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were overcome by the j^erfuafions of the other priefls 

 prefent) a brafs inkftand, with fome images on it; and 

 a covered Carandu; (or miniature Baghope;) at lealt 

 faid to be luch; though from whifperings, and the ex- 

 planation given me that it was of brafs, and tlierefore 

 not proper to be expofed, left it fhould leften the ve- 

 neration of the votaries, I fufpedl: it was not exactly 

 what it was pretended to be. 



The abo^'e-defcribed coloftal image, lyitvg in a north 

 and fouth pofuion, occupies the whole of the weft fide 

 of the temple. At the north end is another image of 

 Buddha, in a fitting pofture, nearly the fame as at 

 Calanee, but furrounded with more ornaments; having 

 on each fide two tygersor leopards, with two alligators: 

 and, over the head, a fabulous animal called kimis, 

 with three large teeth in front and two on each fide of 

 the mouth. Thefe ornamental figures, 1 was inform- 

 ed, have no connexion with th^ character or biftory of 

 BuDDHA; and fhould have been placed on the outfide 

 of the temple, had there been room. Two figures on 

 each fide of this image, with chowries in their hands, 

 were ftated to be Vishnu, in attendarice upon Bud- 

 dha: but I have fome doubt of the accuracy of this 

 itiformation, as at- the fouth end of the temple, where 

 there is a third image of BuoDHAin a ftandingpofture, 

 there is likewife an image, evidently of Vishnu, of 

 black hue, and crowned with a high.//V?r<3:, which bears 

 no emblem of attendance or fervice; though the priefts, 

 whiift they acknowledged him to be a Devyo, decla- 

 red him to be inferior to Buddha, and placed in his 

 temple as one of his attendant worfliippers. There 

 are feveral other images of Buddha in this temple, 

 which, having no peculiar chara6teriftic, do not call 

 for diftin6l notice. It may be of ufe to obfervc, how- 

 ever, that on my pointing out the uniformity of the 

 head-drcfs, in refpeft to the crifped hair; and afking 

 whether it was meant to rcprefent the hair of an Abp- 

 fmnicm; the priefts, of whom four were prefent, an- 



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