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914: There were some other streams of Buddhism, for the king had a teacher called Santarakshita who advised him to send for Padma-Sambhava and Padma-Sambhava was opposed by Chinese bonzes.] [Footnote 915: The Pad-ma-than-yig. It indicates some acquaintance with Islam and mentions Hulugu Khan. See _T'oung Pao_, 1896, pp. 526 ff. See for a further account Grunwedel, _Mythologie_, p. 47, Waddell, _Buddhism_, p. 380, and the Tibetan text edited and translated by Laufer under the title _Der Roman einer tibetischen Konigin_, especially pp. 250 ff. Also E. Schlagintweit, "Die Lebensbeschreibung von Padma-Sambhava," _Abhand. k. bayer. Akad._ I. CL. xxi. Bd. ii. Abth. 419-444, and _ib._ I. CL. xxii. Bd. iii. Abth. 519-576.] [Footnote 916: Much of Chinese popular religion has the same character. See De Groot, _Religious System of China_, vol. VI. pp. 929, 1187. "The War against Spectres."] [Footnote 917: Both he and the much later Saskya Pandita are said to have understood the Bruzha language, for which see _T'oung Pao_, 1908, pp. 1-47.] [Footnote 918: Or bSam-yas. See Waddell, _Buddhism_, p. 266, for an account of this monastery at the present day.] [Footnote 919: The Tibetan word bLama means upper and is properly applicable to the higher clergy only though commonly used of all.] [Footnote 920: He was temporarily banished owing to the intrigues of the Queen, who acted the part of Potiphar's wife, but he was triumphantly restored. A monk called Vairocana is also said to have introduced Buddhism into Khotan from Kashmir, but at a date which though uncertain must be considerably earlier than this.] [Footnote 921: See _Journal of Buddhist Text Society_, 1893, p. 5. I imagine that by Hoshang Mahayana the followers of Bodhidharma are meant.] [Footnote 922: _J.R.A.S._ 1914, pp. 37-59.] [Footnote 923: See Rockhill, _Life of the Buddha_, p. 225.] [Footnote 924: Various dates are given for his death, ranging from 838 to 902. See Rockhill (_Life of the Buddha_), p. 225, and Bushell in _J.R.A.S._ 1880, pp. 440 ff. But the treaty of 822 was made in his reign.] [Footnote 925: g Lan-dar-ma.] [Footnote 926: But see for other accounts Rockhill (_Life of the Buddha_), p. 226. According to Csoma de Koros's tables the date of the persecution was 899.] [Footnote 927: See the chronological table in Waddell's _Buddhism_, p. 576. Not a single Tibetan event is mentioned between 899 and 1002.] [Footnote 928: Pag Som Jon Za
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