ANALYSIS OF THE GYUT. 



cription of religious rites and ceremonies concerning Ta1r,a', a goddess, styled 

 elsewhere, the mother of all TatJidgatas. Chenee'sik (Sans. AvaloMteshwara) 

 sent by Amita'bha from the Sukhavati world, visits Sha'kya, and after 

 having delivered to him Amita'bha's compliments, praises him (Sha'kya) 

 in several verses (seven or eight). Sha'kya with Chenre'sik, in a discur- 

 sive manner, tells all sorts of religious rites and ceremonies. There are des- 

 criptions of mandalas, ceremonies, and some mantras. Instruction on several 

 subjects. On the six transcendental virtues. The subject of this volume 

 is, in general, mystical and moral doctrine. Besides Chenee'sik, several of 

 Sha'kya's disciples are introduced speaking, as Sha'hihi-bu, Mongol yana, 

 and others. 



(Ts'ha) or the ninteenth volume. 



There are in this volume twenty-two separate works. Their titles in 

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

 as follow : — 



1. Sans. Mani bhadra — dhdran'L Tib. f^^^) Nor-hu-h%ang-poJii-g%ungs. 

 From leaf 1 — 3. The son of Maha' Yaksha Se napati visiting Sha'kya 

 at Shrdvasti, promises to him, that whoever of the Gelongs and Gelongmas 

 shall daily thrice repeat this ^nying-po {mantra or hija-mantra) — Namo Ratna 

 Traydyai Namo Mani BJiadrdya, MaJid Yaksha Senapataye, &;c. he will 

 defend him, and supply all his necessities. 



2. Sans. Mani hhadra yalesha-sena Jealpa. Tib. (^o) Giiod-^hyiii-giji-^dd- 

 dLpon-cJilien-po-nor-hu-h%ang-poJii-vtog-pa. From leaf 2 — -20. Some ceremonies 

 and mantras concerning Mani Bhadra. 



3. Sans. Mekhala—dhdran L Tib. (^i) Me-k]ia4a—g%ungs. From leaf 

 20—27. A dhdraiii, styled Mekhala (a girdle or zone). Name of a mdijd 



