya foretells of five of his principal disciples 

 that they shall become chief Bodhisativas. His own former performances. 

 Several Tathdgatas exhorted by Ts'hangs-pa (Sans. Brahma) and others gods 

 to turn the wheel of the law, or teach their doctrine, and to bring to salvation 

 all animal beings. Sha'kya foretells of many of his disciples, on their own 

 request, that in future times they shall attain such and such a degree of perfec- 



