472 ANALYSIS OF THE MBO. 



passion, ignorance, the source of misery, verses hortative to virtue, descrip- 

 tion of vice. 



(Ba) or the twenty-fifth volume. 



Contents — Continuation of stories like those in the three former volumes, 

 to the leftf 348. And here ends the work that had been commenced on the 

 118th leaf of the Za volume. 



From leaf 348 — 474, or the end of the volume, there are yet the following 

 works : — 



1. Sans. Mdi/d jdlam. Tib. («) ^gyu-mahi-dra-va. From /^«/' 348— 373. 

 The illusory net, or ornamental covering. Sha'kya at M.nyan-yod. (Sans. 

 Shrdvasti.) His instruction to the priests on the several deceptions of men in 

 their judgments — of the reality of external objects — and of the soul. 



2. Sans. Vimhisara-pratyut-gamana. Tib. ^^^^ G%ugs-chan-&nying-pos-hsu- 

 va. From leaj" 373 — 383. Description of a visit made to Sha'kya, in a grove 

 near Ma'Jagriha, by the king of Magada Shreniha (or Shrenya) Vimbisa'ra 

 (Tib. ^^^^) Invitation and solemn reception of Sha'kya by that king. His 

 instruction to him on forming right notions and judgments of the external 

 objects, and of the soul. On careful (or dependent) concatenation of things. 

 Offers made by the king of Magadha to Sha'kya and to his disciples witli 

 respect to the means of their subsistence. 



3. Sans. Shunyatd. Tib. (^^^ Stong-pa-nyid. Emptiness. From /^a/" 383 — 

 389. Shakya speaks to Kun-z)Gah-vo on that subject. 



4. Sans. Mahd shunyatd. Tib. ^"^"^^ Stong-pa-nyid- ch'hen-po. Ditto. 



5. Sans. Dhwaj-dgra. Tib. ^'^^^ ^gyal-mts'han-mchliog. The chief ban- 

 ner or sign. From lea/'4>02 — 411. Sha'kya's instruction to some merchants 



