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from Mathura. Translated by Professor J. Dowson.-Note to the Mathura Inscriptions. By Major-General A. Cunningham.-XI. Specimen of a Translation of the Adi Granth. By Dr. Ernest Trumpp.-XII. Notes on Dhammapada, with Special Reference to the Question of Nirvâna. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-XIII. The Brhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-XIV. On the Origin of the Buddhist Arthakathás. By the Mudliar L. Comrilla Vijasinha, Government Interpreter to the Ratnapura Court, Ceylon. With an Introduction by R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-XV. The Poetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley. -XVI. Proverbia Communia Syriaca. By Captain R. F. Burton. XVII. Notes on an Ancient Indian Vase, with an Account of the Engraving thereupon. By Charles Horne, M.R.A.S., late of the Bengal Civil Service.-XVIII. The Bhar Tribe. By the Rev. M. A. Sherring, LL.D, Benares. Communicated by C. Horne, M.R.A.S., late B.C.S.-XIX. Of Jihad in Mohammedan Law, and its application to British India. By N. B. E. Baillie.-XX. Comments on Recent Pehlvi Decipherments. With an Incidental Sketch of the Derivation of Aryan Alphabets. And Contributions to the Early History and Geography of Tabaristán. Illustrated by Coins. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.

Vol. VI., Part 1, pp. 212, sewed, with two plates and a map. 1872. 88. CONTENTS.-The Ishmaelites, and the Arabic Tribes who Conquered their Country. By A. Sprenger.-A Brief Account of Four Arabic Works on the History and Geography of Arabia. By Captain S. B. Miles.-On the Methods of Disposing of the Dead at Llassa, Thibet, etc. By Charles Horne, late B.C.S. The Brhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira, Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.- Notes on Hwen Thsang's Account of the Principalities of Tokháristán, in which some Previous Geographical Identifications are Reconsidered. By Colonel Yule, C.B.-The Campaign of Ælius Gallus in Arabia. By A. Sprenger.-An Account of Jerusalem, Translated for the late Sir H. M. Elliot from the Persian Text of Násir ibn Khusrú's Safanámah by the late Major A. R. Fuller.-The oetry of Mohamed Rabadan, of Arragon. By the Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley. Vol. VI., Part II., pp. 213 to 400 and lxxxiv., sewed. Illustrated with a Map. Plates, and Woodcuts. 1873. 8s.

CONTENTS.-On Hiouen-Thsang's Journey from Patna to Ballabhi. By James Fergusson, D.C.L., F.R.S.-Northern Buddhism. [Note from Colonel H. Yule, addressed to the Secretary.1 -Hwen Thsang's Account of the Principalities of Tokháristán, etc. By Colonel H. Yule, C.B.The Bṛhat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-The Initial Coinage of Bengal, under the Early Muhammadan Conquerors. Part II. Embracing the preliminary period between A.H. 614-634 (A.D. 1217-1236-7). By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.-The Legend of Dipankara Buddha. Translated from the Chinese (and intended to illustrate Plates XXIX. and L., Tree and Serpent Worship '). By S. Beal.-Note on Art. IX., antè pp. 213-274 on Hiouen-Thsang's Journey from Patna to Ballabhi. By James Fergusson D.C.L., F.R.S.-Contributions towards a Glossary of the Assyrian Language. By H. F. Talbot.

Vol. VII., Part I., pp. 170 and 24, sewed. With a plate. 1874. 8s.

CONTENTS.-The Upasampada-Kammavácá, being the Buddhist Manual of the Form and Manner of Ordering of Priests and Deacons. The Páli Text, with a Translation and Notes. By J. F. Dickson, B.A., sometime Student of Christ Church, Oxford, now of the Ceylon Civil Service.-Notes on the Megalithic Monuments of the Coimbatore District, Madras. By M. J. Walhouse, late Madras C.S.-Notes on the Sinhalese Language. No. 1. On the Formation of the Plural of Neuter Nouns. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-The Pali Text of the Mahaparinibbana Sutta and Commentary, with a Translation. By R. C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service -The Brihat-Sanhitâ; or, Complete System of Natural Astrology of Varâha-mihira. Translated from Sanskrit into English by Dr. H. Kern.-Note on the Valley of Choombi. By Dr. A. Campbell, late Superintendent of Darjeeling.-The Name of the Twelfth Imám on the Coinage of Egypt. By H. Sauvaire and tanley Lane Poole.-Three Inscriptions of Parâkrama Babu the Great from Pulastipura, Ceylon (date circa 1180 A.D.). By T. W. Rhys Davids.-Of the Kharáj or Muhammadan Land Tax; its Application to British India, and Effect on the Tenure of Land. By N. B. E. Baillie.-Appendix: A Specimen of a Syriac Version of the Kalilah wa-Dimnah, with an English Translation. By W. Wright.

