88 CEYLON BRANTrt — ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY. 



ance, flowers, perfumes, and ointments, a couch, a chamber, 

 and a lamp. 



In this world a woman or a man is proud and haughty, 

 not worshipping those who ought to be worshipped ; not 

 arising from their seat in the presence of those who should 

 be thus reverenced ; not requesting those to be seated who 

 are worthy of that honor, nor removing out of the path 

 when eminent persons approach ; not treating with hospi- 

 tality, respect and reverence those who should be thus res- 

 pected. This person, in consequence of the conduct to 

 which he has been so fully accustomed, upon the disso- 

 lution of his body by death will be born in hell, wretched 

 miserable and tormented, or if he be not born in hell, but if 

 he again become a human being, wherever he may be born 

 he will be of ignoble birth. The path which leads to an 

 ignoble birth is this : The being proud and haughty, not 

 worshipping those who ought to be worshipped, not rising 

 up in the presence of those who should be thus reveren- 

 ced, not offering a seat to those worthy of that honor, not 

 giving the path to eminent persons, not treating with hospi- 

 tality, respect and reverence those who should be thus res- 

 pected. 



In this world a woman or a man is not proud nor haughty, 

 but worships those who ought to be worshipped ; rises up 

 in the presence of those who should be thus reverenced ; 

 requests them to be seated who are worthy of that honor ; 

 gives the path to eminent persons, and treats with hospi- 

 tality, respect, and reverence, those who should be thus 

 respected. This person, in consequence of the conduct to 

 which he has been so fully accustomed, upon the disso- 

 lution of his frame by death will be born in heaven, in the 

 enjoyment of happiness. Or if he be not born in heaven, 

 but if he again become a human being, wherever he may 

 be born he will be of honorable parentage. The path for 

 obtaining honorable parentage is this : Not to be proud 

 nor haughty, to worship those who ought to be worshipped, 

 to rise up in the presence of those who should be thus re- 

 verenced ; to request them to be seated who are worthy of 

 that honor, to give the path to eminent persons, and to treat 

 with hospitality, respect and reverence those who should 

 be thus respected. 



In this world a woman or a man does not wait upon a 

 Samana or a Bramin to enquire of him saying, Sir what 

 constitutes merit and what demerit? What actions are cri- 



