"“Another meritorious Act of the Pagans is the visiting their celebrated Pagodes and other holy Places (like the Pilgrimages of the Romanists) as the famous Pagode Rammanakojel, the Adams Mountain in Ceylon, and divers other Places Suratte, Davarca, Mottera, Casi, Bengale, and Ayotia, 12 Leagues from Casi; for which reason it is, that the rich erect Pagodes, Jans (call’d Ammalams) and Cisterns for the Convenience of the travelling Men and Beasts. (p. 896)"
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