606 Sir Robert barker’s Account of 
religion are fuch as to preclude them from admitting 
the fmalleft innovation in their inftitutions ; when we 
alfo know that their fafhion in drefs, and the mode of 
their living, have not received the leaft variation from 
the earlieft account we have of them ; it cannot be fup- 
pofed they would engrave the fymbolical figures of the 
Perfian aftronomy in their facred temples ; the figns of 
the zodiac muft therefore have originated with them, if 
we credit their tradition of the purity of their religion 
and cuftoms. 
Mr. fraser, in his Hiftory of the Mogul Emperors, 
fpeaking of time fays, u the Lunar year they reckon 
“ 354 days, 22 gurris, i pull; the Solar year they 
“ reckon 365 days, 15 gurris, 30 pulls, 2 2\ peels; 60 
“ peels making 1 pull, 60 pulls 1 gurri, and 60 gurris 
“ 1 day. This is according to the Bramins or Indian 
il priefts, and what the Moguls and other Mahomme- 
“ dans in India chiefly go by.” 
Thus far Mr. fraser; and it ferves to ftrengthen the 
argument for fuppofing that the Bramins had a know- 
ledge of aftronomy before the introduction of Maho- 
metanifm into Hindoftan. 
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