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A passage for editorial review. OF THE BUDDHIST RELIGION AS PRACTISED IN INDIA AND THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO (A.D. 671~695) By LTSING TRANSLATED BY J. TAKAKUSU, B.A., Pu. D. WITH A LETTER FROM THE RIGHT HON. PROFESSOR F. MAX MULLEK WITH A MAP _ Orford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1896 CONTENTS. Map of L-tsivg’s Route to India and Back, with some Geographical Names mentisned in his Record [/o face title-page| Lerrer rroM THE RicHtT Honouraste Proressor F. Max Miter to PA Mu. J. Taxakusu . . . : : ‘i . : . j ix GENERAL, JWTRODUCTION :— Predgninary Remarks : . : z : . ‘ xvii The MAlasarvastivada Saal.’ : 7 XX The Result of I-tsing’s Description of the Buddhist Schools + xxiii The Life and Travels of I-tsing :— I. His Boyhood, to his Departure from China . 5 ; . XXV Il. His Journey to India . ‘ % : > : ; &XVii Il. His Return Home, to his Death . : : : : XXXvii Notes on some Geographical Names :— I. The Country of the Naked People. . : i XxXxvili IJ. The Islands of the Southern Sea. i . : : . Xxxix ILL. Further India or Indo-China 7 : . : F : li IV. India and Ceylon . : - : : : ‘ Tit The Date of I4sing’s Work. A i : ; j : ti Tables of several Literary Men and Buddhist Teachers of India, with their dates and successions, made from the Record of Buddhist Practices of I-tsing . i. : : : ‘ : : ; lv The Text e a . . - ‘ . : : ‘ : lx Additional Notes to the Map. : : : : : ‘ . Ixiv’ vi CONTENTS. . PAGE A Recorp of Buppuist Practices sent Home FRo® THE SOUTHERN Sea. By L-Tsine :— % Introduction. e = . e : : > of A j I CHAP, I. Regarding the Non-observance of the Varsha (or Vassa, Summer- Retreat) . 5 ‘i z 2 Be 3 . at II. Behaviour towards the Honoured : ‘ ‘ 2 : - a II. On Sitting on a Small Chair at Dinner. p _ 7 . 292 IV. Distinction between Pure and Impure Food. . : - 24 V. Cleansing after Meals. : . F : : i . 26 VI. Two Jugs for keeping Water . , and . 27 VII. The Morning Inspection of Water as to Insects : , . 30 VIII. Use of Tooth-woods . ; ‘ . 33 TX. Rules about the Reception at the pavasathie: ay F : ee 53 X. Necessary Food and Clothing Z i : : ; . §3 I. The Mode of Wearing Garments . : é ‘ - 72 JI. Rules Concerning the Nun’s Dress and Funeral : re f:) XIII. Consecrated Grounds . -. f 7 . 82 XIV. The Summer-Retreat of the Five Parishads ¢ . A . 85 XV. Concerning the Pravarana-day : : , r ‘ . 86 XVI. About Spoons and Chop-sticks : : . ‘ . + go XVII. Proper Occasion for Salutation ‘ ‘ ? : “ + go XVIII. Concerning Evacuation . . q ; : , : . Ok XIX. Rules of Ordination : ‘ z tare ze 84 - 95 XX. Bathing at Proper Times : . . ‘ , ‘ - 107 XXI. Concerning the Mat to sit on . . : . i 7 . nD XXII. Rules of Sleeping and Resting 7 : : . Tih ae On the Advantage of Proper Exercise to Health ; % . 4 XIV. Worship not Mutually Dependent . . é : . . Img XXV. Behaviour between Teacher and Pupil. : F : 116 XXVI. Conduct towards Strangers or Friends. F . : . 124 XXVII. On Symptoms of Bodily Ilness : ‘ : A A - 126 XXVIII. Rules on Giving Medicine. “ . . 130 1X. Hurtful Medical Treatment must not tbe practised . . . 138 ee On Turning to the Right in Worship. 