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AN EARLY DUTCH ACCOUNT OF INDIA

Himself sometimes appeareth unto them and teacheth them.

SCULPTURES OF THE HINDU DIVINITIES SIVA AND PARVATI, AT ELLORA.

But the most blessed of all them that pass from this world are they who receive for their lot Weicontam (Sanskrit Vāikuntha, "Vishnu's heaven"), that is, heaven itself. Nevertheless, it must be known that the Bramines say that Weicontam is twofold: one, Lila-Weicontam, that is, the sportful heaven; and a heaven which they call simply Weicontam, where God Himself hath His abode. The Bramin Padmanaba said that it was disputed mightily among the Bramines whether

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