Lastly, there is another book by the same Hôgŏ, in four volumes, in which an attempt is made to give a grammatical analysis of the text. This, however, as Mr. Bunyiu Nanjio informs me, is very imperfect. I have to-day brought with me the Japanese Sanskrit text, critically restored, and a literal translation into English, to which I have added a few notes. TRANSLATION. _Adoration to the Omniscient._ This is what I have heard. At one time the Blessed (Bhagavat, _i. e._ Buddha) dwelt at _S_râvastî,(135) in the _G_eta-grove, in the garden of Anâthapi_nd_aka, together with(136) a large company of Bhikshus (mendicant friars), viz. with thirteen hundred Bhikshus, all of them acquainted with the five kinds of knowledge,(137) elders, great disciples,(138) and Arhats,(139) such as _S_âriputra, the elder, Mahâmaudgalyâyana, Mahâkâ_s_yapa, Mahâkapphi_n_a, Mahâkâtyâyana, Mahâkaush_th_ila, Revata, _S_uddhipanthaka, Nanda, Ânanda, Râhula, Gavâmpati, Bharadvâ_g_a, Kâlodayin, Vakkula, and Aniruddha. He dwelt together with these and many other great disciples, and together with many noble-minded Bodhisattvas, such as Ma_ñg_usrî, the prince, the Bodhisattva A_g_ita, the Bodhisattva Gandhahastin, the Bodhisattva Nityodyukta, the Bodhisattva Anikshiptadhura. He dwelt together with them and many other noble-minded Bodhisattvas, and with _S_akra, the Indra or King(140) of the Devas, and with Brahman Sahâmpati. With these and many other hundred thousands of Nayutas(141) of sons of the gods, Bhagavat dwelt at _S_râvastî. Then Bhagavat addressed the honored _S_âriputra and said: O _S_âriputra, after you have passed from here over a hundred thousand Ko_t_is of Buddha-countries there is in the Western part of a Buddha-country, a world called Sukhavatî (the happy country). And there a Tathâgata, called Amitâyus, an Arhat, fully enlightened, dwells now, and remains, and supports himself, and teaches the Law.(142) Now what do you think, _S_riputra, for what reason is that world called Sukhavatî (the happy)? In that world Sukhavatî, O _S_riputra, there is neither bodily nor mental pain for living beings. The sources of happiness are innumerable there. For that reason is that world called Sukhavatî (the happy). And again, O _S_âriputra, that world Sukhavatî is adorned with seven terraces, with seven rows of palm-trees, and with strings of bells.(143) It is inclosed on every side,(144) beautiful, brilliant with the four gems, viz. gold, silver, beryl, and crystal. With such arrays of excellences peculiar to a Buddha-country is that Buddha-country adorned.