Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Manu kept the fish in a jar , until it grew so big that it begged to be put into a ditch , at the same time telling Manu to build a ship to prepare for the coming catastrophe . Manu built the ship accordingly , and as the fish grew too ...
... Manu kept the fish in a jar , until it grew so big that it begged to be put into a ditch , at the same time telling Manu to build a ship to prepare for the coming catastrophe . Manu built the ship accordingly , and as the fish grew too ...
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... Manu , the Hindu Moses , legislated for four castes only , Brahmins , Kshatriyas , Vaisyas , and 1 Manu , II . 17 . THE CASTE SYSTEM 19 Sudras , the Brahmins alone are 18 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
... Manu , the Hindu Moses , legislated for four castes only , Brahmins , Kshatriyas , Vaisyas , and 1 Manu , II . 17 . THE CASTE SYSTEM 19 Sudras , the Brahmins alone are 18 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
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... Manu , he renounces the world and becomes a sannyâsî . Then in orthodox Hindu society he is regarded , living or dead , with all the veneration due to a divine being . The houses in Benares where sannyâsin have died are pointed out as ...
... Manu , he renounces the world and becomes a sannyâsî . Then in orthodox Hindu society he is regarded , living or dead , with all the veneration due to a divine being . The houses in Benares where sannyâsin have died are pointed out as ...
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