Even among the early data of the ancient history of the Hungarians, there are words and names which seem to point unmistakably to their Buddhistic origin. Bihar is an important county in Lower Hungary. Buda, the old capital of Hungary, sounds the same as the name which is still worshipped by hundreds of millions of the human race. Why should it be a far-fetched conclusion to assume that on the neighbouring hills, rising on the banks of the Danube, there stood in ancient times a temple of Buddha,—perhaps a Lama monastery? Below it, on the opposite bank, stretching into the distant plain, was built Pest. “Pest,” “past,” is a Persian word, and expresses the topographical relation which exists between the ancient town of Buda and the new town of Pest. Whether this suggestion is likely to attract the attention of those, who are more competent to judge may be questioned, but the coincidence is very striking, and it is perhaps not out of place to put it on record here. [26] Nami Srongtsan. [27] Yezdegird, the last of the Sasanian Dynasty. [28] Nepalese Buddhist Literature. Calcutta, 1882. Preface, p. xiii. [29] “Journal Royal Asiatic Society,” vol. xvi., p. 493. [30] See the two letters above, dated 28th January and 5th May 1825, Chapters ii. and iii. [31] Oriental Quarterly Magazine, 1825. [32] In the district of Zanskar, in the province of Ladak. [33] For a further explanation of this incident, see the author’s Tibetan Grammar, at page 168. [34] See letter to Captain Kennedy, at page 46. [35] See preceding chapter. [36] The original is in the possession of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest—a generous gift, with two other original letters of Csoma’s, from the Council of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1883. [37] See Appendix XVI. [38] See “Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal,” 1834, p. 655. [39] 22d July 1831. [41] It was remitted through them, and never drawn out of their hands. Rupees. From Mr. Willock 300 From Dr. Moorcroft 300 From Government, 14th June 1827 to 30th June 1830 2926 Two months at 100 rupees per month 200 For travelling expenses 500 ------- Total 4226 [42] See Appendix XVI. [43] See Appendix XVII. [44] See Appendix XVI. [45] “Revue des Deux Mondes,” vol. xix. [46] Ralston’s “Tibetan Tales.” London: Trübner and Co., 1882. [47] See “Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society,” 1884, vol. xvi., p. 492 et seq. [48] See “Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal,” 4th March 1842. [49] See “Journal Asiatic Society of Bengal,” vol. xi. [50] See page 80 et seq., ante. [51] See Government Gazette of that date. [52] This is evidently a mistake.