JOURNAL 
OF THE 
ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BENGAL 
Part I.—HISTORY, LITERATURE, &c. 
No. I.— 1882. 
Contributions on the Religion , History Sfc. of Tibet.—By Baboo Sarat 
Chandra Das, Deputy Inspector of Schools, Darjiling. 
{Continuedfrom Vol. L, p. 251.) 
IV.—RISE AND PROGRESS OF BUDDHISM IN TIBET. 1 
CHAPTER I. 
Hail to that all-yielding gem, the prince of power, the holy religion of 
Buddha that came from the precious country of Aryavarta ! By the kind¬ 
ness and generous acts of pious princes, learned Pandits and Lochavas, 2 
it was brought to this snow-girt country of Tibet. Let its brightness 
enlighten all hearts and the copious shower of its blessings and usefulness 
ever excite wonder ! Be it adored, being placed on the top of the banner of 
faith ! 
The Buddhism of Tibet is divided into two main periods : 
1. Na-dar or Earlier Buddhism. 
2. Chhyi-dar or Later Buddhism. 
1. Earlier Buddhism. 
During the reigns of twenty six generations of kings, counted from Nall- 
thi-tsanpo the first of the Tibetan kings to Namri-sron-tsan, Buddhism 
was unknown in Tibet. During the reign of Lha-tho-thori-nan-shal, who 
was well known as an incarnation of Samanta Bhadra, there fell on the top of 
1 A literal translation, of the 1st part of tho 2nd book of Dub-thah selkyi 
Melon. See Yol. L, p. 187, note 1. 
2 Tibetan scholars who were versed in the Sanskrit language were called 
Lochhava or Lochava. 
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