[The revenues of the Temples; and the honours thereof.] Women having their natural infirmities upon them may not, neither dare they presume to come near the Temples or houses of their Gods.  Nor the men, if they come out of houses where such women are.

[They are dedicated to Gods.] Unto each of these Pagodas, there are great Revenues of Land belonging:  which have been allotted to them by former Kings, according to the State of the Kingdom:  but they have much impaired the Revenues of the Crown, there being rather more Towns belonging to the Church, than unto the King.  These estates of the Temples are to supply a daily charge they are at; which is to prepare victuals or sacrifices to set before the Idols.  They have Elephants also as the King has, which serve them for State.  Their Temples have all sorts of Officers belonging to them, as the Palace hath.

Most of these Pagodas are dedicated to the name and honour of those, whom they call Dio or Gods:  to whom, they say, belong the Government on earth, and of all things appertaining to this life.

[Private Chappels.] Besides these Publick Temples, many people do build in their yards private Chappels, which are little houses, like to Closets, sometimes so small, that they are not above two foot in bigness, but built upon a Pillar three or four foot from the ground wherein they do place certain Image of the Buddou, that they may have him near them, and to testifie their love and service to him.  Which they do by lighting up candles and lamps in his house, and laying flowers every morning before him.  And at some times they boyl victuals and lay it before him.  And the more they perform such ceremonious service to him here, the more shall be their ward hereafter.

All blessings and good success, they say, come from the hand of God, but sickness and diseases proceed from the Devil; not that of himself he hath such absolute power, but as servants have power, licence and authority from their Masters, so they from God.

[The Priests.] But the Gods will require some to wait at their Altars; and the Temples, men to officiate in them:  their Priests therefore fall under the next confederation.  Of these there are three sorts according to the three differences of Gods among them.  And their Temples are also called by three different names.

[The first order of them.] The first and highest order of Priests are the Tirinanxes.  Who are the Priests of the Buddou God.  Their Temples are styled Vehars.  There is a religious house in the City of Digligy, where they dwell and assemble and consult together about their affairs, which being the meeting place of such holy men, they call it a Vihar; also they admit none to come into their order but persons of the most noble birth, and that have learning and be well bred; of such they admit many.  But they do not presently upon their admission arrive unto the high degree of a Tirinanx.  For of these there are but three or four:  and they are chose out of all the rest of the order unto this degree; These Tirinanxes only live in the Vihar, and enjoy great Revenues, and are as it were the Superiors of all the Priests, and are made by the King.