550 INDEX. Rams — lutlicrous but bloodless combat between them and wild hogs practised in Java, i. IIG Rattan — its culture, i. il5 — an article of exportation, iii. 423 — ^price, .424. Religion of the Indian islanders, ancient — synonymous with their antiquities, ii. 194 — remains of ancient temples, 195 — mode in which they are constructed, 199 — mytholof^ical character of the sculptures and decorations, 202 — remains of statues and images, 207 — ancient inscriptions on stone, 211 — ancient manuscript, 216 — conjectures respecting the ancient Hinduism of the Indian islanders, 218 — first Hinduism of Java, an example of genuine Buddhism, 220 — a barbarous form of Hinduism prevailed in later times, 222 — introduction of Hinduism, 225 — superstitions which prevailed previous to that event, 230 — character of Hinduism, as modified by these superstitions, 231 — ^modern Hinduism nearly confined to Bali, 236 — Balinese chiefly of the sect of Siwa, 237 — Siwais, as in Hindustan, divided into four casts, ib. — Brahmins and higher classes genuine Hindus, but the lower still practise their local superstitions, 238 — Brahmins entrusted with the admini- stration of justice, 239 — Hindu ceremonies generally neglected by the Balinese, 240 — sacrifices of widows on the piles of their husbands, 241 — immolations of slaves and domestics with de- ceased princes, ib.^-examples of these customs, 244 — bodies of the dead burned, 255 — two great religious festivals, ib. — Indian era and calendar Qflnpted by the Balinese, 256 — list of their re- ligious books, ib. — religion of Siwa, when introduced, 257 — ex- istence of Hinduism in Bali after the conversion of the other ci- vilized tribes accounted for, ib. — orthodox Mahomedanism pre- vails in the Archipelago, 259 — Malays the best IVIabomedans, 260 — state of this religion in Java, 261 — ^Javanese religious fes- tivals, ib. — duties and offices of .Javanese priests, 26G — inatten- tion of the Indian islanders both to the positive and negative precepts of the Koran exemplified, ib. — Catholic and Protestant Christians found in the Archipelago, 273 — zeal of the early Eu- ropean adventurers to make proselytes, 274 — their want of suc- cess, to what attributed, ib. — superiority of the Christians over the Mahomedan and Pagan tribes, 277 — Christianity coAsidered as an instrument of civilization, 278 — effects of insulated mis- sionaiies useless or mischievousj 280 — obstacles to the propaga- tion of Christianity, 281 Revenue, public, of the Indian islanders — sources of, iii. 45 — ori- gin of the land-tax, ib. — its amount, among the different tribes, 48 — condition of the cultivator, 51 — division of the crop between the cultivator and sovereign, 65 — payment of salaries, 69 — gene- ral reflections, 60 — poll-tax, 68 — taxes on consumption, 70 — transit duties, 71 — system of farming the revenue, universal, 72 Rambia — its culture, i. 432 Rice — the principal food of the Indian islanders, i. 358 — indige- nous to the Archipelago, ib. — il^ culture a native art, ib. — varie-
