Lieut.-Colonel Mixes on the Jainas of Gujerat and Mirwdr’. 345 
every city, town, and village. They are, however, said to be most nume- 
rous in the two former provinces, and particularly Mar war’. 
I am unable at present to give any precise information as to the propor- 
tion the Jainas bear to the other classes of the population in these countries. 
The following estimate, however, will perhaps furnish some approximation 
to the comparative amount : 
Pahlanpir contains about four thousand inhabited houses; of these about 
one thousand are inhabited by Jainas. 
Radhanpir is said to contain about four thousand houses; and of these 
fourteen hundred are inhabited by Jainas. 
Pattan is said to contain about fourteen thousand houses; but of these 
about eleven hundred only are said to be occupied by Jainas. 
In Jidhpir there are said to be fifty thousand houses, of which about 
two thousand are those of Jainas. It is, however, surprising that in a state 
where the highest civil offices are held by Jainas, the proportion should be 
so small at the capital. 
The town of Mirtha, in Mar’war’, is said to contain about ten thousand 
houses, of which fifteen hundred are Jainas. 
Nagore ............ 14,000 houses ..... . 1,300 Jainas. 
Bikaénfr......... see OOOO) Gdoipa cess 22700), ado; 
Pali, in Mar‘war’. 1,500 do. ...... 2,000 do. 
Sajiet, dittonses sa0y!7, 000. down. ssa 2,000 do. 
JAldnsiniditto) <4 ALO0O) doen watts: 1,100 do. 
Jessalmir, in ditto 6,000 do. ...... 1,300 do. 
Kishengarh ...... 10,000 do.  ...... 2,200 do. 
It is to be remarked here, that, with the exception of Pahlanpur, the 
above are merely the estimates of Jaina priests. 
The Jainas, I am told, receive all Hindts within the pale of their faith. 
The principal classes of their converts are mentioned in my paper; but those 
I have questioned on the subject say they have succeeded best with the 
Mahéswara, or Hindi Vanyas. 
In addition to this it is to be remarked, that nearly the whole of their 
priesthood may be considered converts, that class being composed of indi- 
viduals of almost all the pure classes of Hindiis, purchased in their infancy, 
and consecrated to the duties of’ religion when ten or eleven years of age. 
Some assert that they only receive the offspring of Vanyas and Brahmans 
into their priesthood, 
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