Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... early Vedic hymns are redolent with the fragrance of a bright and genial spring - time , reflecting the joy of a simple , pastoral life in the golden age , when the children of men played with Mother Nature in her kindest moods , and ...
... early Vedic hymns are redolent with the fragrance of a bright and genial spring - time , reflecting the joy of a simple , pastoral life in the golden age , when the children of men played with Mother Nature in her kindest moods , and ...
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... early Christian converts , and to intellectual intercourse between India and the schools of Alex- andria . Max Müller and other Sanskrit authorities reject this theory . However this may be , the Bha- gavat Gîta is now by far the most ...
... early Christian converts , and to intellectual intercourse between India and the schools of Alex- andria . Max Müller and other Sanskrit authorities reject this theory . However this may be , the Bha- gavat Gîta is now by far the most ...
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... early Buddhist period . The pippal ( ficus religiosa ) has been associated with the religious ceremonies of the Hindus from the earliest Vedic times . Its wood was used in the making of the drill which produced the sacred fire of Agni ...
... early Buddhist period . The pippal ( ficus religiosa ) has been associated with the religious ceremonies of the Hindus from the earliest Vedic times . Its wood was used in the making of the drill which produced the sacred fire of Agni ...
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