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 the sources were on which Chakrapáni drew for his compilation; they are not specified anywhere, I believe, in his work." It is not easy to account for the above remarks, seeing that Chakrapáni distinctly mentions that he has modelled his work on the Siddhayoga of Vrinda, and that he draws largely upon the Charaka, the Susruta and the Vágbhata, all of. whom he quotes verbatim and at length.

The religion of Sákyamuni inculcates the alleviation of distress and suffering, both moral and physical, as one of the essential articles of faith, and hence we find throughout