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TO

DR. JOHN MUIR,

THIS SKETCH

OF

THE RELIGIONS OF INDIA

IS RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED

BY

THE AUTHOR

IN GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HIS

UNWEARIED SERVICES AS A STUDENT AND INTERPRETER

OF THE FAITHS AND WISDOM OF INDIA,

AND OF HIS GENEROUS PATRONAGE

OF INDIAN RESEARCH.