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278 AN EARLY DUTCH ACCOUNT OF INDIA Himself sometimes appeareth unto them and teacheth them. But the most blessed of all them that pass from this world are they who receive for their lot Weicontam . BH^^B^HulNrM; SCULPTURES OP THE HINDU DIVINITIES SIVA AND PARVATI, AT ELLORA. (Sanskrit V&kuntka, " 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