4 . - 140 XXXI. Rules of Decorum in Cleansing the Sacred Object of Worship - 147 XXXII. The Ceremony of Chanting. ‘: ; é a : . 192 . CILAP. fe XXXIV. XXV. XXVL XXXVIL XXXVIIL. XXXIX. XL. CONTENTS. An Unlawful Salutation . The Method of Learning in the West The Rule as to Hair ; The Arrangement of Affairs after Death : The Use of the Common Property of the Saigha The Burning of the Body is Unlawful The Bystanders become Guilty 5 Ht Such Actions were not practised by the Virtuous of old fra of the Books which are referred to in I-tsing’s Works, but not found in the India Office Collection : : é , : ‘ Additional Notes Corrigenda Index vii PAGE 166 167 185 189 | 193 195 197 198 216 217 226 227 OF THE BUDDHIST REL} AS PRACTISED IN INDIA AND THE MALAY ARCHIPELA (A.D. 671~695) By LTSING TRANSLATED BY J. TAKAKUSU, B.A., Pu. D. WITH A LETTER FROM THE RIGHT HON. PROFESSOR F. MAX MULLEK WITH A MAP _ Orford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1896 Orford, PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY ' BUDDHIST PRACTICES IN INDIA TAK AK USU Zondon HENRY FROWDE Oxrorp UNIversity PREss WAREHOUSE AMEN Corner, E.C. Mew York THE MACMILLAN CO., 66 FIFTH AVENUE CONTENTS. Map of L-tsivg’s Route to India and Back, with some Geographical Names mentisned in his Record [/o face title-page| Lerrer rroM THE RicHtT Honouraste Proressor F. Max Miter to PA Mu. J. Taxakusu . . . : : ‘i . : . j ix GENERAL, JWTRODUCTION :— Predgninary Remarks : . : z : . ‘ xvii The MAlasarvastivada Saal.’ : 7 XX The Result of I-tsing’s Description of the Buddhist Schools + xxiii The Life and Travels of I-tsing :— I. His Boyhood, to his Departure from China . 5 ; . XXV Il. His Journey to India . ‘ % : > : ; &XVii Il. His Return Home, to his Death . : : : : XXXvii Notes on some Geographical Names :— I. The Country of the Naked People. . : i XxXxvili IJ. The Islands of the Southern Sea. i . : : . Xxxix ILL. Further India or Indo-China 7 : . : F : li IV. India and Ceylon . : - : : : ‘ Tit The Date of I4sing’s Work. A i : ; j : ti Tables of several Literary Men and Buddhist Teachers of India, with their dates and successions, made from the Record of Buddhist Practices of I-tsing . i. : : : ‘ : : ; lv The Text e a . . - ‘ . : : ‘ : lx Additional Notes to the Map. : : : : : ‘ . Ixiv’ vi CONTENTS. . PAGE A Recorp of Buppuist Practices sent Home FRo® THE SOUTHERN Sea. By L-Tsine :— % Introduction. e = . e : : > of A j I CHAP, I. Regarding the Non-observance of the Varsha (or Vassa, Summer- Retreat) . 5 ‘i z 2 Be 3 . at II. Behaviour towards the Honoured : ‘ ‘ 2 : - a II. On Sitting on a Small Chair at Dinner. p _ 7 . 292 IV. Distinction between Pure and Impure Food. . : - 24 V. Cleansing after Meals. : . F : : i . 26 VI. Two Jugs for keeping Water . , and . 27 VII. The Morning Inspection of Water as to Insects : , . 30 VIII. Use of Tooth-woods . ; ‘ . 33 TX. Rules about the Reception at the pavasathie: ay F : ee 53 X. Necessary Food and Clothing Z i : : ; . §3 I. The Mode of Wearing Garments . : é ‘ - 72 JI. Rules Concerning the Nun’s Dress and Funeral : re f:) XIII. Consecrated Grounds . -. f 7 . 82 XIV. The Summer-Retreat of the Five Parishads ¢ . A . 85 XV. Concerning the Pravarana-day : : , r ‘ . 