The History of India from the Earliest Ages: Hindu Buddhist Brahmanical revivalN. Trübner, 1874 |
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... referring to the Deluge 368 Six Avatáras referring to Buddhism . 369 Incarnations of Vishnu as Ráma and Krishna 370 • Legend of Ráma as Vishnu Birth of Ráma as a deliverer Marriage of Ráma and Sítá Exile of Ráma • • Ráma , the champion ...
... referring to the Deluge 368 Six Avatáras referring to Buddhism . 369 Incarnations of Vishnu as Ráma and Krishna 370 • Legend of Ráma as Vishnu Birth of Ráma as a deliverer Marriage of Ráma and Sítá Exile of Ráma • • Ráma , the champion ...
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... available for history . Compare History , Vol . II . , Part V. Brahmanic Period , chap . iv . their Brahman- CHAPTER I. the form of chronicles . They refer to RETROSPECT OF VEDIC INDIA . 5 Hindú epics: their Brahmanical character.
... available for history . Compare History , Vol . II . , Part V. Brahmanic Period , chap . iv . their Brahman- CHAPTER I. the form of chronicles . They refer to RETROSPECT OF VEDIC INDIA . 5 Hindú epics: their Brahmanical character.
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James Talboys Wheeler. CHAPTER I. the form of chronicles . They refer to different stages in the progress of the people , but there are no links to unite them into a chain of consecutive history . In one sense alone they seem to have ...
James Talboys Wheeler. CHAPTER I. the form of chronicles . They refer to different stages in the progress of the people , but there are no links to unite them into a chain of consecutive history . In one sense alone they seem to have ...
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... referred to an Aryan origin . Again , although the Himalayan range has been described as the northern wall of Hindustan , there is reason to believe that it has often been surmounted by Thibetan races who have found their way over the ...
... referred to an Aryan origin . Again , although the Himalayan range has been described as the northern wall of Hindustan , there is reason to believe that it has often been surmounted by Thibetan races who have found their way over the ...
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... then drop back into their old obscurity ; and it will accordingly suffice to describe them as they individually appear . For the convenience of refer- CHAPTER I. ence ence they are best generalized under the RETROSPECT OF VEDIC INDIA . 11.
... then drop back into their old obscurity ; and it will accordingly suffice to describe them as they individually appear . For the convenience of refer- CHAPTER I. ence ence they are best generalized under the RETROSPECT OF VEDIC INDIA . 11.
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