CA LA'SUA, an Indian philosopher of the sect called by the Greeks Gyt000sophiria, or ' naked phi/osophers? Alexander the Great, In the course of his Indian expedition, met with a body of these singular and being desirous of speaking with them, he deputed Onosicritus to bolts them to visit him. Dandunia their chief, refused to go Illasoelf or to allow any of his followers to go, ea) ing that he was as moth the sets of Jupiter es Alexander, and that he wanted nothing from Alesooder i but was quite satisfied with what he had. Calenus (Plutarch asp Ids real name was Sphines, and that Gamma was a same ea to him by the Greeks from his custom of using the word este la teed of asaess In salutior) was the only one who could be pre rasped epos ; bark amidst the reproaches of his colleague., he consented to smoompecy Alexander in Lis expedition. On 1u-riving at Parorgala is Perot. be fail had never been ill before, and would not now eutonit to be unreal or doctored, but Insisted on being burnt. After many fruitless endeavours to dimuale him from his resolution, Alex =dot ordered a splendid pile to to raiaod, and a golden couch to be placid cm it by Ptolrizuene, ma of Lague. Catania, was driven in a
corneae to the spot, crowned after the lodian fashion, and chauuting hyenas to the gods In the When ton- ue, he mounted the pile, and laid himself 'Iowa in the sight of the whole army, and continued motion. lase bandit the flaines. As noon as the fire had been kindled, trumpets wore aneadal, sad it is mid that seem the elepliente joined the army In raising a war shoot in beanie of Wanes. The various ornament, with which Alexander had ordered the pile to be decorated were di* tributeel to those who were present. While Calanus was riding to the pile, Alexander &eked him if be had any request• to make. lie replied, No; I shall see you soon in Babylon." Alexander died soon after in Babylon, s.c. 323. Calanus was in his seventy-third year when ho died. (Strube, xv. 1; Arrian, vii.; Cicero, 'De Div.,' L 23; Valor. Max. 1. a.)