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rope, Afia, Africa, and America, and is termed hy 

 them, Jamboodwcepeh. Each is fuppofed to be re- 

 flected upon by a precious ftone in the heavens, 

 through the medium of which, the fun and moon emit 

 their luftre: the blue fapphire is afcribed to ours; the 

 white fapphire, ruby, and topaz, to the other three. 

 A principal duty of thefe Gods, is, to guard their fu- 

 perior God, vSakkereh, againft the machinations of 

 his chief and raofl: powerful enemy, the God We'pe'- 

 CHiTTEE AssooREENDREHYA, who rcfidcs bcncath the 

 Sea, in a lower world, termed AJfoorchloke. Then ~ 

 follows their care to the parts of the world confided to 

 them. On the day of the new moon, that of the firft 

 quarter, and on the full, they inquire by their fei'- 

 vants, their male children, and latterly by themfelves, 

 into the condufcl of mankind; the refult of which in- 

 quiries they report to the great council of Sakkereh, 

 confilting of himfelf and 32 members, (inferior Gods;) 

 the extremes of good and bad report of the condu6^ of 

 mortals, are caufes of the utmoft concern, or molt 

 unbounded joy, to this alTembly, 



The Singhalais affert, as manifefted by Bhooddha., 

 ■that there are 120,635 inferior Gods belonging to the 

 lower heavens and the earth; befides innumerable 

 Koinbaendeyos^ or angels; but the form.er, as well as 

 the latter, are fubjecl to the controul of fuperior Gods. 

 They arrange the charafters in their mythology ^s 

 follows : 



ill, Bhooddha, 



2d, Maha Brachma, 



3d, Sakkereh, 



4th, Sakkereh's 32 Counfellors, 



5th, The 4 Gods, guardians of the 4 quarters 

 of the world, 



6th, The other inferior Gods of the heavens, 



7th, Kombaendeyos, or angels, 



[^th. The Gods who refide on earth, and their 

 fervants. 



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