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The Brahmins of his time taught the whole theory of the transmigration of souls ;
Buddha ' s doctrine was but a slight ... and that the Brahminical teaching is the
only means of DOCTRINES OF BUDDHA 33 salvation , Buddha denied the
divine 32.
The Brahmins of his time taught the whole theory of the transmigration of souls ;
Buddha ' s doctrine was but a slight ... and that the Brahminical teaching is the
only means of DOCTRINES OF BUDDHA 33 salvation , Buddha denied the
divine 32.
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But his spiritual nature triumphed at last , and he arose , with convictions formed
and mind at rest , to preach those cheerful doctrines of love and contentment
which changed the entire current of Eastern thought . Having thus become the ...
But his spiritual nature triumphed at last , and he arose , with convictions formed
and mind at rest , to preach those cheerful doctrines of love and contentment
which changed the entire current of Eastern thought . Having thus become the ...
Page 61
It would be travelling beyond my province to enter into a discussion of the details
of his life and doctrines . It will be sufficient to briefly indicate the changes which
had come over Brahminical religious practices and ideas in the thirteen centuries
...
It would be travelling beyond my province to enter into a discussion of the details
of his life and doctrines . It will be sufficient to briefly indicate the changes which
had come over Brahminical religious practices and ideas in the thirteen centuries
...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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