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offered some prayers, according- to his Jaina knowledge, and had one 

 restored ; he then resumed the Jaina way and had both eyes restor- 

 ed. The Saivas, seeing what had occurred, carried him off ; and in 

 a brick and chunam water-course near to Chittambram killed him. 

 The account closes, as being given by persons who had received it 

 downwards by tradition. 



Remark. The leading fact is historical, and every version of it, 

 especially from opposite religious parties, may render it better defined. 



Section 8 — Chronological tables of the Hindu rajas (termed Juina 

 kings of the Dravida country in the table of contents of Book, No. 20.) 



A few names of kings in the first age ; a few names of the solar line 

 in the second ; a few of the lunar line in the third age ; in the fourth, 

 a mixture of names, one or two of them being Jaina : Chandragupta 

 is termed a Jaina. The Chola rajas. Himasila a Jaina king. In the 

 list of rayers, there are some names not usually met with in those lists ; 

 some dates of these, and Chola kings are given : the list comes down to 

 a modern date. 



A list of kings, in Grant'ha characters, is given ; termed Jaina 

 kings. 



Remark. These lists, though imperfect may have some use for oc- 

 casional reference. 



Section 9. — Legendary Account of Cdnda Cottai (and statement of 

 an emigration of artificers from India by sea eastward.) 

 In the town of Mdnda anciently the Camdlar (artificers of 5 sorts) 

 lived closely united together ; and were employed by all ranks of men, 

 as there were no artificers besides them. They feared and respected 

 no king, which offended certain kings ; who combined against 

 them, taking with them all kind of arms. But as the fort in 

 which the Camdlar lived was entirely constructed of loadstone, this 

 attracted and drew the weapons away from the hands of the assailants. 

 The kings then promised a great reward to any who should burn down 

 their fort. No one dared to do this. At length the courtezans of a 

 temple engaged to effect it, and took the pledge of betal and areca en- 

 gaging thereby to do so. The kings greatly rejoicing, built a fort op- 

 posite, filled with such kind of courtezans, who by their singing attract- 

 ed the people from the fort, and led to intercourse. One of these at 

 length succeeded in extracting from a young man, the secret that if the 

 fort were surrounded with varacu* straw set on fire, it might be destroy- 

 ed. The king accordingly had this done, and in the burning down of 



* Paspalura fiumentaceum— Linn. Kadra vahd — Sans. 



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