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Art. XIV.—The Sutra of the Forty-two Sections, from the Chinese
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2011
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The ordinary account of the introduction of Buddhist books and tracts into China is the following:—
“ In the fourth year of the reign of Ming-Ti, of the Han dynasty, the Emperor dreamt that he saw a divine personage, with a body like gold, and six chang in height, his head surrounded with brightness like the sun. Flying towards him, this Being entered his palace.
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page 337 note 1 A.D. 64.
page 337 note 2 141 inches; ∴ 6 chang = 846 inches, or about 70 feet.
page 337 note 3 Vide Kang-Hi, sub voce.
page 337 note 4 Oudayana, vid. Julian, sub voce.
page 337 note 5 Matáñga, vid. Lalita Vistara, xvii. n.
page 337 note 6 Honan-fou, the eastern capital, built by the first emperor of the East. Han dynasty, A.D. 26.
page 338 note 1 Kapiiavastu.
page 338 note 2 i.e., restless spirits.
page 338 note 3 Confer óι ἔω. Col. iv. 4, κτλ
page 338 note 4 Called by Rémusat “Tour de la Pureteé’ Fo-Koue-Ki, p. 44.