Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 70
... body can be put off by means of sacrifice , just as a serpent throws off its dead skin . It also symbolizes the doctrine of transmigration , the idea of the human soul obtaining release through a series of changes of the body . Perhaps ...
... body can be put off by means of sacrifice , just as a serpent throws off its dead skin . It also symbolizes the doctrine of transmigration , the idea of the human soul obtaining release through a series of changes of the body . Perhaps ...
Page 103
... body to the river , and place it by the water's edge , either near to the burning ghât , or close by the ghât where he or she would daily come to bathe . When the last offices of the dead have been performed by the relatives , the ...
... body to the river , and place it by the water's edge , either near to the burning ghât , or close by the ghât where he or she would daily come to bathe . When the last offices of the dead have been performed by the relatives , the ...
Page 197
... body , which will carry it on its appointed pilgrimage . This is supposed to be effected by the pinda offerings , the food presented to the spirit ( consisting of barley or rice - flour , mixed with sesamum flour , sugar , and honey ) ...
... body , which will carry it on its appointed pilgrimage . This is supposed to be effected by the pinda offerings , the food presented to the spirit ( consisting of barley or rice - flour , mixed with sesamum flour , sugar , and honey ) ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell No preview available - 2016 |
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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