1835.] Biographical sketch of Col. Mackenzie. 287 



13. Stallainahdtmams, or Stallapurdnams. — Tliese 

 compreliend the legendfe, purdjiams, or traditions — ac- 

 counts of tlie several stallatus, or holy places of Hindu 

 worship ; as every temple has or ought to have its pic- 

 rd?i^f7i, those of the present establishments are evidently 

 founded on the legends of the follov^^ers of the V^das ; 

 the purdnams of the principal stallams are procured as 

 Kanchii, Trinamala, TripeUff, Srira7igam, Rdmiseram, 

 Sec. &c. ; a few are translated^ and more are proposed 

 to be so as specimens. Two vols, translated, bound ; 

 four ditto originals, bound, folio. 



14. Laics, Institutions, ^c. — These parts embrace the 

 several codes of laws received among the Hindus. 



15. Sects of Religion. — Account of the origin, his- 

 tory, and opinions, of the different sects of religion 

 among the Hindus : — the followers of the Vedas ; the 

 Jaina, Samanal or Sravaks ; the Buddhists ; the Saiva- 

 mattam, &c. &c. &c. 



16. miscellaneous. 



17. Extracts from Foreign European Authors. — Trans- 

 lated regarding Indian history, antiquities, literature, 

 and geography, ancient and modern. 



The collection already transmitted to Calcutta, and 

 bound in folio volumes, upwards of forty may be classed 

 under the following heads : 



1. History, Antiquities, and Institutions of the em- 

 pire of the Karnatic or Karnata (called Narsinga er- 

 roneously by early European writers), under its several 

 dynasties of Ballalls, fVodiars, Kuramhers, Tellangas, 

 &c. princes and extracted from authentic documents 

 from about 1600 up to about 500 a. d., and more ob- 

 scurely still further to near 80, a. d. when the eras or 

 mode of reckoning used in inscriptions in these countries 

 were changed and are lost sight of, corroborated also by 

 collation with European and Muhammedan authorities 



