liable to poverty, or other mistortunes and calamities. 

 The ten sins consist in tlie slaying- of animals, in theft, 

 falsehood, adultery and discord, harsh and indignant 

 language, idle and superfluous talk, the coveting of your 

 neighbour'sgoods, envy,and the desire of your neighbour's 

 death or misfortune, and the following the doctrine of 

 false gods. Every one who abstains from these sins 

 sliall successively increase in virtue through all his suc- 

 cessive transmigrations through different worlds, and at 

 length he will become worthy of beholding his Creator, 

 and hearing his great voice. He will also be exempted 

 from the four human miseries — poverty, old age, disease, 

 and death. The good works required are the giving 

 alms, and thoughtfully pronouncing three words. Who- 

 ever dies without abstinence and good works here pre- 

 scribed, will certainly pass into one of tlie infernal states, 

 and be doomed to certain transmigrations of evil. The 

 priests of Gaudma are called, in the Burmese langTiage, 

 Rahans, and they have likewise bestowed on them the 

 title of Tomora or Pamora, whicli is likewise applied to 

 the images of the divinity, when he is represented — as 

 he generally is — in a priestly habit. Gaudma com- 

 manded his images and relics to be constantly Avashed ; 

 the most celebrated of his temples have what is singular 

 as resembling the Egyptian, a pyramidal form. His 

 i images are of all materials — of copper, gold, clay, silver, 

 or alabaster. Many, like this in the INIuseum, are richlj^ 

 gilt, and adorned with paintings of flowers ; they are oj 

 diff"erent sizes, but all in the same position, and bear re- 

 semblance to each other ; and there is placidity and peace 

 to be observed in the countenance of all. Among other 

 objects of great veneration of the followers of Gaudma, 

 are stones of large dimensions, one of which is seen 

 with the fig ure in the Museum, on which the impression 



