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Part i]   MANUSCRIPT REMAINS RECOVERED FROM KHÄDALIK   1441

to Kha. vi. 15, and in similar writing, but on soft paper. No. 456, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. vi. 002 ; viii. 2. Four packets of rotten, mud-embedded frs. of Pbthis in Skr. and Upright Gupta. Writing in places still legible. Three packets transferred from Kha. viii. 2. No. 457, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. viii. 2. a. Fragmentary fols. of this as well as of two following numbers (9 in all) belong to same Pôthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta; they are written by same hand, and on paper of same size and quality. Text appears to be from iryaralnaketu Mah4yina-sidra (see No. 461). The extant frs. measure from 84" to 94" in length, and from 41" to 6i" in width, and contain from 9 to 13 II. The string-hole and fol. No. are lost. The full width probably was 7', with 13 II.;

accordingly the extant length is probably about   of the
whole, and the full length was probably about 2' r". Paper very thin, soft, and fragile. Identification made by Prof. de la Vallée Poussin.

The four frs. contain text of Ra1nakelu-dhitrani, the end of which occurs on bottom 1. of rev. of 4th fol. : imàriz Ranaketu-dhjravi bad ali sma II No. 46o, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. viii. 2. b. See initial Note on No. 46o. The three frs. of No. 461 measure about 9" X 44" from the R. end of the fols. and contain ro or I x 11. They contain portions of znd Sarga which deals with pûrvayo,a or ancient history'. Name occurs in bottom 1. of rev. of 3rd fol. : idam Ralnaketo (for °tau) nzahûyiine sùlre dvifya pitrvayoga-sarga (°ga) samaplalz II The Skr. in places is barbarous ; the interlocutor is Subhûti. No. 461, Hocrnle Reg.

Kha. viii. 2. C. The two frs. of No. 462 measure 9r X 6 " from middle of fol., omitting string-holes and the R. ends, and are inscr. with z3 Il. The interlocutor is Subhûti, and the subject is iiinyaId. No. 462, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. viii. 2. d. Eight large and five small frs. of 6 fols., of probably the same Pôthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta, to which Nos. 46o-2 belong. The large pieces measure 5"-9-i" in length and 34"-5" in width, with 8-10 Il. Paper and handwriting the same ; interlocutor also Subhûti. The Skr. is anomalous ; e.g. parifirsnats apparently for parzgrh thin. No. 463, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. viii. 3. a. Fourteen minute frs. of a Pôthi in Skr. and very large Upright Gupta script (average height of Aksaras E). No. 464, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. viii. 4. Two minute frs. of 2 Pothis in Skr. and Upright Gupta. One bears very large script, and may belong to same Pôthi as preceding.

Minute fr. of fol. No. 37 of another Pôthi, with remains of 211. of Cursive Gupta writing on rev. No. 465, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. viii. 6. R. half, about 5" x 2r, of a Pôthi fol., with 4 11. of Skr. and good Upright Gupta; apparently from a dheirazi. No. 467, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. viii. 7. Small fr. of a large script Pôtlii in Skr. and Upright Gupta; with remains of 2 11., and traces of a third, on coarse, dirty-coloured paper. No. 468, Hoernle Reg. 41"x 2k".

Kha. viii. 8. Fr. of a large script Pôthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta ; bears the No. 248, and remains of 7 11.

1374

Text might be from one of Prajiidpârantitâ redactions. No. 469, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. z, 3. Three frs. of r large script Pôthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta. Two larger frs., about 5" x 3r, with 4 and 3 11. respectively, are from middle of 2 consecutive fols.

Text from Saddharma pundarika ; that of the two larger frs. corresponds to Kern ed., ch. xviii, p. 36o ; that of the 3rd fr. to ch. xxiii, p. 43o. It belongs to an early redaction of that work ; similar to Nos. 345, 405. No. 470, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 2. Seven frs. (two small, five minute) of a Pbthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta. No. 471, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 4. Four minute frs. of 2 large script fois. in. Skr. and Upright Gupta. No. 472, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 5. Five minute frs. from large script Pôthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta. No. 473, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 6. Twelve small frs. of large script Pôthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta. No. 474, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 12. Small fr. of fol., bearing remains of 4 Il. in Skr. and Upright Gupta; barely legible, No. 476, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 13. b. Fr., with remains of 6 II., from middle of fol., mutilated all round, written in Skr. and Upright Gupta. Text from a Prajita-pâramila. No. 478, Hoernle Reg.

6 " X 3r".

Kha. ix. x5. Nearly complete fol., mutilated on the L., but containing string-hole, with 5 11. in Skr. and Upright Gupta. Full length of fol. was x' 4".

Text is from Saddharma-pundarika, ch. xxiii, as identified by Prof. de la Vallée Poussin ; but it differs considerably from the text printed in the Kern ed., p. 427, 11. 4-15. No. 479, Hoernle Reg. 1' r" x 3i". Pl. CXLIV.

Kha. ix. z6.a,b. Two large and five small frs.of large script P6thi of Saddharma pundarika, in Skr. and Upright Gupta, the full measurement of which is r' 9 " x 8r, with 8 II. See No. 485.

(1) Two mutilated consecutive fois., with their Nos. lost, but bearing portion of text in Kern's ed., p. 32o, 1. 12 to p. 322, I. 7, in ch. xv. (2) Small fr., about 6" x 3", from lower middle of fol., without No., showing portions of 3 il. of text, corresponding to Kern ed., p. 319, 1. 3 to 1. 7,,in ch. xv. (3) Small, narrow slip, 2" X 4 ", from L. side of fol. 307, with only 2 Aksaras ; not identified. (4)Three minute frs., with remnants of 2 11.of text, not identified. No. 48o, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 17. Thirteen frs. (one small and twelve minute) of the same Pôthi of Saddharma-fiutkianka, as in preceding. No. 481, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 18. Two large pieces of fol. 332, measuring, in combination, l'3" X 8", much damaged, but preserving portion of L. margin with fol. No. 332 and of string-hole circle ; but R. end broken off about 6r". The fol. belongs to large script Pôthi of Saddharma-putgarika, described in Nos. 48o, 48r. Its text corresponds to Kern ed., ch. xvii, p. 347, 11. x ff. No. 482, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 2o. Two small and one minute frs. of large script P6thi in Skr. and Upright Gupta ; not identifiable, but possibly the same as in No. 485. No. 484, Hoernle Reg.

Kha. ix. 21. Two frs. of large script Pôthi in Skr. and Upright Gupta : viz. a damaged fr. of fol. 401, measuring about

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