Publications, Issue 34Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1833 - 224 pages |
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... death ; but in a very different sense from that of Pythagoras , who taught that the soul , after the death of one body , occupied and animated another . The Burmese , on the contrary , say , that at the death of a man , animal , or ...
... death ; but in a very different sense from that of Pythagoras , who taught that the soul , after the death of one body , occupied and animated another . The Burmese , on the contrary , say , that at the death of a man , animal , or ...
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... death the water of the rivers changed their natural course , and ran upwards to their source ; the shade of the sun being towards the north , was instantly turned to the south ; and seven great noises were heard in the heavens . 5. In ...
... death the water of the rivers changed their natural course , and ran upwards to their source ; the shade of the sun being towards the north , was instantly turned to the south ; and seven great noises were heard in the heavens . 5. In ...
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... death of his wife a man marries again , the property is to be divided after his death among the children of the first marriage ; only his second wife receives one share . But if there be no children , the surviving wife has all the ...
... death of his wife a man marries again , the property is to be divided after his death among the children of the first marriage ; only his second wife receives one share . But if there be no children , the surviving wife has all the ...
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