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as delivering her votaries from these very eight cycle, is never alluded to, except in the formal forms of evil-the fear (1) of lions, (2) of elephants, lists. Nor would Jains address Buddh (3) of fire, (4) of hooded-snakes, (5) of thieres, (6) an inscription. of fetters, (7) of the ocean waves, and (8) of These remarks, I think, show beyond doubt that demons, which Avalokitesvara is represented, in this inscription is purely Buddhist. Is there not a the bas-reliefs at Aurangabad, Ajanta, Eluri, and trait of the Bauddha scorn for the Jaina-Banajigas, kanheri, as saving men from. The inscription in joining them with outcasts and Chándalas ? identifies Arya-Târådêvi with Prajna, as does also Buddhists, too, would not be likely to become the Sarakudhára of Sarvajûa-Mitrapada. The converts to Jainism--the two sects hated each words Tathagata and Sugata are constantly ap. other too heartily-but as the Episcopalian of plied to Buddha, but rarely used by the Jains. All modern times, who leaves his church, rarely joins the terms in the inscription are those in common any closely allied form of worship, but goes to the use among Buddhists, and none of them specially extreme of Plymouthism-go the Buddhists when Jaina,- for the conjectural reading of embarim, they changed at all, would go over at once to the in the verses at the top, can hardly be admitted, popular Lingayat religion. since Śri-Samvara, the 18th Jina of the future
J. B. ASIATIC SOCIETIES. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Mr. H. Rivett-Carnac contributes a "MemoPart I, Nos. 3 and 4, contain few papers of much randum on Clay Discs called 'Spindle Whorls,' and interest. Ench number opens with a lengthy paper votive Seals found at Sankisa and other Buddhist by Lient. R. C. Temple, B. S.C., of "Remarks on ruins in the N. W. Provinces." The article is the Afghans found along the route of the Tal illustrated by numerous specimens of these Chotiali Field Force in the spring of 1879." The curious objects. This is followed by a "Note on first gives an account of the tribes en route and some Copper Buddhist Coins," with two illustratheir affiliation, the result evidently of much in. tive plates. To No. 3 is added an appendix to telligent enquiry; and the second paper describes Dr. Hoernle's "Collection of Hindi Roots," being the distribution of the tribes; their polity; an index to the Sanskrit roots and words in civilization ; language; and place names. Both an earlier part of the volume. papers are illustrated by maps and sketches. Dr. G. | The last two papers in No. 4 are valuable con. Thibaut has also part of a paper, in each number, tributions by C. J. Rodgers, first on "Coins On the Súryaprajñapli-a Jaina astronomical supplementary to Thomas' Chronicles of the Pathan work first brought to the notice of orientalists by Kings of Dehli." Mr. Rodgers takes occasion at Prof. Weber, in his Indische Studien (vol. x). The the outset to remark on the great destruction of peculiarity of the Jaina system seems to be that it rare coins that is constantly going on in northern assumes two suns, two moons, and a pair of each India, while no one looks after them or attempts to planet and star, rising and setting alternately, purchase them for museums where they would the greater portion of the revolution of each be so valuable. The paper describes a considerbeing occupied in revolving round Mount Meru. able number of varieties of coins mostly already Dr. Thibaut discusses with mach acuteness the lead- known. The second paper, with two plates, is on ing principles of the theory, and at the close points 28 copper coins of Akbar. Both are interesting to ont the resemblance between the cosmological oriental numismatists. and astronomical ideas of the Jainas and those Part II, Nos 3 and 4, are chiefly devoted to contained in an old Chinese work, the Cheu-Pei Natural History. No. 4, (not containing the completranslated by E. Biot (Jour. Asiatique for 1841, tion of the volume for 1880), was only issued on 7th pp. 532-639).
March 1881.
BOOK NOTICES. DES ORIGINES DU ZOROASTRISME, par M. C. de Harlez facts, they should be carefully read in conjunction Paris; extrait du Journal Asiatique, 1879-80.
as mutually corrective, and also because M. de This essay consists of an extremely severe criti Harlez seems to be rather careless about quoting cism of Darmesteter's Ormazd et Ahriman' and a the exact words of the book he is criticising, shorter statement of the author's own theory of though he may give the sense sufficiently well. the origin of Zoroastrism, which he advocates The reader has also to recollect that there is a with much zeal and ability. As the two works third, and older, theory of the origin of Zoroasdraw very different conclusions from the same trism, which holds a somewhat intermediato
Bibliothèque de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes; 29me histoire, par J. Darmenteter. Paris, Libraire A. Franck, fascicule. Ormand et Ahriman, leurs origines et leur 1877.