86 XVI. About Spoons and Chop-sticks : : . ‘ . + go XVII. Proper Occasion for Salutation ‘ ‘ ? : “ + go XVIII. Concerning Evacuation . . q ; : , : . Ok XIX. Rules of Ordination : ‘ z tare ze 84 - 95 XX. Bathing at Proper Times : . . ‘ , ‘ - 107 XXI. Concerning the Mat to sit on . . : . i 7 . nD XXII. Rules of Sleeping and Resting 7 : : . Tih ae On the Advantage of Proper Exercise to Health ; % . 4 XIV. Worship not Mutually Dependent . . é : . . Img XXV. Behaviour between Teacher and Pupil. : F : 116 XXVI. Conduct towards Strangers or Friends. F . : . 124 XXVII. On Symptoms of Bodily Ilness : ‘ : A A - 126 XXVIII. Rules on Giving Medicine. “ . . 130 1X. Hurtful Medical Treatment must not tbe practised . . . 138 ee On Turning to the Right in Worship. 4 . - 140 XXXI. Rules of Decorum in Cleansing the Sacred Object of Worship - 147 XXXII. The Ceremony of Chanting. ‘: ; é a : . 192 . CILAP. fe XXXIV. XXV. XXVL XXXVIL XXXVIIL. XXXIX. XL. CONTENTS. An Unlawful Salutation . The Method of Learning in the West The Rule as to Hair ; The Arrangement of Affairs after Death : The Use of the Common Property of the Saigha The Burning of the Body is Unlawful The Bystanders become Guilty 5 Ht Such Actions were not practised by the Virtuous of old fra of the Books which are referred to in I-tsing’s Works, but not found in the India Office Collection : : é , : ‘ Additional Notes Corrigenda Index vii PAGE 166 167 185 189 | 193 195 197 198 216 217 226 227 ABBREVIATIONS. ate ‘Chavannes = Mémoire composé & I’époque de la grande dynastie T‘ang sur les religieux éminents qui allérent chercher la loi dans les pays d’occident, par I-tsing. Traduit en Frangais par Edouard Chavannes. Paris, 1894. Childers = A Dictionary of the Pali Language, by R. C. Childers, London, 1875. Dharmasahgraha = An Ancient Collection of Buddhist Technical Terms, prepared for publication by Kenjiu Kasawara. Edited by F. Max Miiller and H. Wenzel. Oxford, 1885. J.= The New Japanese Edition of the Cliinese Buddhist Books in the Bodleian Library, Jap. 65. Julien = Méthode pour déchiffrer et transcrire les Noms Sanscrits qui se rencontrent dans les Livres Chinois. Par Stanislas Julien. Paris, 1861. Kasyapa = A Commentary in MS. on I-tsing’s Record, written in 1758. By Ji-cun KAsyapa (On-kd),—the Nan-kai-kai-ran-shd. Nanjio = A Catalogue of the Chinese Translation of the Buddhist Tripi/aka, the Sacred Canon of the Buddhists in China and Japan. Compiled by Order of the Secretary of State for India, by Bunyiu Nanjio. Oxford, 1883. S. B. E. = The Sacred Books of the East, translated by various Oriental Scholars, and edited by F. Max Miller. Clarendon Press, Oxford. Yule = Travels of Marco Polo. By Colonel Yule. znd edition. London, 1875. N.B.—When a word or passage is marked with an asterisk *, it has an additional note at the end. LETTER FROM THE RIGHT HONOURABLE PROFESSOR F. MAX MULLER TO MR. J. TAKAKUSU. Oxrorp : January, 1896. MY DEAR FRIEND, . : Ever since I made the acquaintance of Stanislas Julien at Paris, in 1846, being constantly with him while he translated Hiuen Thsang’s Travels in India, I felt convinced that the most important help for settling the chronology of mediaeval Sanskrit literature would be found in Chinese writers.