cise in altering the spelling of names to adapt them to one rule, some (perhaps many) discrepancies, in that respect, may have crept into my work, for which, if such should be found, I must intreat the indulgence of the reader.

CONTENTS.

PART FIRST.

CHAPTER I.

Brahm, 1.-The Creation, 4.-Brahma, 5.-Daksha, Viswakarma, 6.-Nareda, Brigu, 7.-The

Brahmadicas, Menus, 8.-Rishis, Suraswati, 9.

CHAPTER II.

The Sect of Visnu, Visnu, 10.-The First Avatar, 14.-Second Ditto, 15.-Third Ditto, 16.-

Fourth Ditto, 17.-Fifth Ditto, 18.

CHAPTER III.

The Sixth Avatar, 20.-Seventh Ditto, or Rama Chandra, 22.

CHAPTER IV.

Krishna, or the Eighth Avatar, 34.-Radha, the Ninth and Tenth Avatars, 45.

CHAPTER V.

Kamadeva or Camdeo, 46.-Bala Rama, 48.-Juggarnat'h, 49.-Wittoba, 53.-Garuda, 55.-

Hanuman, 57.-Lakshmi, 60.

CHAPTER VI.

Siva, Mahadeo, or Rudra, 62.-Bhairava, or Byru, 73.-Vira Badra, Kartikeya, 74.

CHAPTER VII.

Parvati or Suti, 79.—Durga, 83.—Kali, 91.-Chinnu Mustuka, 94.-Maha Devi, 95.—Bhavani,

96.-Anna Purna Devi, 97.-Ganesha Junani, Jugud'hatri, 98.-Krishna Krora, Kamula

Kamini, 99.

CHAPTER VIII.

Viraj, Ardha Nari, 100.-Heri-Hari, 101.-Narayana, Prithivi, 102.-Ganesha, 103.—Kuvera,

Pavana, 111.-Yama, 112.-Agni, 115.

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CHAPTER IX.

Gunga, 118.-The Sactis, 120.-Indra and Indrani, 122.-Surya, 127.-Chandra or Soma, 131.

-Mungula, 132.-Budh, Brishput or Vrihuspati, 133.-Sukra, Sani, Rahu, 134.-Ketu,

Varuna, 135.

CHAPTER X.

O'm, 136.-The Vedas, 137.-The Brahmans, 140.-Poita or Zennaar, 154.-Temples, 155.

CHAPTER XI.

Srad'ha, 162.-Sectarial Marks, 163.-Austerities and Punishment, 165.-Suttees or Satis, 166.

-Johara, Linga, and Yoni, 174.-Salagrama and Binlang stones, 176.-Infanticide, 177.

Buddha, 184.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

Buddha of Nepal and Thibet, 213.-Sacrificial Utensils, 219.-The Jainas, 220.-The Shikhs,

226. Choitunya, 240.-The Sauds, 241.-Nir Narrain, 244.-The Datyas, &c., Jalandhara,

245.-The Pandus, 248.-Meru, 253.-The Nagas, 254.-Egyptian Mythology, Osiris, Isis,

and Orus, 255.

PART SECOND.

CHAPTER I.

The Bheels, Coolies, and Ramoosees, 261.-The Rajpoots and Katties, 275.-The Maharattas,

285.-The Koombies, 289.-The Pindaries, 293.-The Goands, 296.

CHAPTER II.

The Mhairs, 299.-The Nepalese, 301.-Sirmoris, 304.-Polyandry, &c., 305-The Rohillas,

306. The Roshaniah Sect, 308.-The Dhamians, 310.-The Bazeegurs, or Nuts, 312.-

The Parsees, 316.-The Garrows, 318.-The Kookies, 321.-The Sintiphos, The Kiayns, 326.

CHAPTER III.

Japan, 328.-Bugis and Macassars, 343.-The Daya of Borneo, 346.-The Balinese, 348.—

Java, 349.-Sumatra, the Bataks or Cannibals, 360.-Bedas of Ceylon, 368.-Cochin and

Tonquin Chinese, 369.-The Shaman Religion, 370.

PART THIRD.

Appendix, from page 373 to page 401.