﻿423 ON THE RELIGTON AND MANNIRS 



on subjects of religion. In cases of var or revenue, 

 it is strictly forbidden them to utrer a word A 

 Dutch manuscript, written about twenty or twenty- 

 five years a^'o, asserts that the king cannot punish 

 with death; but this is a mistake. He is absolute in 

 his kingdom; and, in fact, is the only person who 

 can condemn to death, which he can do without 

 even passing sentence, for he can inflict it with his 

 own hand. 



Rag I A Six HE, having been abandoned bv sixty 

 of his guards, at the moment he was e>i„,agetl with a 

 fierce wild boar, revenged himself of their cowardice 

 by running his lance through every one of tiieir 

 bodies. The Dessa ves are judges in their respeciive- 

 provinces, but they have not the power of inflicting 

 a punishment that may lead to the death of the de- 

 linq"ent. Where the offence is very weighty, the 

 criminal is stripped of his all, and the judge appro- 

 priates it to his own use. 



TEMPLES. 



The temples of Boudhou are called F/^«n, which 

 signifies a /iOMAC ; but its received meaning is, the 

 bouse of Boudhou, in the same manner as the term 

 Kumareia, which means son, is only applied to the 

 son of a king by a princess. These temples have no 

 certain form, being generally built in the caves of 

 rocks. And it depends upon the particular form of 

 the cave, whether the statue of Boudhou be stand- 

 ing*, or sitting with its legs across, or lying down 

 on its right side, This statue is invariably yellow, 

 from the head to the feet. A large yellow garment 

 covers the whole body, except his right breast. 

 This garment is lined with red ; the only part of the 

 lining to be seen is that which is folded and thrown 

 over the left shoulder. Boudhou has bracelets, like 

 all the Indian hgures ; his head is naked, his hair 



neatly 



