 | James Cordiner - Southeast Asia - 1807 - 510 pages
...inhabitants plant all the land over, and take more care of than of any other. They pave round under them like a key, sweep often under them to keep them...up their images under them ; and a stone table is placed under some of them to lay their sacrifices on. They set them everywhere in towns and high-ways,... | |
 | 1829 - 292 pages
...spreading ; they have a very great veneration for these trees, worshipping them upon a tradition that the Buddou, a great god among them, when he was upon the earth, did use to sit under this kind of trees." It is held meritorious to plant them, which they say he that does, shall die •within a short while... | |
 | Curiosities - 1849 - 192 pages
...natives of this tree, and the respect in which it is held by them. " The people pave round under them, sweep often under them to keep them clean ; they light...up their images under them ; and a stone table is placed under some of them to lay their sacrifices upon. They set them everywhere in towns and highways... | |
 | Sir George Barrow (2d bart.) - Sri Lanka - 1857 - 220 pages
...(aspen). They have a great veneration for these trees, worshipping them, upon a tradition that the Buddou, a great god among them, when he was upon the...of any other. They pave round about them like a key (quay), sweep often under them to keep them clean; they light lamps and set up their images under them... | |
 | Beauties - 1866 - 310 pages
...natives of this tree, and the respect in which it is held by them. "The people pave round under them, sweep often under them to keep them clean ; they light...up their images under them ; and. a stone table is placed under some of them to lay their sacrifices upon. They set them everywhere in towns and highways... | |
 | Robert Knox - Ceyton - 1911 - 590 pages
...Asp. They have a very great veneration for these Trees, worshipping them ; upon a Tradition, That the Buddou, a great God among them, when he was upon the...to sit under this kind of Trees. There are many of ihese Trees, which they plant all the Land over, and have more care of, than of any other. They pave... | |
 | Robert Knox - British - 2004 - 122 pages
...asp. They have a very great veneration for these trees, worshipping them, upon a tradition, that the Buddou, a great god among them, when he was upon the...up their images under them ; and a stone table is placed under some of them to lay their sacrifices on. They set them every where in towns and highways,... | |
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Bogauhah; we, the god-tree. It is very great and spreading, the leaves always shake like an asp. They have a very great veneration for these trees, worshipping them, upon a tradition, that the Buddou, a great god among them, when he was upon the earth,... 