Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India |
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The subversion of the Hindu religion was considered as a sacred obligation , the execution of which might sometimes be suspended from political motives , or modified by the disposition of particular chiefs , but it was never renounc* ...
The subversion of the Hindu religion was considered as a sacred obligation , the execution of which might sometimes be suspended from political motives , or modified by the disposition of particular chiefs , but it was never renounc* ...
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Mr. Hastings on being appointed Governor - General of the British possessions in India , made it an object of his particular attention , to remove their fears . He wished to obtain precise information of their institutions .
Mr. Hastings on being appointed Governor - General of the British possessions in India , made it an object of his particular attention , to remove their fears . He wished to obtain precise information of their institutions .
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... and attitude , are imperiously prescribed to the Hindu artist , by the works which he considers as sacred . We recollect , in particular , that the Matsya Purana exhibits a very full code of laws for the guidance of the artist .
... and attitude , are imperiously prescribed to the Hindu artist , by the works which he considers as sacred . We recollect , in particular , that the Matsya Purana exhibits a very full code of laws for the guidance of the artist .
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The sun , an object of adoration among all heathen nations , named Phoebus and Apollo , by the Greeks , is by the Hindus called Surya , " whence the sect who pay him particular adoration , are called Souras . Their painters describe his ...
The sun , an object of adoration among all heathen nations , named Phoebus and Apollo , by the Greeks , is by the Hindus called Surya , " whence the sect who pay him particular adoration , are called Souras . Their painters describe his ...
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I suspect the whole fable of Casyapa and his progeny , to be astronomical , and cannot but imagine that the Greek name Cassiopeia , has a relation to it . " ‡ 66 " " * Each of the Adityas has a particular name . + Jones . + Idem .
I suspect the whole fable of Casyapa and his progeny , to be astronomical , and cannot but imagine that the Greek name Cassiopeia , has a relation to it . " ‡ 66 " " * Each of the Adityas has a particular name . + Jones . + Idem .
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| Title | Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India |
| Author | Quintin Craufurd |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 28 Jun 2016 |
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