All the cities and countries inhabited by these people contain only about one hundred Jews, who are of black colour as well as the other inhabitants. The Jews are good men, observers of the law, and possess the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and some little knowledge of the Thalmud and its decisions.

But as soon as they pulled at him, the mother, seeing how he suffered, grieved as if her heart would break ; and letting him go, she stood there weeping. Then the future Buddha asked the bystanders, "Whose hearts are tender to babes ? those who have borne children, or those who have not? " And they answered, "O Sire ! the hearts of mothers are tender.

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Page 60 Bougle's11* and say that the caste system divides the whole society into a large number of hereditary groups, distinguished from one another and connected together by three characteristics: separation in matters of marriage and contact, whether direct or indirect (food) ; division of labour, each group having, in theory or by tradition, a profession from which their members can depart only within certain limits; and finally hierarchy, which ranks the groups as relatively superior or inferior to one... Appears in 17 books from 1910-2007

Page 5 Although our religion agree s in many respects with the religion of the literati, from which it differs in a slight degree, yet the main design of it is nothing more than reverence for Heaven, and veneration for ancestors, fidelity to the prince, and obedience to parents, just that which is included in the five human relations, the five constant virtues, with the three principal connections of life. Appears in 13 books from 1887-2006

Page 49 Goa; a harbour filled with ships, streets crowded with " merchants, and warehouses stored with goods from every part of " Asia, and Europe ; marked the industry, the commerce, and the Appears in 14 books from 1834-2000

Page 113 - You'll sleep pleasantly; *Merchandise 1'l1 pray to the Above, The Lord of the world, jo jo. My milk has quietened you, Has sweetened your lips, And within the hand of God I shall deliver your soul, jo jo. I washed your flesh, I pitied you dear; In the Name of the Lord I put you to sleep, jo jo. Your shirt is green, Your matlet of silk; The Pipalpan is yellow And pure are the pearls, jo jo. Your cradle is of Sandlewood, Your cushion of silk; Grandmother will come And will sing you to sleep, jo jo.... Appears in 5 books from 1948-2000

Page 26 On the one hand, a myth always refers to events alleged to have taken place in time: before the world was created, or during its first stages — anyway, long ago. But what gives the myth an operative value is that the specific pattern described is everlasting; it explains the present and the past as well as the future. Appears in 22 books from 1955-2006

Page 63 At his cost, they say, were all their old synagogues erected. The Black Jews believe themselves to be the descendants of the first captivity, who were brought to India, and did not return with the Israelites who built the second temple. Appears in 8 books from 1833-2000

Page 98 Although David Rahabi was convinced that the Bene Israel were the real descendants of the Hebrews [Kehimkar relates] Z7 he still wanted to test them further. He therefore, it is said, gave their women clean and unclean fish to be cooked together; but they promptly singled out the clean fish from the unclean ones, saying that they never used fish that had neither fins nor scales. Appears in 4 books from 1959-2003

Page 21 I will keep this sword Until the uncle who has gone to Mecca returns. Appears in 14 books from 1883-2000

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