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Citation Information
CHAP. XXXI. THE PROVINCE OF hESHIMUR
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chastity, and keep from all sins forbidden in their law, so
that they are regarded by their own folk as very holy
persons. They live to a very great age.'
There are also a number of idolatrous abbeys and
monasteries. [The people of the province do not kill
animals nor spill blood ; so if they want to eat meat they
get the Saracens who dwell among them to play the
butcher.6] The coral which is carried from our parts of
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Ancient Buddhist Temple at Pandrethan in Káshmir.
the world has a better sale there than in any other
country.'
Now we will quit this country, and not go any
further in the same direction ; for if we did so we
should enter India ; and that I do not wish to do at
present. For, on our return journey, I mean to tell you
about India : all in regular order. Let us go back
therefore to Badashan, for we cannot otherwise proceed
on our journey.
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