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Sarat Chandra Das —Contributions on Tibet. 
[No. 1 , 
Translation. 
The three wheels of the Buddhist doctrine spread over various 
countries, large and small, such as Kashmir, Nepal, Persia, Champaka, Kis- 
kinda. Sermig, Gyugma, Panama, Siam, S'ingala, Priyanku, Yamuna, 
Chandra dvipa, Makha, Kasa, Gy i-Jan, S'han-S'htin, Brusha, Hash a, 
Sumpa, Sahor Minug or Burmah, Jan-yul, Yugur, Thogar, Orgyan, 
Doclipa, Lodpa, Chola, Kalinka, &c., &c. Various accounts are given of the 
rise and decline of the sacred creed in these countries in converting all 
living beings universally and partially, according as Karma permitted. In 
those countries many heretical doctrines also existed, which will not all be 
described here. It will be enough to describe the propagation of Buddhism 
in Sog-yul (Mongolia). # # # 
There is no account of the introduction of Buddhism in Hor by any 
Pandits or saints from India. The first light of Buddhism came from 
Tibet—and that from the Sakyapa school. Chhingis Khan who turned 
the wheel of might (became a mighty conqueror) visited Tibet. After 
subjugating Nari-kor-sum, U' and Tsan, Lho, Kbam and Gan, he 
sent an envoy to Tsan, offering large presents to the learned Kun-gah- 
Ninpo, the hierarch of Sakya, and appointed him his spiritual guide, 
and subsequently invited him to visit Hor. He obtained from Tibet some 
images, sacred volumes and Cbaityas, from which the Mongols imbibed 
faith in Buddhism and commenced to adore Kon-chhog or the Supreme 
Being. During this time some Mongols also took the vows of Upasaka 
&c., whence they got hold of Dharma. This took place in th q fire-hare 
year of the 4th cycle or 2041 of the Buddhist era, if Buddha’s Nirvana 
were calculated from the year of the same name ; but if it be calculated from 
the iron-clragon year, the introduction of Buddhism in Hor must be placed 
in 2097 B. E. From the fire-bare year to the iron-dragon year of the 
10 th cycle 503 years elapsed. During the reigns of Goyug and Gutan, 
the two grandsons of Chhingis Khan, Buddhism was formally introduced into 
Hor. Gutan whose capital was in Lan-du, hearing the fame of Sakya Pandita, 
sent an envoy to Tibet with rich presents to invite him to visit Hor. 
Sakya Pandita had been previously told by his tutor Sonam-tse-mo about 
a prediction, that he should be invited to propagate Dharma by a border 
race who wore hats like falcons and shoes like a hog’s snout. The prophecy 
being now realized, Sakya Pandita accepted the invitation. Accom- 
pnied by his nephew Phag-pa and Chhyagna he set out for Hor and met 
the king in the year fire-sheep of the 4th cycle (this date corresponds with 
A. D. 1248). The king was laid up with a disease called sadag (leprosy), 
