l83S.] Meport on the MacJuenzie Manuscripts. 261 



which decreed his expulsion. He raised followers, and introduced the 

 Bauddha system (the document says he originated it, which of course, 

 is an error). Some of the Baud dhisi books are known, others are lost. 

 The end of the Cali-yuga, of the Jainas, is said to have given place to 

 the era of Salivaliana. There is then a reference to kings at Ca-si, who 

 bore the common cognomen of Sitala, and from them the Jaina king 

 named Hemasitala is deduced. He ruled in Arzipadi tingi, a fort of 

 seven inclosures. The disputes between the Jamas and Bauddlias being 

 reported to him, he caused a public disputation to take place, which 

 lasted during eight days ; the conquered sect he bruised to death in oil- 

 mills of stone. Acal'mgan^ by homage paid to DJierma devati, succeeded 

 on the eighth day, in overthrowing the Bauddhas, and the king made 

 several of them adopt the Jaina sj^stem. Some of the Bauddhas went 

 to Ceylon by sea ; where their power continues. The emigration occur- 

 red a thousand years since. 



Remark. — This section may be compared with 'section 3, MS. book* 

 No. 15, v/ith which it harmonizes ; but it is more full concerning the 

 kings' names. The ink having become very pale, the document was 

 restored. 



Section 12. Account of the customs and manners of the Curumhars, 



They are said to be of the Yadava race (that is herdsmen) ; but are 

 not assimilated, in mode of religious credence, with any of the classes of 

 Hindus. They w^orship one deity termed, Vira or Virdlu or Vird Bhadra. 

 They have- a special religious ceremony at the new moon of the month. 

 J'tti (corresponding v. ith part of January). At other times the image is 

 locked up in a box, and deposited in a house, set apart for that sole 

 purpose. On the return of the festival they open the house, and the 

 box ; take out the image, which is of fine copper, or brass ; and, making 

 use of acid tamarind juice, clean it of oxide, and brighten it. They 

 spread out a cloth ; place the image upright upon it ; crown it with 

 fiowers ; offer to it the smoke of incense ; put rice and other matters in a 

 lean pot, and cook the same, which is offered to the idol. This cere- 

 mony being over the image is again deposited in the box ; and then, but 

 not before, they pi^oceed to eat of the offering. Their mode of selecting 

 an officiating hierophant, is the following one. A person supposed to be 

 suitable is fixed on, \^ho is carefully bathed and clothed in clean gar- 



* First Report, 



