b. Notices on Shakya’s life are contained in two principal Tibetan works, namely, the Gya-ch’her-rol-pa and the Non-par-byung-va.
c. Sher-ch’hin or Shes-rab-kyi-pha-rol-tu-p’hyin-pa (Prajna paramita in Sanskrit, transcendental wisdom), fills twenty-one volumes.
B. The Stangyur.
The second part of the great Tibetan encyclopædia, the Stangyur, consists of two principal divisions, with a third one, consisting of a collection of hymns and prayers. The whole makes 225 volumes, namely:— [[176]]
The Gyud treats on ritual and ceremonies, and extends over eighty-seven volumes.
The Do treats on science and literature, and occupies 136 volumes.
The hymns and praises are contained in one volume, and there is one volume more representing the index of the whole compilation.