Notes from the Tanjur

Author(s): F. W. Thomas
Source: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, (Apr., 1903), pp.
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340

Art.

XIV.?Notes

from

the Tanjnr.

By

F. W.

Thomas,

M.RA.S.

I.
I

?'iii?KKNT

here

short

tract

from

M do,

vol.

cxxxiii,

foil.

entitled
l?vrirakartrtranirdkrtir
Visnorekakartr
330-2,
"
or
of the idea of God as Creator
Refutation
tvanirdkaranam,
:
of the idea of Visnu as sole Creator
(sic) Refutation
(sic).19
to N?g?rjuna,
It is ascribed
is named as the author
who
?of about one hundred works noted by me
in the Tanjur.
The fact that it appears in one of the last volumes of the
and that both the Sanskrit and the native versions are
given, seem to indicate that the work was a comparatively
late accession to the Tibetan collection.
I give both versions
in order to fix the text.
The work
is, as will be seen,
as
of a simple
to the learner
it
states,
type, adapted,

Mdo,

and in character
(susisyapratibodhdrtham),
quite different,
from the famous nyaya treatise of Udayana,
the Kusum???juli,
which seeks to establish the contrary.
We may note the occurrence of two laukika-ny?yas
recorded
in his "Second Handful,"
by Colonel Jacob
"
"
"
the
and the Sharp Knife."
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| slob

.ma

| bdag

pa

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pa

. de

//ou

zig
dper
pa
pa//i
ma

. te

.ma

.mi

. nid

.
.

byed

phyir
. la . til
.

. de

gan

| ci

spu

. la

yan

. //dir .
byed

las
bzin
byed

. ze

pu

. mar
.

. na

. du

. lull

. na

. do

yan

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por
. ste

pa
.

po

zah.

.mod

.
.

byed

grub
.
pa
pas

I de

grub

| phan

pa

byed
. de

. dam

. ni

. re

byed

phyir
| ma

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| bye
.
gyi
. na

byed

. ste
. ro
.

. tshun

Sie.

grub

. sbal

//grub
.

. na

. ro |

phyir

rgyu//i.
. nid
. du
byed
| rus

byed
pa

.
.

.
khyed

. fiid

.mi

pa//i
.
. dan
pa

. do

pa//i

. van

. la

pa

zig

grub

. ees

yod

|| gan
.

pa

| snon
.
pa
. dan

.
| ci . ste
grub
.mi
. //thad
*

|
|

. du

. ba

. la

. fiid . kyis
po
. ma

. dan

. bva//o

grub

. de

. nas

. fiid

po

par
.
bya

byed

grub

grub

cig

. lo

skyes
. btud

| de

po

. na | //di . la . van

byed

.ma

. sel

hgyur

. sel .

. fiid

. //tshal

pa
.

//grub2
.mod

.ma

. ho
.

zig

. ma

pa

| duos

. fiid

.
.
rtogs
bya//i
phyir
. bri . bar .
bya |

. //di

| sgrub
.

. pa . po
.

gus

| gan

| ci

byed
.
dpyad

. dan

zag1

. ro

sogs

pa
.

grub

byed
.

. na

. bas

.du

pa

. chu

. bos

par

po

phyag

. //an

.min

. smras

. kvi

byan
. brise

pa

bya

. la

phyug
.

po//i

. la

rnams

byed

. pa

byed

.
.main

. la

gis

. dbaii

| van

. zabs

. soins

byed

byed
. ba

. la

rgyas

. ina//i

| sdoms

//jug
. zcs
.

phytig

pa

sans

| bla

| dbaii

. khvab

.
.
!

| ci .
\ de
.
pa

grub

.
.

//gal

.
.
.

348

NOTKS FROM TIIK TAN J OU.

.
phyir.

ba//i
ga?

ltar

. na

. hAi .

. ro

phyir
.

ga?
ga?
ga?

grub

pa

. dan

. si

. snaii

. bo

.mun

min

phyug
. do
. ran

pa

.
Mod

. niel

pa
. bzin

pa
.mun

. snaii

. ?id

.mun
.

pa

. ba

| ele

kyi
dan

dag.
. no

| ya?

.med

pa
. ba

. do
.

. ined

pa

.
.
pa. ?id dan |gan
gson
.
. ste | de . ?id
phyir
.kyi
.

dag

pa

. la

geig

. ?id

po

. do

| sun
.

grub

. ste

. na
.

//gal

. na

. ni

byecl

. zes

dag
. na

. de

grub

.
. de

pa
.
pa

. de

.ma

. nid

pa
. te

. ba

pa
. si . ba . kho

. dan

| dban

phyir

pa

. niel . dan

. pa

grub

. dan

. ba

yod
.
yod

. gson

Igan
si . ba . de . ni
pa

. ma

. tsliun

phan

. snaii

. na

grub

. de

pa

. niel

. im

. na

pa

grub

. de

elag

I dpcr

gson

. do

?id

ro | gaii

. ma

.med

. du

.
.

