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ch'he"; 7. ^^^^ Nam-gru ; 8. (^i) Lam-p'hran-jsstan; 9- ^^'^^ Z)gah-vo; 10. 

 (*^3) Kun-ogah-vo ; 11. ("^^ SGRA-ccHAN-i^DsiN ; 12 Balang-sDag; 13. 



Bharadhwaja ; 14. (^^) ^ch'har-byed-nag-po ; 15. (^^) Va-kula ; 16. 

 (69) MA-i7GAGS-PA. The translators of this and of the preceding sutra were 

 the Indian Pandits Prajna'-varma and Su'rendra, and the Tibetan 

 Lotsava Ye-she's-5'DE. 



The fourth sutra, entitled, " Karafida mjuha" is contained from leaves 

 313 to 391 of this volume. It was delivered by Sha'kya when he was at 

 ^\nyan-yod, (Sans. Shrdvasti, in Kosala). The hearers, besides 1,250 priests, 

 were an immense number of Boclhisatwas, Devas, Ndga-rdjas, demons, he. 

 Contents — there is, first, a description of the several miracles that happened 

 on that occassion in that Fihdra, caused by a beam of light issued out of hell 

 from Avaloke'swara (Tib. ('•^)). Afterwards, on the request of a Bodhisatwa 

 ('^^^ Sha'kya tells him the infinite moral merits of that saint, his great exer- 

 tions in bringing to maturity or perfection those in hell, and those among the 

 Yidags (or Tantaluses.) In general there is an account of the several good 

 qualities of Spyan-ras-gzigs-dvang-p'yug, and since he is the patron of the 

 Tibetans, this sutra is held among them in high esteem and reverence. This 

 stitra was translated by Sha'kya Prabha and Ratna Rakshita. 



The fifth su'tra, entitled, " Ratna Karafida''' (from leaves 391 — 460 of this 

 volume) was likewise delivered by Sha'kya, when he was in a grove near 

 Shravastl in Kosala. (Tib. M.mjan-yod). The subject is moral and metaphy- 

 sical doctrine. The speaker, in general, is Manju Sri Kuma'r-Bhu't. 

 Between this Bodhisatwa and Subhu'ti, (Tib. ^^^2) Bab-hbyor) a favourite 

 disciple of Sha'kya, there is in the beginning of this su'tra discussion on the 



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