Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... devotees , at Isapattana , the modern Sarnath , 31⁄2 miles to the north of Benares . He first preached to them the fundamental principles of his doctrines : the uselessness of bodily penances- PREACHING OF BUDDHA 41 misery was a ...
... devotees , at Isapattana , the modern Sarnath , 31⁄2 miles to the north of Benares . He first preached to them the fundamental principles of his doctrines : the uselessness of bodily penances- PREACHING OF BUDDHA 41 misery was a ...
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... devotees at that time , becoming a wandering Bhiksu , preaching new doctrines and establishing a new religious order . He imposed upon his followers the rule of absolute nudity , a rule which afterwards led to the two great divisions of ...
... devotees at that time , becoming a wandering Bhiksu , preaching new doctrines and establishing a new religious order . He imposed upon his followers the rule of absolute nudity , a rule which afterwards led to the two great divisions of ...
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... devotees more from want of other means of livelihood , or from the attractions of a life which commands universal respect among Indian people , than from the prompt- ings of a deep religious feeling . The decay of the old village ...
... devotees more from want of other means of livelihood , or from the attractions of a life which commands universal respect among Indian people , than from the prompt- ings of a deep religious feeling . The decay of the old village ...
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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