338 Lieut.-Colonel Mizzs on the Jainas of Gujerat and Madrwér. 
him. The Séwrd, having ascertained the cause of the mourning, considered 
that if any of his religion came to the town hereafter, they would be obliged 
to fast as he had done, and it was therefore desirable that the inhabitants 
should become S'‘rdvacas ; to accomplish which, being well versed in the 
magic art, he informed the chief that if he would be converted to his faith, 
he would restore his son to life. After some hesitation this condition was 
agreed to, and the Séwréi having performed his part of the contract, the 
chief became a S’rdvaca, together with the whole of the inhabitants of his 
village. 
It is well known that any person of the Vanya caste may be admitted a 
proselyte to the Jaina faith. 
The above account is followed by a description of the Jaina temples and 
tir’hs in Gujerat, which, as they are tolerably well known, I have omitted. 
In addition to this account of the Jainas, by the author of the Mirdt i 
Ahmadi, it may be useful to state, as a summary of their principal religious 
tenets : 
1st. That they believe in the metempsychosis, and are taught to consider 
the preservation of the six Cai, or Caya, (i. e. classes or orders of beings,) 
as the first principle of religion. According to them, these (namely, the 
four elements, vegetable and animal nature,) are all endowed with life. 
2d. They believe in the eternity of the world, and that the only changes 
to which it is subject are those consequent on the revolution of the cycle, 
called the Sarpini and Utsarpint Céla. 
3d. That life revolves through the five Gaéi or mutations of existence 
to eternity.*—These changes are, 
Ist. Tiryanch, the elements, vegetation, and animals, 
2d. Naraci, or the inhabitants of the infernal regions. 
3d. Manushya, or mankind. 
4th. The Dévatds, angels or inferior deities, all of whom possess from one 
to five senses.t 
5th The Sidd’ha, or Supreme God ; beyond this there is no change. 
It may be proper to remark here, that the two first are considered as 
states of punishment awarded in retribution for evil deeds. 
* Omnia mutantur nihil interit, errat et illinc huc venit hinc illuc, &c. 
+ These will be more fully explained hereafter by an extract from a Jaina work treating of the 
S’artras, senses and properties of the different orders of beings, and their transmigrations. 
