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 INDIAN ISLANDERS. 2C9 perb ones of Kala or death, — of Durga, — of Nandi, and of Genesa. The most frequent images of all are those of Buddha. The single temple of Boro Budur con- tains near four hundred ; there are a great num- ber at Brambanan, and they are to be found in all the ruins of the island, those in the mountain Lawu excepted. The figures of Buddha are the same which are found in all countries professing the doctrines ascribed to that personage. Now and then I have seen an erect statue of him in brass, and on one occasion saw a Linga crowning the head of a stone image of Buddha; but the following is themost usual appearance. Thefigure isina sittingposture, the legs bent, and the soles of the feet turned up ; the right side of the bosom is bare, the lower part of the body clad in a loose trowser, reaching to the ankle. The hands are variously disposed, sometimes resting on the points of the knees, sometimes as if demon- strating. The features are well raised and hand- some, of the genuine Hindu cast ; the expression of the countenance is placid, the hair is short, and cu|:led as if done by art. There is no appearance of the woolly hair of the African. The fact most worthy of attention, in respect to the images of Buddha, is, that they never appear in any of the great central temples as the primary objects of wor- ship, but in the smaller surrounding ones, seeming them selves to represent votaries. They are not found VOL. IT. o