Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... HINDUISM-- — · Asoka - The decline of Buddhism - The Hindu reformer Sankaracharya - The Bhagavat Gîta - Shiva - worship — The esoteric doctrine of Hinduism regarding the universe - Hindu philosophy and its comprehension by the masses ...
... HINDUISM-- — · Asoka - The decline of Buddhism - The Hindu reformer Sankaracharya - The Bhagavat Gîta - Shiva - worship — The esoteric doctrine of Hinduism regarding the universe - Hindu philosophy and its comprehension by the masses ...
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... Hindu divinities and the esoteric teaching of the Brahmin philosophy . The stories told in the Puranas and other later San- skrit literature embody the wildest legends and super- stitions , and attribute to Hindu gods and goddesses an ...
... Hindu divinities and the esoteric teaching of the Brahmin philosophy . The stories told in the Puranas and other later San- skrit literature embody the wildest legends and super- stitions , and attribute to Hindu gods and goddesses an ...
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... Hindu beliefs is not very evident in Benares , the Rome of Hinduism , unless the spirit of exclusiveness which has sprung up of late years should be regarded as a sign of the Brahmins ' alarm at the increasing influence of Chris ...
... Hindu beliefs is not very evident in Benares , the Rome of Hinduism , unless the spirit of exclusiveness which has sprung up of late years should be regarded as a sign of the Brahmins ' alarm at the increasing influence of Chris ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Aghori ancient Annapurna architectural Aryan ascetic Asoka Barna bath bathers Benares Brahmâ Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghât Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chêt Singh copper Dasâsamedh Ghât Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgâ earth European funeral pyres Ganêsha Ganges ghât goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kâlî Kâsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahâbhârata Mahâdeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kôsi Panchganga Pândava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Râma Râmâyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyâsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sîtâ Sitala soul spires spiritual stone story stupa Surya Syama symbol tion trees Trimurti Upanishads Vajrasena Vedas Vedic vessels village Vishnu Wazir Ali Wazir Ali's whole women worship Yama Yudhishthira