Europeans must not forget that this enthusiast acted under protest of
the Lamas during the time of his stay with them: and that, moreover, he
had learned more about the doctrines of the heretical Dugpas than of the
orthodox Gelugpas. The statement of this "great authority (!) on
Tibetan Buddhism," as he is called, to the effect that Gautama had three
wives whom he names--and then contradicts himself by showing ("Tibetan
Grammar," p. 162, see note) that the first two wives "are one and the
same," shows how little he can be regarded as an "authority." He had
not even learned that "Gopa, Yasodhara and Utpala Varna" are the three
names for three mystical powers. So with the "discrepancies" of the
dates. Out of the sixty-four mentioned by him but two relate to Sakya
Muni--namely, the years 576 and 546--and these two err in their
transcription; for when corrected they must stand 564 and 543. As for
the rest they concern the seven ku-sum, or triple form of the Nirvanic
state and their respective duration, and relate to doctrines of which
Orientalists know absolutely nothing.
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