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" The pure man lives amidst all, but away from all : his affections are 

 engaged by nothing : what he may know he knows, but he makes no en- 

 quiry : he neither goes nor comes, neither learns nor teaches, neither cries 

 nor sighs, but discusses himself with himself. There is neither pleasure 

 nor pain, neither clemency nor wrath, neither fool nor sage to him. Jag- 

 jivandas asks, does any one know a man so exempt from infirmity who 

 lives apart from mankind and indulges not in idle speech." 



SIVA NARAYANAIS. 



This is another sect professing the worship of one God, of whom no 

 attributes are predicated. Their unitarianism is more unqualified than 

 that of either of the preceding, as they offer no worship, pay no regard 

 whatever to any of the objects of Hindu or Mohammedan veneration. 

 They also differ from all in admitting proselytes alike from Hindus or 

 Mohammedans, and the sect comprises even professed Christians from 

 the lower classes of the mixed population. 



Admission into the sect is not a matter of much ceremony, and a 

 Guru, or spiritual guide, is not requisite ; a few Siva Ndrdyanis assemble 

 at the requisition of a novice, place one of their text books in the midst 

 of them, on which betel and sweetmeats have previously been arranged. 

 After awhile these are distributed amongst the party, a few passages 

 are read from the book, and the sect has acquired a new member. 



Truth, temperance, and mercy are the cardinal virtues of this sect, as 

 well as of the Sddhs ; polygamy is prohibited, and sectarial marks are not 

 used : conformity to the external observances of the Hindu or Mohamme- 

 dans, independantly of religious rites, is recommended, but latitude of 

 practice is not unfrequent ; and the Siva Ndrdyanis, of the lower orders, 

 are occasionally addicted to strong potations. 



