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Vimbasa'ra. Instruction by Sha'kya upon several subjects, in a discursive 

 manner, with his principal disciples, tending to the comfortation of that king. 



17. Sans. Shri-gupta. Tib. (^7) jypal-sbas. From /^«/'427— 451. The 

 story of Sri'-gupta, a householder, at M.nyan-yod (Sans. Shrdvasti). He, on 

 the advice of his naked spiritual guide, endeavours to destroy the life of 

 Gautama (the deceiver of the world) ; but being afterwards convinced of his 

 divine qualities, repents of his former actions, and takes refuge with Buddha. 



18. Sans. Karma dvarana vishuddhi. Tib. (^^^ Las-kyi-^grib-pa-rnam- 

 par-dag-pa. From leaf 451 — 473. Sha^kya's instruction to Gelong Dri- 

 MED-HOD, at Yangs-pa-chan, how to become pure after his having committed 

 adultery. 



19. Sans. Karma dvarana pratisdranam (or pratich'hedanam). Tib. 

 Las-kyi-^grib-pa-Ygyun-gchod-pa. From leaf 473 — 490. Instruction by 

 Sha'kya, at the request of Sha"rihi-bu, on putting off all imperfections, and 

 becoming perfect. 



(Tsa) or the seventeenth volume. 



There are eleven separate works in this volume. The titles of them, 

 in Sanscrit and Tibetan, together with some short remarks on their contents, 

 are as follow : — 



1. Sans. Buddha-pitaka-du-shila nigrahi. Tib. ^'^^^ Sangs-rgyas-kyi-sde- 

 snod-ts'hul-Jclirims-hchlial-pa-ts'har-gcJiod-pa. From leaf 1 — 131. The 

 punishment of those that have violated the moral laws or doctrine of Buddha. 

 Sha'kya at Vdrdndsi, in a grove instructs Sha rihi-bu in the true 

 theory of Buddha doctrine with respect to the soul — on the character of a 

 true religious guide, and on that of false teachers — he foretells the degenera- 



