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the present Maliant is the eighth in descent from him : the series is thus enu- 

 merated. 



1 Maluk Das. 2 Ramsanahi. 3 KrishnasnAhi. 4 Thakur Das. 

 5 GoPAL Das. 6 Kunj Behari. 7 Ramsahu. 8 SeopresXd Das. 9 Ganga 

 Presad Das, the present Mahmit. 



The Mat'h at Kara, is situated near the river, and comprises the dwell- 

 ings of the Mahmit, and at the time it was visited, of fifteen resident Chelas, 

 or disciples, accommodations for numerous religious mendicants who come 

 hither in pilgrimage, and a temple dedicated to Rdmachandra : the Gaddi, or 

 pillow of the sect," is here, and the actual pillow originally used by Mali5k Das, 

 is said to be still preserved. Besides this establishment, there are six other 

 Mat'hs belonging to this sect, at Allahabad, Benares, Bindraban, Ayudltya^ 

 Luclcnow, which is modern, having been founded by Gomati Das, under the 

 patronage of Asefal Daula, and Jaganndfh, which last is of great repute as 

 rendered sacred by the death of Maluk Das. 



DADU PANT'HIS. 



This class is one of the indirect ramifications of the Rdmdnandt stock, 

 and is always included, amongst the _ Vishnava schisms: its founder is said 

 to have been a pupil of one of the Kabir Pa^ii'hi teachers, and to be 

 the fifth in descent from Ramanand, according to the following genea» 



logy '— 



1 Kabir. 



2 KamdL 



3 Jamdl. 



4 Bimal. 



5 Buddhan. 



6 Dddu. 



The worship is addressed to Rama, but it is restricted to the Japa^ or repetition 

 of his name, and the Rama intended is the deity, as negatively described in 

 the Veddnta theology : temples and images are prohibited. 