Vol. VII., Part II., pp. 191 to 394, sewed. With seven plates and a map. 1875. 8s CONTENTS.-Sigiri, the Lion Rock, near Pulastipura, Ceylon; and the Thirty-ninth Chapter of the Mahâvamsa. By T. W. Rhys Davids.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part I. The Origines of the Mongols. By H. H. Howorth.-Inedited Arabic Coins. By Stanley LanPoole.-Notice on the Dînârs of the Abbasside Dynasty. By Edward Thomas Rogers.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part II. The Origine of the Manchus. By H. H. Howorth. -Notes on the Old Mongolian Capital of Shangtu. By S. W. Bushell, B.Sc., M.D.-Oriental Proverbs in their Relations to Folklore, History, Sociology; with Suggestions for their Collection, Interpretation, Publication. By the Rev. J. Long. Two Old Simhalese Inscriptions. The Sahasa Malla Inscription, date 1200 A D, and the Ruwanwæli Dagaba Inscription, date 1191 A.D. Text, Translation, and Notes. By T. W. Rhys Davids. - Notes on a Bactrian Pali Inscription and the Samvat Era. By Prof. J. Dowson.-Note on a Jade Drinking Vessel of the Emperor Jahángír. By Edward Thomas, F.R.S.

Vol. VIII., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with three plates and a plan. 1876. 8s. CONTENTS. Catalogue of Buddhist Sanskrit Manuscripts in the Possession of the Royal Asiatic Society (Hodgson Collection). By Professors E. B. Cowell and J. Eggeling.-On the

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CONTENTS.-An Account of the Island of Bali By R. Friederich.-The Pali Text of the Mahâparinibbâna Sutta and Commentary, with a Translation. By R C. Childers, late of the Ceylon Civil Service.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part III. The Kara Khitai. By H. H. Howorth.-Inedited Arabic Coins. II. By Stanley Lane Poole. -On the Form of Government under the Native Sovereigns of Ceylon. By A. de Silva Ekanâyaka, Mudaliyar of the Department of Public Instruction, Ceylon.

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CONTENTS.-Bactrian Coins and Indian Dates. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-The Tenses of the Assyrian Verb. By the Rev. A. H Sayce, M.A.-An Account of the Island of Bali. By R. Friederich (continued from Vol. VIII. N.s. p. 218).-On Ruins in Makran. By Major Mockler. -Inedited Arabic Coins. III. By Stanley Lane Poole,-Further Note on a Bactrian Pali Inscription and the Samvat Era. By Prof. J. Dowson.-Notes on Persian Beluchistan. From the Persian of Mirza Mehdy Khán. By A. H. Schindler.

Vol IX., Part II., pp. 292, sewed, with three plates. 1877. 10s. 6d. CONTENTS.-The Early Faith of Asoka. By E. Thomas, F.R.S.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part II The Manchus (Supplementary Notice). By H. H. Howorth.-The Northern Frontagers of China. Part IV. The Kin or Golden Tatars. By H. H. Howorth. On a Treatise on Weights and Measures by Eliya, Archbishop of Nisíbín. By M. H. Sauvaire.-On Imperial and other Titles. By Si T. E. Colebrooke, Bart., M.P.-Affinities of the Dialects of the Chepang and Kusundah Tribes of Nipál with those of the Hill Tribes of Arracan. By Captain C. J. F. Forbes F.R.G.S, M.A.S. Bengal, etc.-Notes on Some Antiquities found in a Mound near Damghan. By A. H. Schindler.

