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... rich men , or before a college , a consecrated pool of water , another tem- ple , or a flight of steps descending into the river . Similar temples in honour of Gŭnéshů are to be seen in some places . Very small temples like the Mundirů ...
... rich men , or before a college , a consecrated pool of water , another tem- ple , or a flight of steps descending into the river . Similar temples in honour of Gŭnéshů are to be seen in some places . Very small temples like the Mundirů ...
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... rich Hindoos adjoining to their houses , and called Chun- dēē - mundupů , and is designed for the image of Doorga or Kalēē . This is built on four sides , with an area in the mid- dle . The image is placed at the north end , with its ...
... rich Hindoos adjoining to their houses , and called Chun- dēē - mundupů , and is designed for the image of Doorga or Kalēē . This is built on four sides , with an area in the mid- dle . The image is placed at the north end , with its ...
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... rich men make grants of houses , sometimes of whole villages ; and of lands , or- chards , pools , & c . to a large amount ; and the produce of these grants is applied to the uses of the temple . The temple of Radha - bŭllubhŭ at ...
... rich men make grants of houses , sometimes of whole villages ; and of lands , or- chards , pools , & c . to a large amount ; and the produce of these grants is applied to the uses of the temple . The temple of Radha - bŭllubhŭ at ...
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... rich , and used for daily worship . Small brazen images of many of the gods are kept in pri- vate houses , and worshipped daily . These are very small , weighing only an ounce or two . Very small copper images of Sōōryŭ , and of Shivŭ ...
... rich , and used for daily worship . Small brazen images of many of the gods are kept in pri- vate houses , and worshipped daily . These are very small , weighing only an ounce or two . Very small copper images of Sōōryŭ , and of Shivŭ ...
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... rich men retain a family priest , who receives the fees and separate presents of cloth , sweetmeats , rice , fruits , & c . as his reward . Any bramhun , who is acquainted with the different for- mulas of worship , may become an ...
... rich men retain a family priest , who receives the fees and separate presents of cloth , sweetmeats , rice , fruits , & c . as his reward . Any bramhun , who is acquainted with the different for- mulas of worship , may become an ...
Common terms and phrases
altar animals ascetics atonement bathing become Benares Bengal blessing body Booddhŭ Bouddhus bramhun Brumha Burman burning burnt Calcutta called cast ceremonies charioteer child clarified butter cloth cubits curds dead death deceased disciple doctrine Doorga earth fast father feast feet female festival fire five flesh flowers forms fruit Ganges garments give goddess gods gooroo guardian deity hand happiness head heaven hell Hindoos honour house of leaves husband idol irreligion joinŭ joinus king Krishnŭ lingu marriage mendicants merit milk moon mother Nanŭků obtain offerings Orissa perform person plantain poita pooranus praise present priest raja receive religion religious renounce repeating incantations repeating the name rice river roopees round sacred sacrifice says sect Serampore sesamum shastrus shikhs Shivă Shivů shōōdrů shraddhŭ spirits spiritual guide sweetmeats temple thee things thou trees védŭs Vishnoo vows widow wife woman women worship
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Page 324 - And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud ! for he is a god ; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked...
Page 339 - When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
Page 177 - Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us...
Page 316 - And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place ! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
Page 325 - Behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, And that mine adversary had written a book. Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, And bind it as a crown to me.
Page 326 - Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
Page 325 - Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? May I not wash in them, and be clean?
Page 337 - It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him : but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
Page 342 - And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us, in the likeness of men.
Page 323 - Then David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped...