466 ANALYSIS OF THE MDO. 



A large treatise on several articles of the Buddhistic doctrine, especially on 

 the duties of a Bodhisatwa — told by Sha'kya, at the request of Ts'hangs-pa. 

 (Sans. Brahma.) 



16. Sans. Tathdgata-garhha. Tib. (^") De-h%hin-gshegs-pahi-mijing-j)o. 

 From leaf 350 — 371. The essence of Tathdgata. On the excellent qualities 

 of Tathdgata, and the several defects of men, and of other animal beings. 



17. Sans. Vairochana-garbha. Tib. ^^i) ^nam-jjar-snang-xndsad-kyi- 

 &nying-po. From leaf 371 — 377. The essence of Vairochana. On the request 

 of a Bodhisatwa, (Tib. (^2)) Sha'kya explains to him, which are the things to 

 be avoided, and the virtues to be practised. 



18. Sans. A^kdsha-garhha. Tib. ^^■^^ Nam-mUhahi-mying-'po. From leaf 

 377 — 405. Enumeration of several virtues. Discussion of the true theory of 

 a Bodhisatwa, as with respect to the existence of things in general. Exposi- 

 tion of some wrong principles. 



19. Sans. Uimya-kaushalya. Tib. T^hahs-la-mklias-pa. From lecf 

 405 — 447. He that is wise in the method of his pursuit ; or the wise pro- 

 ceedings of Bodhisatwa for arriving at the supreme perfection — told by 

 Sha'kya at the request of Ye-shes-hla-ma (Tib. (^^) ) a Bodhisatwa. 



(Zha) or the twenty-first volume. 



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

 Sanscrit and Tibetan, together with some short notices on their contents, are 

 as follow : — 



1. Sans. Buddha-ndma sahasra paJicha, shata chatur tri pancha dasha. 

 Tib. S'angs-rgyas-kyi-mts'han-lna-stong-h:ihi-hrgya-\na-hchti-Ttsa-g^ 

 From leafl — 137. There are in these leaves an enumeration of five thousand 

 four hundred and fifty-three names or epithets of Buddha or Tathdgata (as is 



