Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... followers of Buddha marked the Deer - park as specially devoted to members of their order , it was a common retreat for all religious devotees , perhaps one of the ancient sacred groves left in a clearing of the virgin forest . Hiuen ...
... followers of Buddha marked the Deer - park as specially devoted to members of their order , it was a common retreat for all religious devotees , perhaps one of the ancient sacred groves left in a clearing of the virgin forest . Hiuen ...
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... followers the rule of absolute nudity , a rule which afterwards led to the two great divisions of the Jain sect being named the Svêtâmbaras , " the white clothed " , and the Digambaras , " the un- clothed " . The name of the Jains is ...
... followers the rule of absolute nudity , a rule which afterwards led to the two great divisions of the Jain sect being named the Svêtâmbaras , " the white clothed " , and the Digambaras , " the un- clothed " . The name of the Jains is ...
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... followers of Kapila , the reputed founder of the Sankhya school of philosophy , who is believed to have lived at Benares about B.C. 700. The spacious court- yard is bright with marigolds , and under the shade of some fine old fruit ...
... followers of Kapila , the reputed founder of the Sankhya school of philosophy , who is believed to have lived at Benares about B.C. 700. The spacious court- yard is bright with marigolds , and under the shade of some fine old fruit ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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