r at our shoulder; we were quite
strong enough now to walk alone and unaided.

Our hours of labour were employed in revising and analysing our
dialogues, and in translating a small Thibetian work, entitled, the
"Forty-two Points of Instruction, delivered by Buddha." We possessed a
magnificent edition of this work, in four languages, Thibetian, Mongol,
Mantchou, and Chinese; so that, thus aided, we had no occasion to recur
to the learning of the Lamas. When the Thibetian version presented any
difficulty, all we had to do, in order to remove it, was to consult the
three other versions, with which we were familiarly acquainted.

The book in question, which is attributed to Chakya-Mouni, is a
collection of precepts and sentences, urging men, and especially
religious persons, to the practice of piety. In order to give our
readers an idea of the morality of the Buddhists, we will extract a few
passages from this work, which is of high authority in Lamanism.

I.

"Buddha, the Supreme of Beings, manifesting his doctrine, pronounced
these words: There are, in living creatures, ten species of acts
which are called good, and there are also ten species of acts which
are called evil. If you ask, what are the ten evil acts; there are
three which appertain to the body: murder, theft, and impurity. The
four appertaining to speech are: words sowing discord, insulting
maledictions, impudent lies, and hypocritical expressions. The three
appertaining to the will are: envy, anger, and malignant thoughts.

II.

"Buddha, manifesting his doctrine, pronounced these words: The wicked
man, who persecutes the good man, is like a madman, who, throwing
back his head, spits against heaven; his spittle, incapable of
sullying heaven, merely falls back upon himself. And, again, he is
like one who, the wind opposing him, throws dust at men; the dust
does not touch the men at whom it was aimed, but flies back into the
eyes of him who threw it. Beware of persecuting good men lest
calamities exterminate you.

III.

"Buddha, etc. Beneath heaven there are twenty difficult things. 1,
Being poor and indigent, to grant benefits is difficult. 2, Being
rich and exalted, to study doctrine, is difficult. 3, Having offered
up the sacrifice of one's life, to d