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22. The fivefold imperishabla science in duo ordor, p. 288. The true knowlodge of the five roalities. See Note 5, ante, p. 251. 8
23. There is nothing eternal in productions, p. 285 The philo, sophy inent-ated bere is that everything in nature is evanescent. 15 is founded in this doctrine of Nihility or Sunysvidd, which is recognized by all the works of the Maháyánasútra class of whiob the Lulit-Tistara is one.
21. The horrible, dreadful, fierce, mighly fire a: the end of the Kalpa, p. 235. This retors to the Ilinda belief that at the onl of each Kaha, there is a mighty contlagration which reduces the world to ashcs. The Buddhists borror such cosinical doctrinus very freely from their neighbours..
25. In the thrre perishable paths, p. 233. The Sanskrit word used is patha a road, and is a syrionym of adhman wbich in philosophical writinys stands for condition. The three conditions are the antecedent, the postcedent, and the present conditions, and all things must pass torough these conditions in course of time. See my translation of the Yoga Aphorismis of Patanjali. !). 129.
26. In the lasso of the origenine (kali), D. 236. This is another instance of belief in tho costhological vakaries of the Puranas. Kali is the ruler of the prescut ayo, au uverything follows thu course in which ho guides it.
27. 4ge drios up both men unil comer, eren an ihe Milit creeper destroys donne soil forexts, p. 284. To Malu is a largu vide which thrives bost in the subs. Himalayan súla forests, where it Ao envelop the tree on whicb it ascends, as to destroy it soon. Those who are familiar with the plant cannot fail to appreriale the approprinteness of the simile.
Mr. Atkinson, in bis N, W. Gazut-teor, Vol. X, p. 723, suys," it is the Bauhinia Vahlii, W. et A.-Máljau, malu. It is a largo croeper that occurs rather commonly in the lower lills and upper Bhabar from the Jamna to Sardá, especilly at the bottom of bot valleys and along the sides of precipicos. The leaves are used for making umbrellan, and, sown together with twigs, forin haskets for holding pepper, turmeric, and ginger. They are also used as a substitube to platen at meals, and by the petty shop-koepons to wrap up the good that they sell. This creeper often attains dength of 40 to 80
