ABSTRACT OP THE CONTENTS OP THE MDO. 571 

 X.W *f T Shes-rah-sgron-ma. The light (or lamp) of wisdom. 



SS' ^Q'^ ^' T li)m-mahi-snying-po. The essence of the Madhyamika 

 philosophy. 



i'sj' ijj' Qz^jk' T l^tog-ge-hhar-va. (Sans. Tarkajwdla). A violent or 

 ardent reasoning. This is a commentary on the above work ; and 

 contains a review of the several philosophical sects in ancient India, 

 especially with respect to the technicalities of each school. The sects 

 mentioned are, Sdnk'hya, Vaisheshika, Nydya, Mimdngsa, Lokaydta, 

 Vidydkara, with several others, which for the first principle take any 

 of Purusha, Pradhdna, Brahma', Vishnu, Iswara, Time, Atom. 

 The MlecKhas also are mentioned (called in Tibetan La-lo g ^ 

 K/<z-k/o) but, generally, the Mahomedans are comprehended under 

 this appellation. 



1=;' S^Q' Qgi.' ^ T Byang-ch'hub-sems-dipahi-Ynal- 



, hbyor-spyod-pa. The Yoga practice of a Bodhisatwa. 



igc;' T Phung-po-\na. On the five aggregates. 



fc;' qt;, T Stong-nyid, (Sans. Shunyatd). On vacuity or voidness ; or on 

 the abstract notion of it. 



SB," ^' '=51' Q;^^' H^" Q^^' t Dvu-ma-la-hjug-paki-hgrel-hshad. 

 Introductory explanation on the Madhyamika doctrine. 



-JR These volumes contain several works and comments on the Vogd- 

 charya philosophical sect. 



^J' ^Q' Vt' ^-3^' 5' ^^f'V' T Gtso-vohi-don-gchig-du~hsdus-pa. An 



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abridgment of the meanings of the term, qi' -r, (Sans. Pradhdna). 



