IN

ASIA:

WITH NOTICES

OF THE

TRANSLATION OF THE SCRIPTURES

INTO THE

Driental Languages.

“ And I saw another Angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the
“ EVERLASTING GOSPEL to preach unto them that dwell on the
“ Earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people."

Rev. xiv. 6.

BY THE
Rev. CLAUDIUS BUCHANAN, D.D.
LATE VICE-PROVOST OF THE COLLEGE OF FORT-WILLIAM

IN BENGAL

CAMBRIDGE:

Printed by J. Smith, Printer to the University;
AND SOLD BY J. DEIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE; AND CADELL AND DAVIES,

STRAND, LONDON.

CONTENTS.

Page

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The CHINESE .............. 9

The HINDOOS .............. 16

Juggernaut ............. 17

Immolation of Females ...........

Letters of King George I. and Archbishop Wake ..

Tranquebar . . . . . . . . . . . . ..

Tanjore ................ 55

Tritchinopoly .............. 64

Versions of the Scriptures for the Hindoos

The CEYLONESE · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

The Malays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

The Syrian CHRISTIANs in India ...

The Malabar Bible ............ 121

Syriac Bible .......

Romish CHRISTIANs in India . . . . . . . . . 123

Inquisition at Goa . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Translation of the Scriptures for the Romish Christians 155

The PERSIANS .............. 158

The ARABIANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

The Arabic School for the Translation of the Scriptures 178

The Jews in Asia ............. 183

Their MSS. of the Scriptures ......... 200

... 122

Page

The Ten Tribes . . i . . . . . . . . . . 208

Restoration of the Jews . . . . . . . . . . 213

Versions of the Scriptures into the Eastern Languages for

the Jews .............. 220

Bibliotheca Biblica in Bengal ......... 224

The ARMENIANS ............. 229

Ecclesiastical Establishment for British India . . . . 235

Letter on this subject from Dr. Watson, Bishop of

Llandaff, to the Author ......... 250

Conclusion : ............. 256

In his late Discourses before the University of Cambridge, the Author noticed incidentally some general circumstances of the darkness of Paganism, and of the means which are now employed to diffuse the light of Christianity in the East. This awakened a desire in some Members of that learned Body to know the particulars; for if there were a just expectation of success, and if the design were conducted in consonance with the principles and order of the Church of England, it might be a proper subject for their countenance and cooperation. A more detailed account, therefore, will probably be read with interest. Many, doubtless, will rejoice to see the stream of Divine knowledge, and civilization flowing to the utmost ends of the earth. And even those who have hitherto heard