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most perfect Master and Teacher of Wisdom and Goodness! Teacher, second only to the incomparable Shâkjamuni! Thou accomplished Nâgârg'una! Thou who wast intimately acquainted with the Most-pure Tripîtaka, and didst evolve from it thy wise madhjamika, containing the excellent paramârtha! Before thee I prostrate myself! Hail! Nâgârg'una O!

It is even the wonderful and astounding history of the deeds of the Well-and-wise-walking Khan, which he performed under the help and direction of this same Master and Teacher, Nâgârg'una, that I propose to relate in the form of the following series of narratives.