Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 81
... faith of the common people , who , how- ever misguided , show an earnestness and deep re- ligious feeling which many conventional Christians might study with advantage . It must not be sup- posed that this faith and piety are common to ...
... faith of the common people , who , how- ever misguided , show an earnestness and deep re- ligious feeling which many conventional Christians might study with advantage . It must not be sup- posed that this faith and piety are common to ...
Page 146
... faith of the genuine Sadhu often shows itself in extreme fanaticism . It is not an uncommon event for one of them , in a state of religious ecstasy , to throw him- self into the sacred lake of Pushkar , near Ajmere , to be devoured by ...
... faith of the genuine Sadhu often shows itself in extreme fanaticism . It is not an uncommon event for one of them , in a state of religious ecstasy , to throw him- self into the sacred lake of Pushkar , near Ajmere , to be devoured by ...
Page 179
... faith and to keep away evil spirits . His vahan , or vehicle , is a dog ; for this reason dogs , which are excluded from other temples , are admitted into his . MASK OF BHAIRONATH His weapon is a huge club , which receives worship as ...
... faith and to keep away evil spirits . His vahan , or vehicle , is a dog ; for this reason dogs , which are excluded from other temples , are admitted into his . MASK OF BHAIRONATH His weapon is a huge club , which receives worship as ...
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