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PREFACE
Where there is any difference between the words of the two texts, an asterisk is put to indicate it.
The Prajñādanda is an anthology of verses from 'different Sanskrit works. The sources of the verses are shown in the Notes.
In the case of the following texts in the book the figures put at the end of passages refer to the chapters, etc., as the case may be, of the original works described above: Prajñādaṇḍa, Udānavarga, Catuḥsataka, and Aryakāśyapaparivarta (here the numbers are in brackets), etc. For instance, on page 1, the figure 105 refers to the verse of that number in the Prajñādanda of the edition referred to above.
In the Tibetan text of the Lalitavistara the figures put in brackets refer to the pages and lines of the edition alluded to.
As has already been said, this Chrestomathy is mainly intended for students knowing Sanskrit, but it is hoped that others may also find it useful.
The author knows more than anybody else the large number of shortcomings and mistakes that have crept in the book owing to various causes not excepting his own ignorance and inadvertance. Yet, he may hope that it will serve to some extent the for purpose which it is written. And if it does so, he will deem his labour amply rewarded.
I cannot conclude the preface without offering my sincere thanks to Lama Lobzang Mingyur Dorje, Tibetan
