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TO CHATEEGAON.
65
. to the accession of the Raja Serej Tama Chuc-
ka, to the government of the countries of
Rutunpoor, Dootinudy, Arakan, Doora]iuty,
Ramputy, Chadoye, Muhadaye, Maroong, in
whose time the country was governed with
justice and ability, and his wisdom was as the
lightning, and the people were happy under
his administration. He was also favoured
with the friendship of the religious men of the
age, one of whom, by name Buddur, resorting
to his place of residence, was solicited by the
Raja to appoint some one for the purpose of
instructing him in religious rites, and Shah-
ming was accordingly appointed agreeably to
the Raja's requisition. At that time it rained
from heaven, gold, silver, and precious stones,
which were buried under ground in charge
of the above priest, whose house was of gold
and silver workmanship, to which the people
resort and worship the Deities; and the Raja
kept a large establishment of servants and of
slaves at the temple, for the service of travellers
and passengers, and his time was engaged in
studying the live books, and he always re-
trained from immoral practices and deeds in-
terdicted by his religion; and the priests, &c.
abstained from thedesh of geese, pigeons, goats,
hogs, and of fowls, and wickedness,—theft,
adultery, lying, drunkenness were unknown in
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65
. to the accession of the Raja Serej Tama Chuc-
ka, to the government of the countries of
Rutunpoor, Dootinudy, Arakan, Doora]iuty,
Ramputy, Chadoye, Muhadaye, Maroong, in
whose time the country was governed with
justice and ability, and his wisdom was as the
lightning, and the people were happy under
his administration. He was also favoured
with the friendship of the religious men of the
age, one of whom, by name Buddur, resorting
to his place of residence, was solicited by the
Raja to appoint some one for the purpose of
instructing him in religious rites, and Shah-
ming was accordingly appointed agreeably to
the Raja's requisition. At that time it rained
from heaven, gold, silver, and precious stones,
which were buried under ground in charge
of the above priest, whose house was of gold
and silver workmanship, to which the people
resort and worship the Deities; and the Raja
kept a large establishment of servants and of
slaves at the temple, for the service of travellers
and passengers, and his time was engaged in
studying the live books, and he always re-
trained from immoral practices and deeds in-
terdicted by his religion; and the priests, &c.
abstained from thedesh of geese, pigeons, goats,
hogs, and of fowls, and wickedness,—theft,
adultery, lying, drunkenness were unknown in
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