SACRED ISLES IN THE WEST, &C. 333 



The Lidits was supposed formerly to have its 

 source not far from Alan-sarovara, which P. Mox- 

 SERRAT places in thirty-two degrees of latitude 

 North; and the source of the Indus in latitude 

 32" 15', the difference of longitude between the 

 source and the lake 1° 45'. 



The difference of longitude between Delhi, and 

 Mansarovara is according to Monserrat 5° 2'. 

 This places Mansarovara i'n 82° 2' of longitude, 

 and both its longitude and latitude are remarkably 

 correct: but what is more surprising, the good 

 father was i ignorant that \}c\tGan2:e.s issued from it. 

 Abul Fazil places the source of the Indus nearly 

 in the same latitude with Cashnur, but eighteen 

 degrees to the Eastward. The Indus has its source 

 four or hve days journey to the North- West of 

 Yarchand, according to Czernichef: it runs 

 thence in a direction South South-East toward 

 Lddac, and within two days journey of it: nay, 

 merchants, who trade from India to Cashghar, say 

 it can be done in one da.y. The Indus then turns 

 immediately toward the West, taking an immense 

 sweep round Cash }7iir ; and the place nen.i' Ladac, 

 where it turns suddenly to the ¥/estward, has been 

 mistaken for its source. 



X. The followers of Jixa in the Trai-locya-dcr- 

 pana represent the old continent, as consisting of 

 two concentric dzvipaSj of the same superficial ex- 

 tent. They call the whole world Arai^ or A'dai- 

 dwipas, literally the two and half Islands. The 

 two first divipas are Zanibu in the centre^ and 

 Dhatuci: and they are divided by an intermediate 

 sea.. The whole is surrounded by the ocean, in 

 which are many islands, called, in general, Anlaca 

 or Anta-7nai-du)ipas, or the islands at the aitta (aid, 



