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The Jaranefe of ihe prefent time, call their ancient religion, Agama. 

 Buddha, which I underftami may be rendered from iht Sanjcrit^ " the 

 religion of the philofaphers." It is reiiiarkahle, 'that-atnong the Javanefe, 

 rtib bame of Buddha, is whoTly' unknowrt to perfonsof education, 

 who are at the fame time-well acquainted with. al4 t^e other Hindu, 

 gods, nor is it to the bcR of my knowledge, lo be difcovered in th^ 

 relics of their anient w ri tings j_ which -are trdwded with the natnes 

 ©f the indian divinities. (*0'^ i ^.^ 



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Thb moil flrikibg, fad however in' corroboration, of the opinion, 

 I'^have advanced, is that the ftatues of Buddha, 'are neVer found in the 

 great central temples, whete we- expe6V the principal objeSs of wor- 

 Ihip. On the contrary, thfey feeni rath&r'^'io be% 'the lituation of 

 votaries themfelves° at Chandi Shoa for example they appear oc- 

 cupying the fmall temples only, and looking^ towards the great cen- 

 tjal building would feem as if adoring, the obje<il placed' there* The 

 fame thing is the cafe at P/ary^jw^- (f.y-'-"" '^ ''' ''" '^'' 



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Conformably to this opinion^ of the founders, of Pram^^w^w, prac° 

 lifing a reformed worfhip of Siva I think we may obferve that the 

 reprefentations of this divinity, and his Sact'i, are iri their milded 

 forms. The mod wrathful form, of Durga on Java, the horrid d{' 

 vinity to whom human facrificcs were offered i« India, is her punifho 

 Jijcnt of the demon of wickednefs, an a<^ rather of beneficence thaa 

 cruelty : except on thisoccalion, fhe is pourtrayed as a rather handfome 

 and un-offcnding female* 



(*) I he moJfrii Javauese use ilie word Bwdiha, «' as i\ify wiite it BwOA or Buuo tie ocaiest 

 •(•pioiiaiatioB to (he t<ue otthogrmil.y wliicli <lieir al; hibet wi I affoid, to eiprtss what belorgi ta 

 atK.'eiit times, thai is l» tl:« (imei whea (be/ were Uuddhists. 



(t) I htvc seea a atatut of Bodoha more than once with a i^jB^a growing fj»« the crews 

 •f the b«i<I. 



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