P. 508, c. 1—“Nirvâna.” One of the teachings of Buddhism is that the soul must return again and again to the body, that it must be born, suffer and die innumerable times. If the life be pure, and the doctrine right, each life will be higher than the last; gradually, through self-denial and struggle, the soul becomes purified and reaches Nirvâna, or perfect rest; but if the truth be rejected, the soul sinks deeper in every life before another opportunity is given to raise. Life, not death, is the terror of a Buddhist. For a clear and beautiful description of Nirvâna see “The Light of Asia,” by Matthew Arnold. NOTES ON TEXT-BOOK 34. P. 8—“Ho-ang Ho´.” P. 8—“Yang=´=tse-ke-ang´.” P. 8—“Su-chow´.” P. 8—“Ti-en-tsin´.” P. 8—“Sīn-găn´.” The metropolis during the Tang dynasty. The city has been celebrated for the monument of the Nestorian missionaries (Text-Book, page 33) found there. P. 8—“Shen-si´.” A northern province of about 70,000 square miles. P. 8—“Pe-kĭng´, Năn-kĭn´, Fu-chow´, Shăng-hāi´, Căn-tŏn´, Hong Kong´, A´moy, Nĭng-Pō´, Kāi Fung´.” All large and important cities of Western China. P. 8—“Grand Canal.” By means of this canal an almost entire water connection between Canton and Peking is made, and through the two great rivers which it crosses goods can be carried inland. The canal is nearly twice as long as the Erie. P. 8—“Kan-su´,” “Shen-se´,” “Shan-se´,” “Chi-li´,” “Shan-tung´,” “Ho-nan´,” “Kwang-tung´,” “Yun-nan´,” “Sze-chuen´.” P. 8—“A-moor´,” “U-su-ri´.” P. 8—“An-nam´.” The country south of China. Tonquin, its largest province, borders on China, and is the seat of the present Franco-Chinese trouble. P. 10—“A-moor´ia.” The Amoor country lying on the left bank of the river bearing that name. P. 10—“Sa-ga-lē´en.” An island off the west coast of Asia. The Russians have made their colony a penal settlement. P. 11—“Pe-chi-li´.” P. 11—“Debouched,” de-bosh´ed. Opened, flowed; in this connection. P. 12—“Embouchure,” äng-bo-shur´. The mouth of a river. P. 12—“Man-chu´ria.” P. 12—“Sun´ga-ri.” P. 12—“Kuldja,” kool´ja. P. 13—“Gobi,” go´be. P. 14—“Manchi´u.” P. 15—“Ya´o.” P. 16—“Indo-Germanic.” The German or Teuton races which are supposed to have entered Europe from Asia. The Germans, Dutch, English, Danes and Swedes, are the principal ones. P. 16—“Fuh-hi´.” P. 17—“Accadian.” From Accad. One of the four cities in the land of Shinar. P. 17—“Arrow-headed.” The wedge shaped characters found among the ruins of Babylon. P. 18—“Sē´rēs.” P. 18—“Jade.” A very hard mineral—valued by the Chinese chiefly because of its sonorousness and color. P. 18—“Kask-gar´.” A province of East Turkestan. P. 18—“Thian-shan,” te-ahn´shan. P. 19—“Buddhists,” bô´dists. Believers in Buddha.