Terjék József: Collection of Tibetan MSS and Xylographs of Alexander Csoma de Kőrös.
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79 gsol-dpon ihe-ihen-thon Blo-bzan dpal-'byor | sbilig-thu dge-skos Blobzan bkra-áis-mams-nas áambha-la'i lam-yig áig rcom dgos chul-gyis bskul-áin | khyad-par snigs-dus-su rgyal-bstan 'jin-pa-la smon-lam-gyi mthu-grub-pa, Brag-g-yab sprul-pa'i sku dpal-ldan Bstan-pa'i rgyal-mchangyi gsun-gis bskul-ma (50 r) mjad-pa ltar | 'phags-pa Don-yod l£ags-kyus mjad-pa'i lam-yig dein | khyad-par-du Mkhas-grub yons-kyi gcug-rgyan £hos-kyi rgyal-po Dge-legs dpal-bzan-po dan rdo-rje-'£han Blo-bzan íhoskyi rgyal-mchan dpal-bzan-pos mjad-pa'i Dus-'khor rnam-báad-rnams | gáir-báag | rje áambha-la-pas rmi-lam-gyi don bSad-pa'i leim-yig sogs-la'ein iun-zad brtags-áin | yul íhen-po 'di dan 'Phags-pa'i yul gnis-ka'i don rgya-éher 'éhad-pa, rgyal-po íhen-po Mya-nan-med-nas Pra-ti-ta-se-na'i bar-gyi yig-gzun ihen-mo-dan mthun-par dpyad-£in | gser dan gla-rci dondu gner-bdag-gi rjun-chig sogs-kyi lhad £un-zad kyan med-par dge-slon man-du thos-pa Blo-bzan dpal-ldan ye-ées-kyis rigs-ldan-gyi rgyal-po rnam-gnon-gyi sgah lo áa-(áe)-dgu-pa éin-mo-lug lo'i Öhu-stod zla-ba'i 'dul ches gnis-kyi nin ihos-grva éhen-po Bkra-éis-lhun-po dpal-gyi bdeíhen phyogs thoms-óad-las mam-par rgyal-ba'i glin-gi gzims-fchun Bka'gdams-pho-bran-du rjogs-par sug-bris-su bgyis-pa'o I This famous work was written by Blo-bzan dpal-ldan ye-M.es, the 3rd pan-ihen Lama (1737-1780), in the Bka'-gdams pho-bran section of the monastery of Bkra-Mis lhun-po, in the 6th month of 1775. The author was inspired to write this work by four Mongolian monks: Blo-bzein bkraSis, Blo-bzan dge'-'dun, Ye-Mes bstan-dar and Blo-bzan dpal-'byor, and especially throught the persuasion of Brag g-yab's reincarnation, Bstan-pa'i rgyal-mchan (because he had originally planned to write a description of only one part of India). From among the source-materials he made use of Don-yod l£ags-kyu's guide-book, and from the Tantrist tractates the works of Mkhas-grub-rje and Blo-bzah 2hos-kyi rgyal-mchan Kálacakras; but he also drew on the guide-book of áambhalapa, conceived in his mystical dream. The first part of this travel book gives a brief description of Jambu-glin followed by a detailed description of India, the Indian kings (from Asoka to Pratitasena) and the secular and religious teachings fluor-
