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MXBCH, I BUDDHIST WORKS' EST OHINESB. all heretical (a -aching. Ho then proceeds to him to worship efloh of the Buddhas of the diffen as of space, beginning with Ak-

i of the eastern region, down to Vairo-

jana, who is placed in the nadir. (<j) Fo-slnco-.' .ig-Iilay (Bud- dha declares what are the hundred marks of merit belonging to the Great Vehicle). Thoa vasdelivi i t in a palace called Po-Min . The interlocutor isManjusri. la it is given the names of the 80 inferior signs and the 32 greater signs on Buddha's person, also 80 symbols or iigures found on the soles of his feet. (j») M'di.-rhu-^e-li-man-po-ti-Jc'tir/ (Manjniri inquires as to the character of B o d h i). This Sutra was delivered in Magadha, on Mount Gaya, in the presence of all the Bhikshus, and those Brahman s who had been com Buddha; the subject of it is the nature of condition of mind called the '* heart of Bodhi" {esprit da Boa [j} Wr ' ' "I (The Sutra of AkchyamatiBodhisatwa). This Sutra was delivered at Rfijagriha, on Mount Gridmkufca, in the presence of 1230 Bhikshus. The inter- locutor is Akchyamati, who inquires of Buddha the nature of the heart of Bodhi (as in the previous Sutra). (r) Ta-vlilny-sz-- (The Sutra of the four rules of the Great Vehicle). This is the same as tho MaMyaitct-chaturtlharmalca £ It was delivered at Sravasti, in the garden of Jeta (and has already been referred to). ■■r-k;,i. f (Buddha de- clares tho four laws of t Vehicle). This Sutra has already been ref (0 Another translation of the abo. (u) V : tddha narrates tho obst ft ' " karma). This Sutra ff n Bud- dha was d. aisali, in the gan tho an , in the presence of 500 Bhfkshns )Bodhisatwasatahusatwas. I: to a coir, between a courtesan and a Bodhisatwa called V i m a 1 a n i r b fa I Jut-hwong), The former, hit- i her magic arte, prevaila over the Bodhisatwn. After this, being seized with intense remoreej he ooi Buddha; ill. latter comforts him suraiHL' that all Bnofa things are as a shadow and a dream, on which the Bodhisatwa is re- assured. Manjusri then enters into a dis- cussion with Buddha relating to the character of the Great Vehicle. (i) Tehimg-v- (Buddha praises the superior excellency of the Great Vehicle). In this Sutra Buddha ' the superiority of the Heart of Bodhi, and from that proceeds to define the infinite virtue of the Great Vehicle. (This Sutra was translated from Sanskrit by Hi wen Tsang.) ■ •■!.,> <i-rh •'-/.• ing (The Sutra which describe.-, the nature- of the Dha- > g p i , used in the Yoga system of the Great Vehicle). This Sutra was deUvered ai B;ju- grilia, on the Gridraknta mountain, in the pre* Bence ef g2 eat Bhikshus. It contains certain D h a r a n i . ( x ) (The Sutra of the highest reliance). This Sutra, which is in two parts, contains an account of the relative merit of various actions. It was delivered in the Kalandavenuvaua, before 1S50 Bhikshus and various Bodhisatwas. (^) y, .... 7 (The Sutra in which Buddha describes the conduct of an woman). This Sutra was delivered by Bud dha at a place called Lo-Ywi (musical sound), before 800 Bhikshus and 10,000 Bodhisatwas. He describes the conduct of an aged woman who desired to offer him a Teligious gift- Having only two small coins (mites) she purchased with them a little oil ; taking this to a sacred place, she used it in a lamp, to burn for his honour. The lights of all the BrAhmans were •

id hers alone burnt incessantly.

1:) , ha relates the history of S a m a). This is thu Bfam Jdiaka ad to before. Sutra of Pi-Lo, the eldest SOU of a heavenly kin_r — (Devaraja). This Sutra •,'!■. count of II unara-Pi-Lo's vi- hlhi, durii ... he recites the 1 Brahman, which is il with th translated by Stas. Julien. •• ' ' (Tho Sutra of Ajatasatru's S88 T]lis ehvered at Raja . o mounb ris «" account of A j a tasatru's visit to Buddi.