474 ANALYSIS OF THE MDO. 



at the request of the king of Kosala {Gsal-rgyal) instructs him how to make 

 and use the Gandi. 



11. Sans. Gandi-samaya-sutra. Tib. ^^'^^^ GandiJii-dus-kyi-mdo. From 

 leaf 471 — 473. A su'tra on the time of using the Gandi. 



12. Sans. Kalyana-mitra sevanam. Tib. 'Dge-vahi-hshes-gnyen-hsten- 

 pa. Leaves 4s7S, 474. On keeping a religious guide. Sha'kya tells to 

 KuN-DGAH-vo the several advantages of one's having a spiritual preceptor. 



{La) or the twenty-sixth volume. 



There are in this volume thirty-five separate works. The titles of them 



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

 are as follow : — 



1. Ahlimislihramana-sutra. Tib. (^^) Mnon-par-\\byung-vaM-mdo. A 

 su'tra on the appearance (of Sha'kya in a religious character). From leaf 

 1 — 189. Accounts of the life of Sha'kya, and on the origin of the Skdkya 

 race. 



Note — They are mostly the same as have been told in the third volume of the Dulva, from 

 lea/419 — 446, and in the Lalita-vistara. See the second volume of the Mdo Class. 



2. Sans. BhiJeshu-prareju su'tra. Tib. T)g^-slong-la-rab-tu-gches-paki 

 vcido. A most agreeable su'tra to a Gelong, or priest. From leaf 189 — 192, 

 Sha'kya on the request of Nye-var-z^khor, (Sans. Updli) the compiler of the 

 Dulva class, tells the good and bad characters of a Gelong. Commendation 

 of chastity and of good morals. 



3. Sans. Sliila-samyagata-sutra. Tib. ^^^^ Ts^hul-hlirims-yang-dag-par- 

 \dan-pahi-mdo. Leaves 192, 193. A su'tra on purity of manners. Praise 

 of good morals. 



