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A sect was founded who thought that surgery was the easiest way to enter the gates of Paradise, and they multiplied and fructified. The sect exists today, and some of the most interesting studies of the internal secretion of the interstitial glands have been made among them. Related to acquired eunuchism is the condition of eunuchoidism, the eunuchs which were so born from their mother's womb.
O thou of mighty arms, I am not truly one of the neuter sex, but I have adopted this vow of eunuchism from subservience to another's will and from desire of religious merit. O prince, know me now to have completed my vow. "Uttara said, 'Thou hast conferred a great favour on me today, for I now find that my suspicion was not altogether unfounded.
The custom is essentially Oriental in origin, and was particularly used in polygamous countries, where the mission of eunuchs was to guard the females of the harem. They were generally large, stout men, and were noted for their vigorous health. The history of eunuchism is lost in antiquity. Negro eunuchs were common among the Romans. All the great emperors and conquerors had their eunuchs.
O thou of mighty arms, I am not truly one of the neuter sex, but I have adopted this vow of eunuchism from subservience to another's will and from desire of religious merit. O prince, know me now to have completed my vow. "Uttara said, 'Thou hast conferred a great favour on me today, for I now find that my suspicion was not altogether unfounded.
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