Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... class , and then of lay - disciples , called " pure men " , upasakas . For the fifth section he was granted an ... classes of literature -- first the Vedic hymns , which I have already described ; secondly BRAHMANAS AND UPANISHADS ...
... class , and then of lay - disciples , called " pure men " , upasakas . For the fifth section he was granted an ... classes of literature -- first the Vedic hymns , which I have already described ; secondly BRAHMANAS AND UPANISHADS ...
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... class , still stood at the head of Aryan society , and were by no means disposed to accept the Brahmins as their superiors in spiritual knowledge . Even among the Brahmins there were many who did not follow the orthodox priestly doc ...
... class , still stood at the head of Aryan society , and were by no means disposed to accept the Brahmins as their superiors in spiritual knowledge . Even among the Brahmins there were many who did not follow the orthodox priestly doc ...
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... classes had been raised to a distinctly higher plane by the doctrines of the Bhagavat Gita , " The Song of the Blessed One " ; incorporated with the Mahâbhârata , probably in the first few centuries of the Christian era . The idea of a ...
... classes had been raised to a distinctly higher plane by the doctrines of the Bhagavat Gita , " The Song of the Blessed One " ; incorporated with the Mahâbhârata , probably in the first few centuries of the Christian era . The idea of a ...
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