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it as the chief place; but with the permission of the 

 head pontiff, asit is too distant from them, his dis- 

 ciples established three subordinate Gurus, in three 

 different places, below the western Gliat.s, at Mooda, 

 Beedcerij, Caroocollom, and Soda. Jain Sanuyasis now 

 reside in these places, to attend to the laws and ce- 

 remonies of their relio-ion. 



'O' 



TbiCre is a famous imao^e, of eiii'htecn times the 

 height of man, upon a rock near BeUigolay named 

 Gomate'sVar Swa'mi *. 



In the books of the Jabis, it is mentioned that 

 tlicre was formerly a golden image, of 500 times 

 man's height, at Fadmanabh-pur, which was inun- 

 dated by the sea; and they believe that it can still 

 be sometimes seen in the water. 



They generally account modestly for all their 

 tenets, and conduct themselves with propriety ; and 

 never assert that their bodies are etenial, and that 

 there is no God ; nor do they, like the Baudhists, 

 say, " After death there is no pain in the flesh, or 

 feeling: since it feels not pain, nor death, what harm 

 is there in feeding upon it, when it is necessary to 

 procure health and strength." 



NOTICES OF THE JAINS, 



RECEIVED FROM 



cha'rucirti a'cha'rya, 



Their Chief Pontiff, at Belligola, in Mysore. 



t OR the information of mankind, be it known, 

 that the foundation of ages or times is countless ; ^hat 

 the origin o^ Carina, or passion, is inconceivable ; for 



the origin of the soul, or spirit, is too ancient to be 



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* Tliis image is represented in tlie annexed drawing. At Kurcul, 



near Mangahr, there is also a giganlic image of Gomfitcswar, C. M. 