Vol. X., Part I., pp. 156, sewed, with two plates and a map. 1878 88. CONTENTS. On the Non-Aryan Languages of India. By E. L. Brandreth, Esq.-A Dialogue on the Vedantic Conception of Brahma. By Pramadá Dása Mittra, late Officiating Professor of Anglo-Sanskrit, Government College, Benares.-An Account of the Island of Bali. By R. Friederich (continued from Vol. IX. N. S. p. 120).-Unpublished Glass Weights and Measures. By Edward Thomas Rogers.-China viâ Tibet. By S. C. Boulger.-Notes and Recollections on Tea Cultivation in Kumaon and Garhwál. By J. H. Batten, F.R.G.S., Bengal Civil Service Retired, formerly Commissioner of Kumaon.

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CONTENTS. On the Identification of Places on the Makran Coast mentioned by Arrian, Ptolemy, and Marcian. By Major E. Mockler.-On the Proper Names of the Mohammadans. By Sir T. E. Colebrooke, Bart., M P.-Principles of Composition in Chinese, as deduced from the Written Characters. By the Rev. Dr. Legge. On the Identification of the Portrait of Chosroes II. among the Paintings in the Caves at Ajanta. By James Fergusson, Vice-President.-A Specimen of the Zoongee (or Zurngee) Dialect of a Tribe of Nagas, bordering on the Valley of Assam, between the Dikho and Desoi R vers, embracing over Forty Villages. By the Rev. Mr. Clark.

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CONTENTS.-The Early History of Tibet, from Chinese Sources. By S. W. Bushell, M.D.Notes on some Inedited Coins from a Collection made in Persia during the Years 1877-79. By Guy Le Strange, M.R.A.S.-Buddhist Nirvana and the Noble Eightfold Path. By Oscar Frankfurter, Ph.D.- Index. - Annual Report, 1880.

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CONTENTS:-On Oath and Ordeal. By Bertram Fulke Hartshorne.-Notes on Prinochilus Vincens. By W. V. Legge. -The Sports and Games of the Singhalese. By Leopold Ludovici.— On Miracles. By J. De Alwis.-On the Occurrence of Scolopax Rusticola and Gallinago Scolopacina in Ceylon. By W. V. Legge.-Transcript and Translation of an Ancient Copper-plate Sannas. By Mudliyar Louis de Zoysa, Chief Translator to Government.

1874. Part I. 8vo. pp. 94. Price 78. 6d.

CONTENTS:-Description of a supposed New Genus of Ceylon Batrachians. By W. Ferguson. -Notes on the Identity of Piyadasi and Asoka. By Mudaliyar Louis de Zoysa, Chief Translator to Government.-On the Island Distribution of the Birds in the Society's Museum. By W. Vincent Legge. Brand Marks on Cattle. By J. De Alwis.-Notes on the Occurrence of a rare Eagle new to Ceylon; and other interesting or rare birds. By S. Bligh, Esq, Kotmalé.— Extracts from the Records of the Dutch Government in Ceylon. By R. van Cuylenberg, Esq.The Stature of Gotama Buddha. By J. De Alwis.

1879. 8vo. pp. 58. Price 5s.

CONTENTS.-Notes on Ancient Sinhalese Inscriptions. On the Preparation and Mounting of Insects for the Binocular Microscope.-Notes on Neophron Puenopterus (Savigny) from Nuwara Eliya.-On the Climate of Dimbula. Note on the supposed cause of the existence of Patanas or Grass Lands of the Mountain Zone of Ceylon.

1880. Part I. 8vo. pp. 90. Price 58.

CONTENTS.-Text and Translation of the Inscription of Mahinde III. at Mihintale.-Glossary.A Paper on the Vedic and Buddhistic Polities.- Customs and Ceremonies connected with the Paddi Cultivation.-Gramineae, or Grasses Indigenous to or Growing in Ceylon.

1880. Part II. 8vo. pp. 48. Price 5s.

CONTENTS.-Gramineae, or Grasses Indigenous to or Growing in Ceylon.-Translation of two Jatak is. On the supposed Origin of Tamana, Nuwara, Tambapanni and Taprobane. -The Rocks and Minerals of Ceylon.

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