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when 600 years were past of the Cali-Yuga *. After 

 he had placed the image, Ciiamundaray granted in 

 gift, to the God, the lands situated on all sides of the 

 place; to the value of 19,000 pagodas, for the per- 

 formance of the daily sacred ceremonies, as well as 

 those which return periodically. 



Afterwards this kingdom was ruled by several 

 Jldjas, from the time of Bala'lray down to Vishnu- 

 Vardd'hax. In their reigns, the J(f/i;w added several 

 buildings to the former work, and were allowed the 

 ^pjoyment of the lands assigned to the God. 



The successors of Sinva'nanda A'charya, who 

 was Gw/7^ to Cham.undaray, resided here, to manage 

 the religious affairs of this place, and of other places 

 of the Jain tribes. The present Guru at BHligola is 

 the regular successor, according to the following list 

 of Gurus, froni the last of the ancient twenty-four 

 Tlrfhacaras in the fourth age, who was named 

 Vardhama'naswa'mi, and who attained beatitude 

 (Mocsha) 2464 years before the year of the cycle 

 J^urmati (or A. D. 1801)t ; at the time when Sre'- 

 n'ica-Maha'ra'j, having ruled for the space of a 

 hundred years, departed to heaven. 



* Major Mackenzie remarks the inconsistency of this with the 

 subsequent computation of 'J-lb-i years. Tiie Cali-yiiga is not a mode 

 of reckoning in use among ihQ Jainas, tliough repeatedly mentioned 

 in these papers. Perhaps the present or flltlt age, according to their 

 computation, may be here meant: it begins the fourth year alter 

 Vard'hama'na's demise. H. T. C. 



t I have been informed by Jainas in Bengal that tjjey reckon 

 Vard'hama'na to have lived 580 years before the Era of ViCRAr 

 MA'DITYA. H. T. C. 



