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[N.S.] 
The list of his literary works will show that he was no 
mean Oriental scholar for his time. 
. Unable to get at the Vedas, which were jealously kept 
secret by the Brahmans, Father Giuseppe Maria, to fight the 
Brahmans with their own weapons, thoroughly studied their 
language and transiated into Italian their sacred codex: 
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seven books, which are again subdivided into chapters, and 
bound into three volumes, corresponding to the three principal 
parts or periods in the life of Rama. 
II. He rendered into Italian another voluminous codex, 
named Lhalece (?), in which are described Vishnu’s eight ava- 
taras or incarnations, the fourth in human form being that of 
Krishna, to deliver mankind from the tyranny of the giant 
III. He made also an Italian version of the Vishnu 
sagara] or ‘‘ Sea of wisdom,’’ which treats of the creation of 
the world, and the precepts of the 
V. He translated several other Indian books of minor size, 
which refer to the geography of the country, the religion, 
fasts, feasts, and ceremonies of the Hindus. 
VI. He composed a dialogue between a Christian and a 
Brahman, to prove the truth of the Catholic religion. 
VII. Another dialogue, in which he introduces a Chris- 
tian instructing a Brahman in the Catholic belief, was written 
to confound the Brahmans who had excused themselves to the 
king of Bettiah for not replying to the first dialogue, by saying 
that they did not know the Christian religion. 
VIII. He composed also a Catechism of the Christian 
Doctrine for the use of the people, with prayers and spiritual 
exercises. 
IX. A book of devout exercises, to increase the piety of 
his new converts. This book contains, besides the morning 
and evening prayers, a preparation for Confession, and pious 
considerations before and after H. union. 
X. Several other minor works for the use of the catechu- 
mens and the new converts. 
XI. He translated into the native tongue the ‘ Exposition 
of the Faith’? by Bishop Bossuet, and also his ‘ Life of Our 
Lord Jesus Christ,’ which he made more diffuse than the 
original. 
XII. He compiled a voluminous vocabulary in three 
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-languages—Indostano-Latino-Italiano, and another Indostano- 
REFERENCES.—FATHER Casstano’s Memorie istoriche, Op. 
cit.—Relazioni MSS. de P. Casstano DA MACERATA, e del P. 
