—  827  — 
vol.  63,  f.  93  — 109.  The  figures  in  margin  refer  to  the  Peking  edition  of 
our  Asiatic  Museum;  the  figures  in  brackets  to  the  Japanese  edition  of 
Hiuen-Thsang's  translation.  Some  indispensable  explanations  and  additions 
have  been  borrowed  from  Yagomitra's  commentary,  a  litteral  version  is 
sometimes  added  in  the  notes.  Our  translation  has  been  carefully  compared 
with  the  Chinese  translations  of  Paramärtha  and  Hiuen-Thsang  by  the 
much  regretted  late  prof.  0.  0.  Kosenberg  whose  premature  demise  just 
at  the  beging  of  a  scientifical  career  full  of  the  greatest  promise  is  a  heavy 
blow  upon  our  so  much  tried  country.  In  translating  the  technical  terms  we 
have  mainly  followed  the  conclusions  of  his  first  and  alas!  last  work:  Проблемы 
буддійской  философіи,  Петроградъ  1917. 
We  subjoin  a  table  of  the  Elements  of  existence  and  their  different 
classifications.  This  table  must  always  be  present  to  the  mind  when  dealing 
with  Buddhist  conceptions. 
I  classification  into  5  groups  (Skandha)  of  elements,  the  substrates  of  a 
personal  life:  1.  physical  elements  2.  feelings  3.  ideas,  4.  volitions  5.  ge- 
neral consciousness. 
II  classification  into  12  bases  of  cognition  (äyatana),  i.  e.  all  things 
cognizable : 
6  perceptive  faculties.  Their  6  objects. 
1.  sense  of  vision  7.  colour  and  shape 
2.  auditory  sense  8.  sounds 
3.  olefactory  sense  9.  odours 
4.  sense  of  taste  10.  tastes 
5.  sense  of  touch  11.  tactile  objects 
6.  intellect  12.  the  remaining  64  elements 
(dharmäh). 
The  elements  of  matter  are  included  in  №  11.  Лгя  1 2  includes 
1)  3  eternal  elements:  space  and  two  kinds  of  non-existence,  2)  men- 
tal faculties:  volitions,  feelings,  ideas,  passions,  virtues  etc.  46  in 
number.  r3)  general  energies  or  processes:  birth,  decay  etc.  14  in  number, 
4)  a  special  physical  element,  termed  non-intimation.  №№  1—5  and  7 — 11 
of  this  classification  correspond  to  №.  1  of  the  former,  №  6  to  №.  5,  №  2 — 4 
of  the  former  are  included  in  №.  1 2  of  the  bases. 
III  classification  in  18  component  parts  of  existence  (dhätu)  is  the  same 
as  the  foregoing  one  with  the  addition  of  6  kinds  of  consciousness,  viz. 
13  visual— ,  14  auditory—,  15  olefactory—,  16  consciousness  of  taste. 
