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description of the disposition and leading traits of these wild aborigines 
up to the present day.* 
4th. The light thrown by the local tradition, coupled with the 
appearance, age, &c. of the remains, on the probable manner in which 
Buddhism became extinguished in this part of India, viz., a sudden and 
complete extinction by the fierce onslaught of the Muhammadan invaders. 
The Buddhist monks, crowded together in large communities and in 
special buildings, surrounded with idols, must have appeared to the fana¬ 
tical invaders as the idolators par excellence, and as such were undoubtedly 
the so-called ‘ unopposing Brahmans with shaven heads ’ of Muhammadan 
liistoryfi who were massacred by the troops. On the massacre and 
flighty of the monks, the destruction of the temples, &c., and the per¬ 
manent occupation of the country by the Muhammadan invader, it is not 
surprising that Buddhism, which, for its popular existence, depends so 
essentially on its monastic establishment, should have utterly dis¬ 
appeared. Brahmanism, on the other hand, being a much more personal 
and domestic religion, with comparatively little display of its idols, could 
still survive the torrent of Moslem fanaticism. 
5th. The presence of so many inscriptions in the novel cuneiform 
headed character is remarkable. 
And lastly, additional testimony is here afforded to the marvellous 
accuracy of that illustrious traveller, Hiuen Tsiang, as a geographer. 
Lamaic Rosaries: their Kinds and Uses.—By L. A. Waddell, M. B. 
The rosary is an essential part of a Lama’s dress ; and taking, as it 
does, such a prominent part in the Lamaic ritual, it is remarkable that the 
Tibetan rosary does not appear to have attracted particular notice. 
As a Buddhist article the rosary is especially peculiar to the 
northern school of Buddhists ; and the outcome of the esoteric teachings 
of the Mahayana school, instilling belief in the potency of muttering 
* “ The dwelling-place of the Yakds is not in the narakas (hell); .... they are 
found in the earth. They marry and delight in dances, songs and other amuse- 
ments; their strength is great; and some of them are represented as possessing 
splendour and dignity,” and from what follows they are much addicted to “ intoxi¬ 
cating drinks .”—Spence Hardy’s ‘ Manual of Buddhism,’ p. 46. 
t Loc. cit. 
J Many of the fugitive monks, seem to have escaped into Nepal and Tibet.— 
‘ Sketches from Nepal’ by H. A. Oldfield, M. D., II, p. 67. 
