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The Religions of India

CHAPTER XI
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The burning of the hands indicates guilt.

The Teutonic laws give a different measurement, and state that the hand is to be sealed for three days (manus sub sigillo triduum tegatur) before inspection.

This sealing for three days is paralleled by modern Indic practice, but not by ancient law.

In Greece there is the simple [Greek: _mudrous airein cheroin_] (Ant.

264) to be compared.


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