Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... become gods through sacrifice , and men were also capable of becoming immortal if they acquired sufficient know- ledge of the sacred wisdom . To protect their do- minions from the invasions of men , the gods concluded a bargain with ...
... become gods through sacrifice , and men were also capable of becoming immortal if they acquired sufficient know- ledge of the sacred wisdom . To protect their do- minions from the invasions of men , the gods concluded a bargain with ...
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... become subject to the Kosalas , who had their capital at Sāvatthi , in what is now Nepal . The Sakya , the clan to which Buddha himself be- longed , were also subject to the kingdom of Kosāla . Benares had already become celebrated as a ...
... become subject to the Kosalas , who had their capital at Sāvatthi , in what is now Nepal . The Sakya , the clan to which Buddha himself be- longed , were also subject to the kingdom of Kosāla . Benares had already become celebrated as a ...
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... become firmly established , and the Brahmins had assumed extravagant pre- tensions to spiritual superiority , but the creed of the lower classes had been raised to a distinctly higher plane by the doctrines of the Bhagavat Gita , " The ...
... become firmly established , and the Brahmins had assumed extravagant pre- tensions to spiritual superiority , but the creed of the lower classes had been raised to a distinctly higher plane by the doctrines of the Bhagavat Gita , " The ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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