117 Beal’s _Travels of Buddhist Pilgrims_, Introd. p. xlvi. _ 118 Pèterins Buuddhistes_, vol. i. p. 158. 119 Fausböll, _Dasaratha-jā_taka, p. 25. 120 See, also, Albiruni, as quoted by Reinaud, _Memoir sur l’Inde_, p. 305. 121 See Letter to the _Times_, “On the Religions of Japan,” Oct. 20, 1880. 122 “Le Bouddhisme dans l’extrème Orient,” _Revue Scientifique_, Décembre, 1879. _ 123 Journal Asiatique_, 1871, p. 386 _seq._ 124 Five of these translations were introduced into Japan; the others seem to have been lost in China. The translations are spoken of as “the five in existence and the seven missing.” 125 See p. 192. 126 See p. 192. 127 The MSS. vary between Sukhavatî and Sukhâvatî. 128 See, also, _Lotus de la bonne Loi_, p. 267. _ 129 Journal of the R. A. S._ 1856, p. 319. 130 I owe this information to the kindness of M. Léon Feer at Paris. 131 See _Journal Asiatique_, 3d series, vol. iii. p. 316; vol. iv. p. 296-298. _ 132 J. R. A. S._ 1866, p. 136. _ 133 J. R. A. S._ 1866, p. 136. 134 Beal, _Catalogue_, p. 23. _J. R. A. S._ 1856, p. 319. Beal, _Catalogue_, p. 77, mentions also an Amitâbha-sûtra-upade_s_a-_s_âstra, by Vasubandhu, translated by Bodhiru_k_i (Wou-liang-sheu-king-yeou-po-ti-she). There is an Amitâbha-sûtra, translated by Chi-hien of the Wu period—_i. e._ 222-280 A. D.—mentioned in Mr. Beal’s _Catalogue of the Buddhist Tripitaka_, p. 6. The next Sûtra, which he calls the Sûtra of measureless years, is no doubt the Amitâyus-sûtra, Amitâyus being another name for Amitâbha (Fu-shwo-wou-liang-sheu-king, p. 6). See, also, _Catalogue_, pp. 99, 102. Dr. Edkins also, in his _Notices of Buddhism in China_, speaks of a translation of “the Sûtra of boundless age,” by Fa-t’ian-pun, a native of Magadha, who was assisted in his translation by a native of China familiar with Sanskrit, about 1000 A. D. _ 135 S_râvastî, capital of the Northern Ko_s_alas, residence of King Prasena_g_it. It was in ruins when visited by Fa-hian (init. V. Sæc.); not far from the modern Fizabad. _Cf._ Burnouf, _Introduction_, p. 22. 136 Sârdha, with, the Pâli saddhim. Did not the frequent mention of 1,200 and a half (_i. e._ 1,250), 1,300 and a half (_i. e._ 1,350), persons accompanying Buddha arise from a misunderstanding of sârdha, meaning originally “with a half”?