//byin

pa//i

. pa

yoel

gzan

ya?i
. dam

es
pas
gzan
sky
byed
.
.
. ?id
.ma
.
ran
|
pas
pas
skyes
byed
skyes
.
. nus
. te
.
. ?e .
.
.
.mi
ci//i
ni
|
gzan
par
phyir
zig
byed
.
. no
.
. bo
.
. ?id
.
.ma
na
| ran
pa//i.
phyir
yin
skyes
pa//i
.
.
. sa
. ni
. nio
. sain
.ma
. na
.
. bu
ro
| dpe
pa
skyes
gyi
.
.
. bzin
. la .mi
.
. la .
.
. ba
. ba
rko
pa
sogs
//jug
pa//i
bya
. ste
. ran
.
. ?o
. elban
. bzin
.
. du
no
| ci
| de
kya?i
phyug
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
na
ran
?ain
tshe2
?id
| di7/i
gzan
pas
byed
skyes
.
.
.
. ka
. las
. sain
. nain
las
| ei
| //dir
| g?is
zig
skye
gzan
. ?id
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
ma
ran
te
ni
ra?
las
|
pas
bdag
gi
yin
skyes
//gyur

. te

//on

la . bya

. ba//i

. ran

. rno

| ches

phyir

. la

. ?id

.
|
.
|
.

.
.
.

.
.
|
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

. ba//i

. ral

. nus

par
gnod
gi
bdag
. bslabs
.mkhaii.
.
mkhas
gar
par
pa?i.
.
.
. la . zon
.
. ?as
.
gar
pa
byed
gi
phrag
.
. na
. ci
. ?id
. kho
. ran
. do
bskyeel
| ya?

.med

pa

//gal

kyan
. do
| legs
. ra?
.

kyaii

.med

pas
nus

. ba

. sos

gri//i
pa

I ci

. ma

.
.
.

. zes | //eli .
.
. elan . ra? . ?id . kho . na .
bya
bskyeel. byed do
.
. na | ra? . ?id . pa . elan . ra? . ?id .
ltar . bita3 . ziii Mod
. zos

bu//o
na

grags

kyis

phyug
ci . ste
kya?

.
.

gi

. van

pa

kyan
.

. ba

. zer
.

byed

. tha

thug

. dad

brgyud
.

pa

. dan

. //dra

.med

. elo

.mi

pa
.

pa
.
pas
//gyur
.
. mod

par

. ste

. ste

. //thad

. do

gzan
. ro . ze

. med

. thai

. ni

| h Ai

| ci

. na
. bar

gzan

| ji
.

//jig
.
pa

. srid
.

. rten

. ?id

. dba?

. ro

pa//i
phyir
. las
. lta .
| do
gzan
. te
.
| thog
//gyur

1 ?Sic
?ir?n n.
2 Text lias che.
a Sie.

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.
.

349

NOTES ITtOM THE TANMUit.

. mod

ma
miu

pa
. do

fiid

daii
.

bu

gfiis

phyir
.

. na

. ma

. lo

. sun

myu

. te

//gyur
. ro
| gfiis

g vis

. /divin

. dan

. dan

. la

. ka

. las

un

. ba//i

by

tog
. ze

. na

pa
. bu

.
.

. /?bras
. sa

. bon
. te

. min

kyan
.
|)hyir

pa

. snoii

. dan

. las

.
yod
.mod

po

pa
. dan

gu

.me

| ci

.
.

. ro

|
.

| de//i

.
.
.
.
.
. bo | zes .
pa po mi
pa dbaii phyug
grub
byed
. ?id . sel . ba . dan . khvab .
.
.
.
.
.
pa po
pa
//jug
byed

byed
.

par

skyon

phyir

klu

| gai'i
. sun

. yan

.mod

. dan

.
ga
.mod

yal

. ro

.
phyir
. mtha//i

. bon

| sit

sogs
.
pa/ri
. ka
.

mod

po

.
pu//i
. de//i

. sol
. bur
.
. fiid
.
. slob
pa
cig
byed
.
. zal
. sna
. ?as
.
.mdzad
sgrub
kyi
. lo

. lu

kha

. fsa

. si .

bodasya1

. dha

. rma

sye

. la

p?

. li .
[klii]

. na

.
dpal
dpon
.
.
pa
rdzogs

. bha

. tain

. dras

. ldan
. so
.

