356 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S , XVIII, 
monias quedan otra uez lim- 
pios, y aquel dia ponen al nifio 
en la cuna con ciertas cere- 
monias, y le ponen otro nom- 
bre, como quiere su padre. 
los gentiles desta- 
Com 
tierra tengan p* si q’ la alma 
del hombre despues q’ muere 
ellos uiuen en este error, dizen 
q quando vn nifio Bramen 
nasce, hasta q’ le echan la 
lifia, q’ son ciertos hilos, la- 
qual le ponen al .7. afiooa 
los onze afios, dizen q’ no es 
Branien, porq no saben cuya 
fue aquel alma qn® estuuo en 
nifio porg’, como es cosa de 
? 
religion, dizen q’ a menester 
vso de razon. 
E] modo q’ tienen de dar 
esta lifia es este. Primero, 
preguntan al Boto del dia 
bueno o malo p* darsela (porq’ 
en todas sus cosas no hazen 
nada sin preguntar esto a sus 
Botos, pagodes, o hechizeros) ; 
y sabido del dia, mandan Ila- 
monias, haziendo muchas 
hogueras, al rededor de las 
y los mandam* q’ ha de guar- 
these ceremonies they are 
they give it another name at 
its father’s choice. 
The gentiles of this country 
hold that the soul of man 
passes after death into the 
bodies of all the animals, and 
lastly into that of the cow, 
not a Bramen until they give 
it the line (which are certain 
whose was the soul when it was 
in this world. And with this 
line, which they put round its 
neck and under its arm. it be- 
comes a Bramen. They do 
not give it him, when a child, 
because, as it is a matter of 
religion, they say that the use 
of reason is required. 
The manner observed in 
giving this line is as follows. 
First, they inquire from the 
Boto about the lucky or un- 
they do nothing without con- 
sulting about this their Botos, 
pagodes, or sorcerers. e 
they know the day, they call 
for many Bctos, who together 
make certain ceremonies ; 
they kindle many fires, around 
which they keep with the 
child, which is naked and 
recite on it 
tos teach, and _ the} 
give it the law in which it has 



