The Works of Sir William Jones, Volume 2J. Stockdale and J. Walker, 1807 - 13 pages |
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... called an age of the Gods ; and a thousand " fuch divine ages added together must be con- " fidered as a day of BRAHMA ' : his night has " alfo the fame duration . The before men- ❝tioned age of the Gods , or twelve thousand " of their ...
... called an age of the Gods ; and a thousand " fuch divine ages added together must be con- " fidered as a day of BRAHMA ' : his night has " alfo the fame duration . The before men- ❝tioned age of the Gods , or twelve thousand " of their ...
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... called Van , and of two thousand eight hundred and eighty into nine , which is not only one of the lunar cycles , but confidered by the Hindus as a mysterious number and an emblem of Divi- nity , because , if it be multiplied by any ...
... called Van , and of two thousand eight hundred and eighty into nine , which is not only one of the lunar cycles , but confidered by the Hindus as a mysterious number and an emblem of Divi- nity , because , if it be multiplied by any ...
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... called a year , we may divide the number of years in a divine age by three hundred and fixty , and the quotient will be twelve thousand , or the number of his divine years in one age ; but , conjecture apart , we need only compare the ...
... called a year , we may divide the number of years in a divine age by three hundred and fixty , and the quotient will be twelve thousand , or the number of his divine years in one age ; but , conjecture apart , we need only compare the ...
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William Jones. years , the first two or three thousand may " reasonably be called the beginning . " On my demanding written evidence , he produced a book of some authority , composed by a learned Gof- wámi , and entitled Bhagawatámrita ...
William Jones. years , the first two or three thousand may " reasonably be called the beginning . " On my demanding written evidence , he produced a book of some authority , composed by a learned Gof- wámi , and entitled Bhagawatámrita ...
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... called WODEN , and of whom I fhall presently take particular notice . Now , whether we affume the medium of the four last - mentioned dates , or im- plicitly rely on the authorities quoted by DE GUIGNES , we may conclude , that BUDDHA ...
... called WODEN , and of whom I fhall presently take particular notice . Now , whether we affume the medium of the four last - mentioned dates , or im- plicitly rely on the authorities quoted by DE GUIGNES , we may conclude , that BUDDHA ...
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afferted affuming affured aftronomers alfo alſo ancient anſwered Arabick beautiful becauſe beſt BHAIRAVA bloffoms bofom bower BRAHMA BUDDHA called cauſe Chaturanga Chineſe cloſe compofed confifts CRISHNA damfel defire deſcribed divine eſpecially expreffed eyes faid fame fays fecond feemed feven fhall fince firft firſt fleep flowers folar fome foul ftars fubject fuch fuppofed fyftem grant flowers heart HERI himſelf Hindus hiſtory houſe hundred India Indian INDRA iſland itſelf juſt king laſt leaſt lotos lunar Magadha manfion meaſure MENU modes moon moſt mufick muft muſician muſt night obfervation paffage paffed paffion Pandits Perfian perfon pleaſure praiſe preſent prince purpoſe RA'DHA raiſed reaſon reſemblance reſpect ſaid Sanferit ſeems ſeven ſeveral ſhall ſhe ſhould SO'MA ſome ſtars ſuch ſuppoſed ſyſtem thee themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thouſand tion univerfal uſed vafe Véda's Védas verſes VISHNU weft whofe whoſe