214 -ON THE RELIGION AND 



" jiizana*: he himfelf being in the center, is {^ated on 

 " an elephant 250 juzana high." 



'' XXI. The j5z/;rrafl writings, as has been faid, make 

 " no mention of the kind of happinefs enjoyed by the 

 " Rupa and A7'upa: but if we may judge from the' 

 ^' length of their lives, they mufl be infinitely more 

 " happy than the Nai. Of the three habitations, which 

 *' form the firft Zian, the firft Ricpa live twenty-one 

 *' Andrakat ; the fecond live thirty-one Andrakat ; and 

 " the third live one AJfemchiekat. Of the three abodes 

 *' in the fecond Zian, the Rupa of the firll live two 

 '' Makakat ; of the fecond, ^o\ix Makakat ; and of the 

 *' third, eight. Again, of the abodes which are called 

 '' the third Zian^ the Rupa of the firft live fixteen 

 " Makakat; of the fecond, thirty-two; and of the third, 

 " fixty-four Makakat. Of the two abodes forming the 

 " fourth Zian^ the Rupa live 500 Makakat. Of thefe 

 " five remaining abodes of Rupa^ which are placed 

 " perpendicularly above one another, the inhabitants 

 " of the firft live one thoufand, of the fecond two thou- 

 " fand, of the third four thoufand, of the fourth eight 

 " thoufand, and of the fifth fixteen thoufand Makakat^ 

 *' Again, the life of the inhabitants bf theloweft order 

 " o^ A rupa lafts for 20,000 Makakat^ of the fecond for 

 " 40,000, of the third for 60,000, and of the higheft fox 

 *' 84,000 Makakat, 



" The happinefs and length of the lives of beings 

 '' increafing in proportion as their habitations are 

 *•' higher, a greater and greater elevation will be pro-, 

 cured by perfons after death, in proportion as during 

 life they have performed more good actions, and as 

 they have poffelfed more liberality »in beftowing 

 charity." 



" XXII. I AM now to give an account of the abodes 

 <?' of wretchednefs, of the punifhments inflicted on their 



" inhabitants, 



* I fufpcQ that there is an error in the number here Hated, 



