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rites, such as bowing to the gods, etc., etc., and also of necessary and occasional rites. It has 90,000,000 padas.
14. The Triloka-bindu-sūra-purra gives an account of the three worlds, the 26 parikramas (preparatory rites?), S ryavahāras (kinds of occupation), 4 buja-ganitūs (4 branches of mathematics, algebra, etc.), etc., and the way of attaining moksha and the glory and happiness of having attained it. It has 125,000,000 padas.
E. The Fire Chūlikus
1. The Jalagata-chūlikā gives the methods of staying water, of walking through water, of stopping fire, of passing through fire, of eating fire, by means of incantations or offerings. It has 20,989,200 padas.
2. The Sthalagatu-chülikū gives an account of the methods of incantations and offerings, by which to go to the Meru mountain and other countries, to travel swiftly, etc. It has 20,989,200 padas.
3. The Māyāgutu-chülikā contains the incantations and offerings for performing miracles and tricks of sleight of hand. It has 20,989,200 pudas.
4. The Rūpagata-chülikū contains the methods of transformation into the shape of a lion, elephant, horse, ox, deer, etc., by means of incantations, offerings, and austerities, etc. It also contains an account of the processes of artificial transformation in the vegetable world, as well as that of combination or alteration of the metals and elements under chemical processes. It has 20,989,200 pudas.
5. The īkūsugata-chülikā deals with the incantations, offerings, and austerities by which man is enabled to travel in space, etc. It has 20,989,200 pudas.
