Hindu Superiority: An Attempt to Determine the Position of the Hindu Race in the Scale of NationsRajputana Printing Works, 1906 - 454 pages |
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... religion of China.- Hindu colonization of the isles of the Indian archipelago — Java.- Views of Col. Tod , Mr. Elphinstone , Sir Stamford Raffles , and Mr. Sewell . - Testimony of Chinese pilgrims . - Java peopled entirely by the Hindus ...
... religion of China.- Hindu colonization of the isles of the Indian archipelago — Java.- Views of Col. Tod , Mr. Elphinstone , Sir Stamford Raffles , and Mr. Sewell . - Testimony of Chinese pilgrims . - Java peopled entirely by the Hindus ...
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... religious books . They are the treasuries of universal information like the Encyclopædia Britannica . - Their origin . Causes which assigned them their present position . - Three classes . Their number . - They contain 16,00,000 lines ...
... religious books . They are the treasuries of universal information like the Encyclopædia Britannica . - Their origin . Causes which assigned them their present position . - Three classes . Their number . - They contain 16,00,000 lines ...
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... RELIGION . - Religion a test of civilization .-- What is the Hindu religion ? — Knowledge of God .-- The Shraddhas .-- Hindu religion the only scientific religion in the world .- " Christianity has nothing to offer to those who are ...
... RELIGION . - Religion a test of civilization .-- What is the Hindu religion ? — Knowledge of God .-- The Shraddhas .-- Hindu religion the only scientific religion in the world .- " Christianity has nothing to offer to those who are ...
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... religion , or mythology , or philosophy , whether it be laws or customs , primitive art or primitive science , everywhere you have to go to India , whether you like it or not , because some of the most valuable and most instructive ...
... religion , or mythology , or philosophy , whether it be laws or customs , primitive art or primitive science , everywhere you have to go to India , whether you like it or not , because some of the most valuable and most instructive ...
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... religion , literature or character of the Hindus of the present day , or their capacities and capabilities is men- tioned it has reference only to the elucidation of some feature of that civilization as illustrated in the life , work or ...
... religion , literature or character of the Hindus of the present day , or their capacities and capabilities is men- tioned it has reference only to the elucidation of some feature of that civilization as illustrated in the life , work or ...
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Akbar America amongst ancient Hindus ancient India annals Asia Asiatic Aurangzeb Boondi Brahmans brother called century character chiefs Chitor chivalry Chohan civilization Colonel Tod says colony Count Bjornstjerna says daughter derived descendants Druids Egypt Egyptians emigration Emperor epic Europe European fact father Greece Greek heroes Hindu origin History of India honour human husband India in Greece Indian Literature Indus inhabitants Jaisalmer Kalidasa Kaliyug Kambojas Kanauj king Krishna Kshatriyas language Mahabharata Mahoba Manu Marwar Max Muller Mewar migrated Mill's Mohamedan mother mythology nation Nyaya Persian philosophy Pirthi Raj Pococke says poetry Pratap prince Prithvi Raj Professor Heeren says Professor Max Muller Professor Wilson says prove Puranas race Rahtore Raja Rajput Rajputana Ramayana Rana reign religion remarkable Sakas Sanskrit language Sanskrit literature says Colonel Tod Singh soul Theogony thousand tion Tod's Rajasthan tribe valour Vedas warrior wife wisdom women writing Yadus Yavanas Yudhishtira Zind
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Page xxv - I should point to India. If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions of some of them which will deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant — I should point to India.
Page 426 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 297 - In the whole world there is no study, except that of the originals, so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. It has been the solace of my life, it will be the solace of my death.
Page xxv - Whatever sphere of the human mind you may select for your special study, whether it be language, or religion, or mythology, or philosophy, whether it be laws or customs, primitive art or primitive science, everywhere, you have to go to India, whether you like it or not, because some of the most valuable and most instructive materials in the history of man are treasured up in India, and in India only.
Page 39 - ... each other, and above all, a treatment of the female sex full of confidence, respect and delicacy, are among the signs which denote a...
Page 365 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night And his affections dark as Erebus: Let no such man be trusted.
Page 160 - The mountains look on Marathon And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dream'd that Greece might still be free; For standing on the Persians' grave, I could not deem myself a slave.
Page 19 - The village communities are little republics, having nearly everything that they want within themselves, and almost independent of any foreign relations.
Page 90 - O fairest of creation, last and best Of all God's works ! creature, in whom excell'd Whatever can to sight or thought be form'd, Holy, divine, good, amiable, or sweet!
Page 323 - Guido, with a burnt stick in his hand, demonstrating on the smooth paving-stones of the path, that the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.