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V. A. Smith— Inscribed Seal of Kumdra Gupta. 



[No. 2, 



Rinpo-chhe brought back the Talai Lama from Hg&h dag to 

 Dvus, and restored peace and prosperity to Tibet and Khams. 

 ZchaA skya Binpo-clihe became famous for bis excellent 

 exposition of the work called Man-7tbrel stocZ-pa. 1734 



Emperor Yung-ting died and was succeeded by bis son 

 Chhin-lung. 11735 



The incarnate Tba-kwan of Dgon-lun, named Blo-JssaA 

 chhos kyi Kima, was born. At the command of the emperor 

 the author proceeded to China. Nag dvan rnam rgyal, also 

 called Khyun tsha shabs drun, became abbot of Dgon-lun. 1736 



A great earthquake took place at the walled city of Nin- 

 sa mkhar, near the mountain called (Jlan-ru, and destroyed the 

 city. 1737 



Panchhen Blo-&ssan yeses died. 1738 



The sixth incarnate Panchhen Dpal /dan yeses was born. 

 Bde-rgyu shabs drun (Dge-legs rgyaZ mtshan) held the abbot- 

 ship of Dgon lun. 



2?gyaZ sras ye grags died. 1739 



Blo-6ssan <ZpaZ, Zdan the incarnation of -BgyaZ sras, was 

 born. 1740 



I?gyaZ tig Rab-Jibyanis-pa (JBlo-6ssan don-grub) became 

 abbot of Dgon-lun. 1741 



A very long comet was observed in Tibet. 1742 



The author (Yeses DpaZ ftbyor), in the forty-third year of 

 his age, was called upon to fill the abbotship of the Dgon-lun 

 monastery. 1745 



Inscribed Seal of Kumdra Gupta. — By V. A. Smitii, Esq,, C. S. 

 (With a Plate.) 



The first announcement of the discovery of the seal, which forms 

 the subject of this paper, was made by an article entitled " An Archaso- 

 logical Find " in the Pioneer newspaper of the 13th May, 1889. The 

 article attracted my attention, and I published certain remarks on it in 

 the issue of the same newspaper for the 28th May, 1889. A few day3 

 later Mr. G. J. Nicholls, C. S., Judge of Oawnpore, entered into corre- 

 spondence with me, and informed me that he was the owner of the 

 seal. He has very kindly allowed me to examine and describe the 

 original. 



