﻿^^ ON SIN Gil ALA, OR CEYLON^, 



vith its fore part, previous to giving up his hold 

 with the hinder part. Therefore they fay, " the 

 body does not die before this breath of life has 

 fixed itfelf ii:i another, ^^•hether from a fore-know- 

 ledge of its being about to afcend the heavens, or 

 to undergo the pains of everlafting or temporary 

 damnation in hell." That which is termed the breath 

 of life, is deemed " immortal." 



The Singhalctis fpeak not further of what is un- 

 derftood bf us under the term of Paradife, than 

 that there is a place referved for the blefifed, free 

 from all fin, fall of all joy, glory and contentment. 

 But Nirgowane^ odierwife called Mooktze, fignifying 

 a Hall of Glory, where the deceafed Bhooddhas are 

 fuppofed to be, is, according to the teftimony of 

 Gautemeh Bhooddha, fituated, as already noticed^ 

 above the higheft or 26th heaven, Neweh Sanja Jat- 

 tine^ the feat of the moft perfeft and fupreme blifs. 

 Hell, on the contrary, is fuppofed to be beneath the 

 lowed extremity of the earth, with waters again be- 

 neath it, where the moft dreadful tempefts rage with- 

 out intermiffion. 



The earth, or this world, called Manoofpeh Loke^ 

 and the Inferior Heaven, Katoormaha Rajec Keyeh, 

 are under the fub-direclion of the God Sakkereh :* 

 he a^ain delegates his authority to four other Gods 

 immediately fubjeded to him, v/ho refpettively guard 

 the four quarters, or four parts, into which the Sing- 

 halais, in their fyftem, divide the earth. Dirtheh 

 Rashterlh prefides over the Eaft, called Poorzveh 

 V/eedefeyeh : Weeroodhe', the South, Jamhoodxvce- 

 pceh: Weeroopaak Serreh, the Weft, Appereh- 

 godaneh: and Wayserreh Wen n eh, the North, Oo- 

 toorookoorco DexAichinneh. None but Gods can pafs 

 from anv of thefc worlds, or divifions of the world, 

 to the other. One comprifes our known earth of Eu- 

 rope, 



* He is \>tM&i ccoimonly called &/Werr^j Stkkereha^ Sckker:kDev(e Ry'^ 



