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Tambien qn* el Bramen 
muere se hazen muchas ce- 
remonias. Primeram® estando 
tencia q’ de algunas vacas de 
limosna : * y a de morir con 
tener la mano en vn rabo de 
vaca, p" entrar luego su alma 
en la vaca y en ella ir p* su 
paraiso ! ; y si tiene algun hijo 
0 hijos con lia, se rapan to- 
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Siel q’ muere tiene muger, 
vnas vezes se determina la 
muger de quemarse con el ; 

! Later addition. 
Also, when a Bramen dies 
many ceremonies are observed, 
First, when he is about to die, 
he calls for some Botos, and 
makes before them.a general 
confession of the sins which he 
wishes to confess, and the 
Boto tells him as a penance to 
give some cows in alms; and 
he must die while holding in 
his hand a cow’s tail, in order 
that his soul may enter the 
shave themselves, standing at 
the feet of their father or 
mother; and, when he is 
in a new sheet; and so they 
carry it to the pyre; and, 
fire, and, before setting fire to 
it, he calls three times on the 
dead person to see whether he 
is dead or alive. When the 
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his father died, and he covers 
himself with a wet sheet ; and 
12th day, he feeds many 
Bramenes and [ performs] 
> eremonies, all of 
sons an Beg 
demon should bring any ev! 
upon them. 
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