282 BOTAXIQUE GKNKRALE. 



Saintes (herbes). — Ainsi que chaque docteur bouddhique, 

 qui devient arhant, ou saint, prend sous sa protection spé- 



iSch-asvati) : 2nd, water ffom a pool or river wliile in a state of agitation 

 from the fall of something into it, (Kallola); 3rd, water disturbeJ by the 

 passage of an army over a ford (Vrisasenà) ; 4tb, water taken during au 

 ebb tide (Arthetô); 5th, water taken during a flood tide (Ojasvahii) ; (ith, 

 water from the point of junction of two streams produced by a sandbank in 

 a river (Parivàliini) ; 7th, sea-water (Apâmpati); 8th, water from a whirl- 

 \)Oo\ (Apangarhhâ); 9th, water from a pool in a river where there is no 

 current (Sûryatcak); lOtli , rain Avater which falls during sunshine (Sm- 

 ryavarchchas) ; lltli, tank water (Mândâ); 12th , well-water (Vra- 

 jakshità) ; 13th, dew-drops collected from tlie tops of grass Ijlades (Vâsa); 

 I4th, honey (SavisJithti) ; 15tb, liquor amnion (S'akvari) '■, 16th, milk (Ja- 

 nabhrit) ; 17tli, claritied butter (Visvablirit) : 18th, water heated l)y ex- 

 l)0sure lo the sun (Svarât). Thèse waters were collected at j)roper seasons 

 and opportunities, and kept in reserve in pitchei's near the northern altar. 

 On the day of the ceremony eighteen sniall vessels made of the wood of the 

 Ficus glomerala (Udumhara) or of the Calamiis rotatif/ (vetasa) were 

 l)rovided, and the Adhvaryu, proceediug to the first pitcher, drew some 

 water from it into one of the vessels while repeating the mantra, ''0 ho- 

 neyed water whom the Devas collected, thou mighty one, thou begotten of 

 kings, thou enlivener ; Avith tliee Mitra and Varuna were consecrated, and 

 Indra was freed from his enemies ; I take thee." He next drew some Avater 

 from the second pitcher, with the mantra "0 water, thou art naturally a 



Mahaushadhi ; 29th, water in which fîve kinds of precious stones hâve been 

 dipped ; 30th, earth from the bed of the Ganges ; 31st, earth dug out by the 

 tusk of an éléphant ; 32nd , earth from a mountain ; 33rd, earth from the 

 hoof of a borse ; 34th, earih from around the root of a lotus; 35th, earth 

 from a mound mate by white-ants ; 3(3th, sand from the bed of a river ;37th, 

 earth from the point Avhere two rivers meet; 38th, earth from a boar's lair ; 

 39th, earth from the opposite banks of a river; 40th , cake of pressed se- 

 samum seed; 41st, leaves of the asvattha; 42nd, mango leaves; 43rd, leaves 

 of the Mimosa arjuna; 44th , leaves of a particular variety of asvattha; 

 45th, flowers of the Champaka; 46fh, blossoms of the mango; 47th, flowers 

 of theSami; 48, Kunda flowers; 49th, lotus flower; SOch, oleander flowers,; 

 51st, Nagakesara flowers; 52nd, Tulsi leaves powdered ; 53rd, Bel leaves 

 powdered ; 54th, leaves of the kunda; 55th, Barley meal ; 56th, meal of the 

 Nivâra grain (a wild paddy) ; 57th*, Powdered sesanum seed , 58lh, powder 

 of Sati leaves; 59th, turmeric powder ; COth, meal of the Syàmàka grain; 

 61st, powdered ginger ; 62nd , powder of Priyangu seeds; G3rd , rice meal ; 

 64th, powder of Bel leaves ; 65th, powder of the leaves of the Amblic my- 

 robalan ; G6th, meal of the kangni seed. The usual practice is to place a 

 mirror before the idol, then to fill a small pitcher with pure water, drop 

 in it a small quantity of one of the articles in the order above named , and 

 lastly to pour the mixture on the reflected image, through a rosehead called 

 satajhàrà, similar to the gold vessel Avith a hundred perforations described 

 above. This symbolical bathing is found expédient to prevent the paint, 

 and polish of the idols being soiled and tarnished. In the case of unbaked 

 idols the necessity for it is imperative, and the bathing is more simple, 

 summary and expéditions. 