.
||

bsgyur

of the
r(;cords
collation
the readings
following
of the K?vy?darsa
version
cxvii,
Mdo,
(Tanjur
as
rar
?etas
foil. 78-103),
with
the
lectionis
compared
given
edition of tin; work.
It will be seen that if
i,n B?htlingk's
The

Tibetan

both

presents

and

agreements

with

disagreements

B?htlingk's

to that of Premachandra
of which
Tarka
is explained
in the preface.
into
1 have
taken

the relation

text,

v?g?sa
account

the

Aufrecht)
1.

I. d?rgham
2.
5.
10.

12.

the

pasya

(?or
nasyati

alanik?rasca,

Oxford

MS.

as

.mod

. la

recorded

(after

aiiga

15.

sad?srayam

(cha

li).

text

du).

.
mtshon).
.
pa
(fuuns

sing.?

(rgyan

yan

. rah

ltos).
. tu

bsfan).

.
(rgal Mod).

tit?rsfini?m

13.

20.

(ri?

upalaksya

?yattam

1 The*

of

readings

in the appendix.

sas).
(legs

. la

pa

..brten).

(dbari . gyur).

sargantair

(sarga

up?tt?rthasampattir
is Im'H?oltsciiK.

The

dag

gi

(sbyar.
probable

mtha//).

rnams

ic?hI?iiu will

.
phun

br bsgyur

ta-sya

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tshogs).
. ba\\o

NOTES FROM THE TANJ UK.

350

25. bhedakilranam
27.

lambhildi

. ba//i

(elbyc

rgyu).

(sic).

30. mukham

(sgo).
.
?pt?s (?ukhas pa).
30. sthitih (gnas).
37. skandhak?di
yat (skandhaka
.
38. kathildi
(gtam
sogs).
32.

3?).

sogs

gaii).

(stabs).

. la . vai . elarbha . dan

| gau . ela . bar .khyad .gsal.
50. probably vavrte (//byuii . bar . gyur).
.
.
00. nigacchati
(ster par
byed).

40.

varnyate

01.

eva

02.

etam

(kho

? | do

. ni

|
ba. brjod

na).

(Mi).
sandhiina (lufshanis).
09. hi (ga? . phyir).
78. s?dhu (h^gs)
80. tad and clrsyam (de and bita).
94. yatra (gaii . du).
00.

98. idi?nta (nal).

stanantyo
(//khun).
imi?h (hAi . dag).
100. probably tarn ekam
II.

(//di

?id).

.
.
2. parisamskartum
(rab tu
legs
. bskor .
10. parivrtya
(yo?su
?as).
13.
18.

sbyar

phyir).

?dravyasva?.
sainsin?.

29. probably sarfipa?sainana

(mtshu?s?m?am).
()2. sandhatte
(//gog).
03. musn?ti
(//phrog).
05. s?caka (gsal . byed),
(c and A omitted).
.
so
75.
'pi (//di ya?).
83. yasyati
(//b?icl).
89.
90?

cane

Ira sya

asamagro

(zla
(ga?

. ba
. ba

la).
.ma

yin).

.
.
?
109.
(sel bar byed).
.
117. Tisan?m (phyogs .mains
kyi).

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351

NOTES inOM THE TANJUK.

118. ? (din).
119.

adya

120.

sundar?

(do

riii).
na

sa
.

yin

vety

(de

. ni

. indzes

. sam

.ma

zes).

.
.
(bzlog
pa//i
phyir).
135. y?hi tvam (gsegs . par .mdzod).
atra (//di . la).
.
138. praty?caks?na0
(rab bsad).
.
143. randhr?nvesana
/?tshol).
(glogs
.
149. te (khyod
kyi).
siican?t (don . /?di . fie .bar . gsal .
150. tasy?rthasyaiva
.
phyir).
byed
? (bgos1 clothed* for gos 'stained').
151. yadraktanefram
155. omitted.
157. tvad (khyod . kyi).

134.

nivartan?t

158.

s?uukroso

yam
.

gyis

Agog

. ni

(//di

?ksepah
.

. nan

mya

pa-Ao).

.
thub).
tapa h (bka//
sakalam (mthaA . dag).
.
.
170. yiikt?tm?
(Aos paAi bdag).
.
.
bzin
171. iTipavyaktyai
(ran
gsal
173. etc (Adi .dag).
101.

176. p?pam (sdig).

181. m?h?tmya
(clic
185.

tu,

ayam

etc.,

. ba

as

bdag

.
bya Ai phyir).

nid).

B?hilingk.

| Adi . y is . khyed . gfiis . tha . dad . da |

.mkhas
. so j
| de . ni . eh un . bdag . kh}ed
188.

dv?pa

194.

uncertain.

(gli?).

as B?htlinyk.
.
asammrsta
(ma phyis).
.
suddh?mbu
(dan pa).
. ni .
manohara
(yid
Aphrog).
204. tat sa (de . phyir . de . ni).
195.

