Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Brahmin , who observes the strict rule of the twice - born caste , fulfils with the most scrupulous exactitude the prescribed order and detail of his sandhya , laid down by traditions jealously guarded through thousands of years . Then ...
... Brahmin , who observes the strict rule of the twice - born caste , fulfils with the most scrupulous exactitude the prescribed order and detail of his sandhya , laid down by traditions jealously guarded through thousands of years . Then ...
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... Brahmin sannyâsin , supported by allowances granted them by Hindu princes and noblemen . The Brahmin only attains to the full dignity of his Brahminhood , when , in accordance with the law of Manu , he renounces the world and becomes a ...
... Brahmin sannyâsin , supported by allowances granted them by Hindu princes and noblemen . The Brahmin only attains to the full dignity of his Brahminhood , when , in accordance with the law of Manu , he renounces the world and becomes a ...
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... Brahmin priesthood . British influence has undoubtedly made for order , decency , cleanliness , and general sanitation in the city . But its effect on the foundations of Hindu beliefs is not very evident in Benares , the Rome of ...
... Brahmin priesthood . British influence has undoubtedly made for order , decency , cleanliness , and general sanitation in the city . But its effect on the foundations of Hindu beliefs is not very evident in Benares , the Rome of ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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