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is called St. Jago Mata Moros. Diodorus, the 

 Sicilian, says the same of Alexander the son of 

 Jupiter ;* and, though dead, he was supposed to 

 be at the. head of the armies, and to regulate the 

 conduct of their chiefs, and thus every victory was 

 ascribed to him. 



In many parts of the Petiinsula, Christians arc 

 called, and considered, as followers of Budd'ha ; and 

 their divine legislator, whom they confound with the 

 apostle of India, is declared to be a form of Budd'ha, 

 both by the followers of Brahma', and those of 

 JiNA : and the information I had received on that 

 'Subject, is confirmed by F. Paulino.^ 



Some legendary tales, obviously relating to the 

 death of our Saviour, have found also their way into 

 the Peninsula. There was a certain Peishk-cdra 

 brahmen (for thus the Christians were called, and 

 Christ in the Apocryphal Gospels, and by the Ma- 

 nicheans was considered as a Peishe-cdr Brahmen, an 

 artist, manufacturer, or carpenter,) who came to a 

 certain place, and there loudly proclaimed, that all 

 persons in distress should come to him ; and that he 

 would take them under his protection, and even lay 

 down his life for them. He was then sitting like a 

 Muni, or contemplator ; and many came to him : 

 among them was a thief, M'ho had robbed the King's 

 palace to a considerable amount. The officers of 

 justice soon arrived in pursuit or him , but the holy 

 man would not deliver him up, saying, that he was 



♦ Diod. Sic. p. 65() and 678. 

 •^ Systema Brahuianicum, p. 161. 