200.

214.

-vartin?.

215. mallik?m?labh?rinyah
. k? .
|malli
yi
? lus

. kun

khyab

sarv?ng?n?
.
tshogs

phren
.

paAi

. candan

. can
.

gser

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NOTES FROM THE TANJUR.

352

.
(gsal
phyir
as Bahtlingk.

210.

vyaktyai
218. probably

| rnam

221.
231.
232.

.
Mzin

.ma

| //o

pa

(?)).

gzan

. khur

pa//i
. du

. sriel

gnas

pa

. du).
yatra (gaii
saino (nitshu?s).
Ihnpafau

233.

uncertain.

230.

uncertain.

(7/byug

. //cli .
la).

pa

2 10. probably iqeksvaiva

(ltos).
.
2 19. miga
(ri dags).
. pa . ni).
254. ?ap?sray?h
(brten
257.

258.

ravib?l?tapa

203.
204.

(khyod
tvadarpita
.
atWIpi (//dir ya?).

205.

uncertain.

200.

no

27 0.

no

277.
280.

(i'gyas

p?ti*

(dinar
.

pa

gy?H'>

. ni .

'increased').

gzon).

la).

negative.
negative.

yuktani
mrteti

(rigs
(si

. ho

par).
. zes

pa).

sail gan tu in (//grogs

phyir).

avant?.

280.
289.
303.

307.
308.
318.
323.
328.
330.
335.
340.

dev? (lha .mo).

.
?m?l?y? (me tog
proktani

(rab

. r?i?
.

. tu

.ma

khyod

mtshon).

.
no niatah (bdag . eag Mod).
[n?ma]
0?tma<Ii (bdag . iiid).
tu (ni).
.
yat tu (ga?
zig).
. ba . gsum .
(//gro
jagattrayani
po).
utkrstair
(//phags).
. tu .
?kr?ntam
chags).
(kun
prat?yate

(rab

. tu

rtogs

bya).

. pa .

341.

bstod).
?psitastuti (//dod
?)robably arthair or dhanair
(nor).

345.

uncertain.

340.

samkrant?

(chags).

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pa

.min

kyi).

353

NOTES FROM THE TANJUR.

yadi

349.

vibh?vayitum

351.

?bh?vasya0
asubhir (dbugs).
omitted in Tib.
eva (fiid).

353.
362.
368.
III.

. te).

348.

(gal

1. tacca
8.
11.
21.

no

(de

manmana,

38.

adj.

probably

no

yan).

negative.

po
31.

.
.
(bstan
paAi phyir).
.
.
(?d?os po brjod).

. la

sersyam
.
//an).

tatra

vaksj'antc

yan

70.
78.
98.
104.
126.

. Aos
.

(phrag

dog

.
pa
Adi).
. ldan
.
par

. la

(de

. bstan

. la .
bag
kim

129.

par

bya).

(Abras

. bu .

AgaA

.
fiid).
(bdag
. la .
Aa?).
tatr?pi (de
.
te).
yadye? (gal
?huh (zes . par . brjod).
. la .
.
.
-?tmakam n?ma yasy?h
(ga?
phreii
sbyor
.
.
. ?id .
mi?
can).
bdag
kyi
.
. si?an
. la
? suribhih
(sfian
(k?vyesu)
d?ags
.
.mkhan
. span . bar .
d?ags
(kavibhih)
gyis

?tmay?

reading scarcely decipherable

.
so
'yam (Adi ni),

med).
133. probably abhisa?ga
139. cet (gal . te).
141. ? (Agah . zig . du).
142. ?as (bdag . cag).
tvada?aya
153.

.
med).

jar?tura (brga).
132. na ca te ko 'pi (khyod

J.U.A.8.

dag

.
med).
na

ca

bya (varjya) ).
128.

interjection.

41. pramatta
(spyod
aiianda (dga//).
na me
phalain
57.

. du

(yid

vasy?m

(myos

. la .
dgra

(ra?on

. pa .

pa . smyon0 ?).

. ni

Achags).

. la . re .
ba).
(khyod
.
(dba? gyur).

1903.>>'.>>

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. su . yan

354

NOTES FROM THE TANJUR.

. rtsu : no de =
.
(rna par
tat).
smarasya (myos . byed . kjri).
.
. la .
.
gi yid
asmanmanasj'api
(bdag
ya?).
omitted.
first twopddas
?8U r?trsv iti (mtshan .mo> Adi . la . zes).
as B?htlingk.
.
.
(sprin
meghadurdina
gyis
gtibs).
. Adi . kun . tu .
sais? sarvatra drsyat?m
(lugs
bita . bar . bya).

155. katu karn?n?m

158.
160.
161.
166.
167.
176.

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