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whom no mention was made in any of the ancient predictions. The 
greatest number of discoveries were made during the reign of King 
Wahde who at one time invited many of the discoverers to one place 
and examined their respective pretensions. The discoverers of hidden 
scriptures were not required to take lessons in theology from any superior 
or spiritual guide. The mere discovery of the books obtained for them immu¬ 
nity from pupilage. Among those who acquired celebrity by such means, Ni- 
mai-hodsser of Gyal-tse and Guru Chhoikyi-Wah-ehhyug were the most 
eminent. They were the arbitrators of the claims of the discoverers. Non- 
sebar was a zealous Lama who discovered many volumes of hidden 
scriptures and established one hundred and eight religious institutions for 
the discoverers, of which the one at Ta-thah was well known. Am oner 
his discoveries were four medical works which were a great boon to 
the country, by reason of their diminishing human misery through their 
healing efficacy. 
S SAB-MO-DAG NAN. 
There were some Lamas who rose high in clerical dignity in this 
order. Some of them are said to have seen the face of the Supreme god 
who taught them religion. This class is common to other Buddhist 
schools of Tibet, but it obtained great celebrity in the Ninmapa school. 
Of the Anuttara system of the Ninmapa, the Dsog-chhenpa sect 
is by far the most important and philosophical. In fact it is the chief of 
the surviving sects of the once most flourishing school of Tibet and Nepal. 
It is well known by the name of Dsog-chhenpa Lana-me-pai gyu. 
Atiyoga is its distinctive dogma. It has three divisions, Seinde, Londe 
and Mannag. 
There are eighteen volumes of Semde scriptures out of which five are 
attributed to Yairochana and thirteen to Vimala Mitra. The Londe 
scriptures, altogether nine in number, were by Yairochana and Pan- 
mipham-gonpo. The Tibetan Lamas Dharma-boti of Je and Dharma 
Senha were the most distinguished among the teachers of this theory. 
Nin-tiiig or MAN-NAG-de is the most metaphysical of the three. 
It was first taught by Yimala Mitra to king Tki-sron and to Teh- 
dsin-ssan-po of Myan. The latter founded the monastery of Ui-ru- 
sliva where he concealed many of his works. At his death he left 
hints respecting his works to Brom-rinchhen-bar. Buddha Vajra Dhara 
first delivered this theory to the Indian Pandit Galirab dorie (Ananda 
Vajra) wiio left it to his pupil S'ri SIndia from whom Padma Sambhava 
obtained it. 
