This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 Excerpt: ...times, but it was impossible for me to drink more than some spoonfuls." 30. Munja grass: --A grass of which roofs are made, also ropes and girdles. The laws of Manu require that a priest's girdle shall be made of Munja grass. 31. Yajnas: --Sacrifices. 32. Dlinbs&ra: --The prince who became one of Buddha's earliest disciples, and who gave to him the Bamboo garden where he spent a large part of his life. 33. But Buddha softly said: --Though Buddhism as a religion has long since departed from India, the effects of Buddha's teachings remainin a most marked degree. Through his teachings sacrifices of blood and animals, that previously were considered indispensable, were almost entirely abandoned. The killing of animals, eating flesh and drinking intoxicants were generally discontinued save by the lowest of the people. Buddhism left the people of India vegetarians and total abstainers from spirituous liquors. 34. His sacred thread: --When young, boys of the Br&hmin, and some of the princes at nine years of age, are invested with the triple cord. It consists of coarse cotton threads, that when a man marries is increased to nine. The ceremonies of investiture last four days and are full of trifling detail, and very expensive. Hindus of every caste believe it to be a meritorious act to contribute to the necessary expenses. The cotton of which the cord is made is sown, watered, gathered and spun by Brahmins. The instant it is touched in any stage by a person of another caste it loses its sacrednes3 and must be replaced. It is worn over the left shoulder, and hangs down to the right hip. 35. Sdlera: --Indra. 36. Denis: --Bright ones, goddesses. 37. SJidsters: --Scriptural writings of the Brahmins. 38. UravUva: --is situated on the northernmost sur of the Vindhya