140 Indra, the old Vedic god, has come to mean simply lord, and in the _K_anda Paritta (_Journal Asiatique_, 1871, p. 220) we actually find Asurinda, the Indra or Lord of the Asuras.
141 The numbers in Buddhist literature, if they once exceed a Ko_t_i or Ko_t_î--_i. e._ ten millions--become very vague, nor is their value always the same. Ayuta, _i. e._ a hundred Ko_t_is; Niyuta, _i. e._ a hundred Ayutas; and Nayuta, _i. e._ 1 with 22 zeros, are often confounded; nor does it matter much so far as any definite idea is concerned which such numerals convey to our mind.
142 Tish_th_ati dh_riy_ate yâpayati dharma_m_ _k_a desayati. This is evidently an idiomatic phrase, for it occurs again and again in the Nepalese text of the Sukhavatîvyûha (MS. 26 _b_, l. 1. 2; 55 _a_, l. 2, etc.). It seems to mean, he stands there, holds himself, supports himself, and teaches the law. Burnouf translates the same phrase by, "ils se trouvent, vivent existent" (_Lotus_, p. 354). On yâpeti in Pâli, see Fausböll, Dasaratha-jâtaka, pp. 26, 28; and yâpana in Sanskrit.
143 Kinki_n_î_g_âla. The texts read kanka_n_î_g_alais _k_a and kanka_n_îgalais _k_a, and again later kanka_n_îgalunâm (also lû) and kanka_n_î_g_alânâm. Mr. Beal translates from Chinese "seven rows of exquisite curtains," and again "gemmous curtains." First of all, it seems clear that we must read _g_âla, net, web, instead of _g_ala. Secondly, kanka_n_a, bracelet, gives no sense, for what could be the meaning of nets or string of bracelets? I prefer to read kinki_n_î_g_âla, nets or strings or rows of bells. Such rows of bells served for ornamenting a garden, and it may be said of them that, if moved by the wind, they give forth certain sounds. In the commentary on Dhammapada 30, p. 191, we meet with kinkinika_g_âla, from which likewise the music proceeds; see Childers, _s. v. g_âla. In the MSS. of the Nepalese Sukhavatîvyûha (_R. A. S._), p. 39 _a_, l. 4, I likewise find svarnaratnakinki_n_î_g_âlâni, which settles the matter, and shows how little confidence we can place in the Japanese texts.
144 Anuparikshipta, inclosed; see parikkhepo in Childers' Dict.
145 The eight good qualities of water are limpidity and purity, refreshing coolness, sweetness, softness, fertilizing qualities, calmness, power of preventing famine, productiveness. See Beal, _Catena_, p. 379.