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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

PLATES OF THE ATLAS.

Group I.

Representations of Deities.

Plate I. The thirty-five Buddhas of Confession, in Tibetan Tungshakchi

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sangye songa.

II. Vajrasattva, in Tibetan Dorjesempa, the God above all

III. The Dhyani Buddha Amitābha, in Tibetan Odpagmed.

IV. Padmapani, in Tibetan Chenresi, the particular Protector of

Tibet.

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V. Maitreya, in Tibetan Jampa, the Buddha to come.

VI. Manjusri, in Tibetan Jamjang, the God of wisdom.

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The goddess Doljang, the deified consort of king Srongtsan Gampo (A.D. 617-98).

>> VIII. Dzambhala, or Dodnevangpo, the God of wealth, with his

assistants.

Bihar Gyalpo, the Patron of monasteries and temples.

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Choichong Gyalpo, the God of astrology, and Protector of man against evil spirits.

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XI Dzambhala, or Dodnevangpo, the God of wealth.

Plate XII. Padmapani, in Tibetan Chenresi, the particular Protector of

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Tibet.

XIII. Padma Sambhava, a deified Indian sage of the eight century A.D.

Group II.

Sentences and Figures for averting the dangers arising from evil spirits.

Plate XIV. The six-syllabic prayer: "Om mani padme hum.”

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XV. The six-syllabic prayer: "Om mani padme hum."
XVI. The magical figure Dabchad, "octagon."

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XVII. Mystical sentences with the Figure of the Airy Horse.

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XVIII. The magical figure Phurbu, with the face of Tamdin.

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XIX. A Soothsaying Table, with numerous figures and sentences.

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XX. Table to indicate lucky and unlucky periods, as well as the chances of undertakings.

TABLES OF NATIVE PRINT IN THE TEXT.

Plate I. The fundamental Dogma of the Buddhist Faith.

1. In Sanskrit, written with Tibetan characters.
2. A Tibetan translation of the same..

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II. Address to the Goddess Lhamo, in Sanskrit Kāladēvī ....
III. Vajrapani, or Chakdor, the Subduer of the Evil Spirits.
Reduced from the original, which is cut into a prayer-
stone put upon a prayer-wall in Sikkim.

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IV. The six-syllabic prayer-"Om mani padme hum."

Taken from a woodcut from Eastern Tibet...

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