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selects one whom fancy makes him think will be propitious, and who bears 

 the brunt of his intercessions. He does not however when unsuccessful 

 treat the god with such abuse as an ignorant catholic vents towards his 

 unkind saint. 



Intercessions for benefits to be derived in a future state of existence 

 are supposed to be most successful, especially if charity be superadded to 

 them. The forms most in use belong to the Hindoo ritual of ancient times ; 

 and in the Bali, range under the following heads. (') PJira PJioottJia hoocha 

 (priya) maha decliaivunto^P Jira djiamma hoocha pranyo — and PJira sang- 

 lijia hoocha maha P Jiakkjiawaho — being respectively to Sooddjia for power, 

 riches, knowledge, and superhuman qualities, in subsequent states of the 

 metemsychosis. To Phra dhamtn(S [which is Dhurnia, and in the Bali of 

 Siam seems to comprehend the word or holy writ personified] for wisdom, 

 knowledge and scientific acquirements, and expertness in the arts condu- 

 cive to comfort ; and lastly to the priesthood [whether any member of it 

 be present or not] for a superfluity, in the next state of migration, of all 

 that mortal can desire. 



To return to the subject — when the king has concluded his obeis- 

 ances and devotions as described, the superior priest blesses him ; and 

 we may give him credit for pronouncing it heartily, since it becomes mani- 

 festly his interest to encourage the return of so substantial a votary. The 

 terms in which the priest repays the king for his pious visit are these — as 

 taken from the Sali. 



(") " Yatjiawareewahapoora paree pooreento teesa kjiarang ewame waeeto, 

 " Iheenang petanang ooppa kappatee eecheetang patjieetang tooweehang- 



(') P. Pra Buddha, pujd mahatejavanto — Pra, dhamma piljd pangyo .... Pra sangha 

 pujd maha Bhogavanto. 



(-) P. Yathuwariwahdpurd, paripiirentusdgaran ewameivaitodinnan, petd nanvpakappatl, 

 Ichchhitan pachchhitan tuyihan, khippa mewasamijjhatu, sahbepurentuchittasankappd, chando- 

 pannarasi yathd, Sahbhi tiyowiwajjhantu, sabbarogowinassatu, mdtebhawat tvantardyo, sukhi- 

 dlghdyuhobhawa, AbhiioddanasiUssa, nicchan waddhdpachdyino ckattdro dhammdwaddhanti, 

 dyuwannosukhanhalan, Bhawatiisabbamangalan, rakkhantusabbadewatd, sabbabuddhdnu bhdwena, 



S)-c. Sabbadhammdnubhdwena, Sfc. Sabbasanghdmtbhdwena, Sfc. Saddsotthibhawantute, * 



