460 ANALYSIS OF THE MDO. 



7. Sans. Bhava sakrdviita. Tib. Srid-pa-hp'ho-va. On the change 

 of worldly existence. From leaf 279 — 282. At the request of the king 

 of Magadha Sha'kya tells, what will become of men after death. 



8. Sans. Sana vidalya samigrata (or sangraha). Tib. ^^^^ IXnarn-par- 

 hfkag-pa-fhams-chad-hsdus-pa. From leaf 282 — 301. A collection of seve- 

 ral instructions, on the request of Byams-pa (Sans. Maitreya), by Sha'kya, 

 for arriving at the supreme perfection. 



9. Sans. Buddha sangiti. Tib. '^^> Sangs-rgyas-hgro-va. From leaf 

 301 — 356. An argumentative lecture on Buddha. 



10. Sans. Tathdgata sangiti. Tib. De-h%hin-gshegs-pa-hgro-va. From 

 leaf 356 — 416. Considerations on Tathdgata, by Sha'kya, at the request 

 of Manju Sri'. 



11. Sans. Tathdgata-sri-samaya. Tib. (^^) D^-h%hin-gshegs-pahi-dpal-gyi- 

 dam-ts'hig. From leaf 416 — 468, The holy word or promise of Tathdgata. 

 Instruction on the means of arriving at supreme perfection ; delivered by 

 Sha'kya at the request of Z)pal-lha-mo-ch'hen-mo {Umd). 



{Ts'ha) or the eighteenth volume. 



There are in this volume six separate works. The titles of them, in San- 

 scrit and Tibetan, together with some short remarks on their contents, are as 

 follow : — 



1. Sans. Ratna-mkgha. Tib. Tykon-mchliog-sprin. The precious cloud. 

 From /i?^//' 1—175. Sha'kya on the top of the mountain of Gayd, in the 

 presence of all sorts of hearers, on the request of a Bodhisatwa^ (^grib-pa~ 

 fkams-chad-rnam-par sel-va,) gives instruction on all sorts of virtues, especially 

 on the ten cardinal ones ; as, charity, morality, patience, diligence, meditation. 



