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The Idolatry of 
Part IL 
BaidcfM. 
The [ccond 
Fuji 
Crlgw, 
gions yet in conlideration of his falling 
on the 1 1 th day after the Full-Moon, 
having the favour granted him of abiding 
for fome days in the Paradife, he was 
ask'd, what Paradife he would choofe? 
He anfwer'd, The Woman's Paradife. 
Being convey'd thither accordingly, as 
he was in Bed the next night with one of 
the Ladies, he broke out into moft dread- 
ful Ejulations-, and being ask'd by his 
Bedfellow the reafon, he rc^ly'd, Becaufe 
I have fo /Jiort a time to ft ay in tlm Para- 
dife. The Woman who had taken a liking 
ro him, told him, that he fhould rife early 
in the Morning, wafn himfelf all over, 
and at the Gate watch the coming of the 
Servants of Ixora., who were then going 
into the Wood of Rofes, to gather Flowers 
for their Mafter ^ (he bad him to crowd 
in among them, and having gather'd the 
moft odoriferous Flowers he could find, 
offer them as a Prefent to Ixora. He fol- 
lovvM the Woman's Advice, and having 
gather'd the molt fweet-fcented Flowers 
he could, offer'd them to Ixora^ who ex- 
tremely pleas'd with this Prefent, ask'd 
Chitraputren who this young Man was i he 
told him, he was a Perfon condemn'd to 
the infernal Punifhments : But Ixora or- 
der'd him to remain in Paradife with the 
fame Woman, and to gather Flowers for 
him. Now bccaufe this young Man got 
into Paradife by his falling, the Pagans 
fall upon the before-mention'd nth day. 
They have another Fall call'd Quive- 
raftri, which deduces its Origin from 
Quiven (the fame as Ixora^ and Krty/r/, 
i. e. the Night, fignifying as much as 
a Night ■ f aft ^ or 
out in February^ 
ellablifh'd Fafts, is kept with a great 
deal of flriftnefs, they being forbid either 
to eat or drink, or to fleep all that night, 
which they fpend in rehearfing the Fidti- 
ons of their Gods, and walking round 
the Pagodes till Day-break, when they 
facniice to the Idol, and give Alms to 
the Poor which done, the Fall is ended. 
The Origin of this Fall they afcribe to 
one Bcri^ a famous Hunter, who going 
one Evening abroad to (hoot fome Birds, 
got ujion 3 certain Tree near a Ciilern, 
called Cuola, the Leaves whereof fmell 
as fweet as Flowers : Being very eager 
at the fport, he tarried upon the Tree 
all night, and to pafs away his time 
without lleeping, he pulPd off conflant- 
]y the Flowers of the Tree, which he 
throwing one after another upon the 
ground, one of them did fall upon Qui- 
velmga^ who happen'd juft to lie under 
the Tree without Biri\ knowledg, wh® 
^ivens night : It falls 
and being one of their 
return'd to his own home the next Morn- 
ing. 
Some years after the faid Beri happen- 
ing to die, and being carried before Chi- 
trapoutren the Judg of the dead, he found 
upon Examination, that having commit- 
ted many Grimes in his Lite-time by kil- 
ling the wild Beafts, he was condemned 
to the infernal Kegions. But as Jetven or 
Jamma the Chiettain of the Devils and 
his Company were hurrying him along, 
they were met by Jxora., who being in- 
form'd of his failing all the night long 
upon the Tree Ciiola^ and his offering of 
the Flowers to Quivclinga^ he deliver'd 
him immediately out of the Devil's 
hands, aad fent him into Paradife. 
Some tell a different Story upon this 
head, viz.. That Beri perceiving a Tyger 
under the Tree,was forced to remain upon 
the Tree all night without eating any Vic- 
tuals : They alfo tell you the Dialogue 
betwixt Beri and the Tyger ^ Beri it feeras 
told the Tyger, that whereas he was not 
able to faff: above three days, he defir'd 
him to let him go unmolefled to hisHoufe, 
where he would take leave of his Wife 
and return again. The Tyger reply'd. 
No \ for, faid he, if I let thee come down 
fafely, thou wilt certainly kill me with 
thy Bow and Arrow, which thou didfl 
leave under the Tree whilft thou waft 
climbing up to fetch a Pigeon thou hadft 
fliot before. But Beri taking an Oath by 
Ixora that he would return, the Tyger 
let him pafs. Beri being return'd home, 
told his Wife what had happen'd, and 
that he muff return to the Tree where 
the Tyger flaid for his coming : The 
Woman offxr'd to go in his ftead, and fo 
did his Children to be devour'd by the 
Tyger, alledging, that without him they 
fliould be depriv'd of all Subfiftance. 
But Beri not approving their choice, 
they went all together to the Tyger, un- 
to whom Beri faid, Purfuant to his Oath 
he was come to be devour'd by him : But 
the Woman entreating the Tyger to de- 
vour her in his ftead, as not being able 
to fiibfift without him, and the Children 
making the fame Petition to him, the 
Tyger was put to fuch a Nonplus, that 
he did not know what to choofe ^ but 
whilft he was ruminating upon the mat- 
ter, Ixora threw a Net over them, and 
fo drew them all into Paradife. 
The third Faft call'd Tirinadira, is Th third 
kept only by the Women, having got faft. 
its Name from the z-jth day of the 9th 
Months on which day Canteven the God 
of Love., being kilPd by Ixora., the Wo- 
men were fo griev'd thereat, that they its Origin, 
would 
