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sanctorum/�察�or the Buddhist order。 The name is used by our author of the
monks collectively or individually as belonging to the class�察�and may be
considered as synonymous with the name sramana�察 �which will
immediately claim our attention。
��4�А �Meaning the ;small vehicle�察 �or conveyance。; There are in
Buddhism the triyana�察 �or ;three different means of salvation�察 �i。e。 of
conveyance across the samsara�察�or sea of transmigration�察�to the shores of
nirvana。 Afterwards the term was used to designate the different phases of
development through which the Buddhist dogma passed�察 �known as the
mahayana�察�hinayana�察�and madhyamayana。; ;The hinayana is the simplest
vehicle of salvation�察 �corresponding to the first of the three degrees of
saintship。 Characteristics of it are the preponderance of active moral
asceticism�察�and the absence of speculative mysticism and quietism。; E。 H。�察�
pp。 151´2�察�45�察�and 117。
��5�А�The name for India is here the same as in the former chapter and
throughout the book��T'een´chuh �┌�。�� ��。�����察 �the chuh being pronounced�察�
probably�察�in Fa´hien's time as tuk。 How the earliest name for India�察�Shin´
tuk or duk=Scinde�察�came to be changed into Thien´tuk�察�it would take too
much space to explain。 I believe it was done by the Buddhists�察�wishing to
give a good auspicious name to the fatherland of their Law�察�and calling it
;the Heavenly Tuk�察─�just as the Mohammedans call Arabia ;the Heavenly
region; �┌�。�� ��。�����察�and the court of China itself is called ;the Celestial; �┌�。��
��。����。
��6�А�Sraman may in English take the place of Sramana ��Pali�察�Samana�察�in
Chinese�察 �Sha´man���察 �the name for Buddhist monks�察 �as those who have
separated themselves from ��left�� their families�察 �and quieted their hearts
from all intrusion of desire and lust。 ;It is employed�察 �first�察 �as a general
name for ascetics of all demoninations�察 �and�察 �secondly�察 �as a general
designation of Buddhistic monks。; E。 H。�察�pp。 130�察�131。
��7�А�Tartar or Mongolian。
��8�А�Woo´e has not been identified。 Watters �─�China Review�察─�viii。 115��
says�此�We cannot be far wrong if we place it in Kharaschar�察�or between
that and Kutscha。; It must have been a country of considerable size to
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have so many monks in it。
��9�А�This means in one sense China�察�but Fa´hien�察�in his use of the name�察�
was only thinking of the three Ts'in states of which I have spoken in a
previous note�察 �perhaps only of that from the capital of which he had
himself set out。
��10�А�This sentence altogether is difficult to construe�察�and Mr。 Watters�察�
in the ;China Review�察─�was the first to disentangle more than one knot in it。
I am obliged to adopt the reading of ��。�� ��。�� in the Chinese editions�察�instead
of the ��。�� ��。�� in the Corean text。 It seems clear that only one person is
spoken of as assisting the travellers�察 �and his name�察 �as appears a few
sentences farther on�察�was Foo Kung´sun。 The ��。�� ��。�� which immediately
follows the surname Foo ��。���察 �must be taken as the name of his office�察�
corresponding�察 �as the ��。�� shows�察 �to that of /le maitre d'hotellerie/ in a
Roman Catholic abbey。 I was once indebted myself to the kind help of
such an officer at a monastery in Canton province。 The Buddhistic name
for him is uddesika=overseer。 The Kung´sun that follows his surname
indicates that he was descended from some feudal lord in the old times of
the Chow dynasty。 We know indeed of no ruling house which had the
surname of Foo�察 �but its adoption by the grandson of a ruler can be
satisfactorily accounted for�察�and his posterity continued to call themselves
Kung´sun�察�duke or lord's grandson�察�and so retain the memory of the rank
of their ancestor。
��11�А�Whom they had left behind them at T'un´hwang。
��12�А �The country of the Ouighurs�察 �the district around the modern
Turfan or Tangut。
��13�А�Yu´teen is better known as Khoten。 Dr。 P。 Smith gives ��p。 11�� the
following description of it�此�A large district on the south´west of the
desert of Gobi�察 �embracing all the country south of Oksu and Yarkand�察�
along the northern base of the Kwun´lun mountains�察 �for more than 300
miles from east to west。 The town of the same name�察�now called Ilchi�察�is in
