'Collections of travels through Turky into Persia, and the East Indies. Giving an account of the present state of those countries, as also a full relation of the five years wars, between Aureng-Zebe and his brothers in their father's life time, about the succession. And a voyage made by the Great Mogul (Aureng-Zebe) with his Army from Dehli to Lahor, from Lahor to Bember, and from thence to the Kingdom of Kachemire, by the Mogols, call'd, the Paradise of the Indies. Together with a relation of the Kingdom of Japan and Tunkin, and of their particular manners and trade. To which is added a new description of the Grand Seignior's Seraglio, and also of all the Kingdoms that encompass the Euxine and Caspian Seas, being the travels of Monsieur TavernierBernier, and other great men.' [‎50] (911/1024)

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to their Offences, without any end of their Torments. That
they that endeavour’d to fulfill his Law, and had fail’d in
any point, they ifiduld wander in divers Bodies for 2000
years before they entered into happmefs. But that they
who had perfectly obeyed his Law, fhould be rewarded
without fiuffet ing any change of Body. And that he himfelf
had been born ten times, before he enjoyed the Blifs which
he poffeifed, not having in his firft Youth been illuminated
with that Knowledge which he afterwards attained. This
Cbacabuut was one of the greateft Impoftors that ever was in
/Jia ! having fpread his Opinions over all the Kingdom of
Siam, over a great part of the Provinces of Japan, and from
thence into Twlquin, where he died.
The third Sed is that of Lant to whofe fables the jL-
ponnejes and Cbinefes give great credence, but the T mijumefes
more. He. was a Cbmefe by Nation, and one of thegreat-
eft Magicians in the Eaft. He made a great many Difciples,
who to authorize this black Impoftor, and the more to im-
poie upon the people, made them believe that the Birth of
Lantbu was miraculous, and that his Mother carried him in
her Womb, without lofing her Virginity, feventy years.
He taught much of Chacabouts Dodrme ; but that which
won the Hearts of the people was, that he ftill exhorted the
Grandees to build Hofpitals in all Cities where there had
been none before. Infomuch that fevcral of the Nobility
betook themfelves to thofe places to look after the Sick, as
did alio a great number of the Bonzes for the fame reafon.
While rriy Brother was there, the Cbom, a great Enemy to
thefe Vagabonds, fent for a great number of Bonzes and
Says, or idle Fellows, and picking out the fbongeft and
bell proportion’d. Tent them away to the Frontiers for Soul-
diers. .
i is the Cuflom of the Tunquinefes to adore three things
in their Houfes : . The. firft is the Hearth of their Chimney
made of three Stones The fecond is an Idol which they
call Ttenfa, which is the Patronefs of Elandicrafts, as Sculp
ture, Painting, Goldfmith’s work, &c. So that when they
put forth a Child to learn any of thofe Trades, before they
let him work they Let up an Altar, and facrifice to this Idol,
to the end he may, inhale into the Lad wit and aptnefs to
learn, i he third is the Idol Buabm, which they implore