an extensive plain on the Khoten river�察�in lat。 37d N。�察�and lon。 80d 35s E。
After the Tungani insurrection against Chinese rule in 1862�察�the Mufti Haji
Habeeboolla was made governor of Khoten�察�and held the office till he was
murdered by Yakoob Beg�察 �who became for a time the conqueror of all
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Chinese Turkestan。 Khoten produces fine linen and cotton stuffs�察 �jade
ornaments�察�copper�察�grain�察�and fruits。; The name in Sanskrit is Kustana。 ��E。
H。�察�p。 60��。
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CHAPTER III
KHOTEN。 PROCESSIONS OF IMAGES。 THE KING'S NEW
MONASTERY。
Yu´teen is a pleasant and prosperous kingdom�察 �with a numerous and
flourishing population。 The inhabitants all profess our Law�察 �and join
together in its religious music for their enjoyment。��1�А�The monks amount
to several myriads�察�most of whom are students of the mahayana。��2�А�They
all receive their food from the common store。��3�А�Throughout the country
the houses of the people stand apart like ��separate�� stars�察�and each family
has a small tope��4�А�reared in front of its door。 The smallest of these may be
twenty cubits high�察 �or rather more。��5�А �They make ��in the monasteries��
rooms for monks from all quarters�撮�5�А �the use of which is given to
travelling monks who may arrive�察 �and who are provided with whatever
else they require。
The lord of the country lodged Fa´hien and the others comfortably�察�and
supplied their wants�察�in a monastery��6�А�called Gomati�撮�6�А�of the mahayana
school。 Attached to it there are three thousand monks�察�who are called to
their meals by the sound of a bell。 When they enter the refectory�察 �their
demeanour is marked by a reverent gravity�察 �and they take their seats in
regular order�察 �all maintaining a perfect silence。 No sound is heard from
their alms´bowls and other utensils。 When any of these pure men��7�А�
require food�察�they are not allowed to call out ��to the attendants�� for it�察�but
only make signs with their hands。
Hwuy´king�察�Tao´ching�察�and Hwuy´tah set out in advance towards the
country of K'eeh´ch'a�撮�8�А �but Fa´hien and the others�察 �wishing to see the
procession of images�察�remained behind for three months。 There are in this
country four��9�А �great monasteries�察 �not counting the smaller ones。
Beginning on the first day of the fourth month�察�they sweep and water the
streets inside the city�察 �making a grand display in the lanes and byways。
Over the city gate they pitch a large tent�察�grandly adorned in all possible
ways�察�in which the king and queen�察�with their ladies brilliantly arrayed�撮�10�А�
take up their residence ��for the time��。
The monks of the Gomati monastery�察 �being mahayana students�察 �and
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held in great reverence by the king�察�took precedence of all others in the
procession。 At a distance of three or four le from the city�察 �they made a
four´wheeled image car�察 �more than thirty cubits high�察 �which looked like
the great hall ��of a monastery�� moving along。 The seven precious
substances��11�А�were grandly displayed about it�察�with silken streamers and
canopies hanging all around。 The ��chief�� image��12�А�stood in the middle of
the car�察�with two Bodhisattvas��13�А�in attendance upon it�察�while devas��14�А�
were made to follow in waiting�察�all brilliantly carved in gold and silver�察�
and hanging in the air。 When ��the car�� was a hundred paces from the gate�察�
the king put off his crown of state�察�changed his dress for a fresh suit�察�and
with bare feet�察 �carrying in his hands flowers and incense�察 �and with two
rows of attending followers�察�went out at the gate to meet the image�察�and�察�
with his head and face ��bowed to the ground���察�he did homage at its feet�察�
and then scattered the flowers and burnt the incense。 When the image was
entering the gate�察�the queen and the brilliant ladies with her in the gallery
above scattered far and wide all kinds of flowers�察�which floated about and
fell promiscuously to the ground。 In this way everything was done to
promote the dignity of the occasion。 The carriages of the monasteries were
all different�察 �and each one had its own day for the procession。 ��The
ceremony�� began on the first day of the fourth month�察�and ended on the
fo