Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 37
... humanity im- mortal , and the sacrificial science was based on an imaginary science of the celestial world , everything abnormal , weird , and uncanny was believed to have a special virtue . Everything human and normal was opposed to ...
... humanity im- mortal , and the sacrificial science was based on an imaginary science of the celestial world , everything abnormal , weird , and uncanny was believed to have a special virtue . Everything human and normal was opposed to ...
Page 62
... human action is held to entail a consequence upon the agent , good or evil accord- ing to the character of the action , which follows him or her through the whole cycle of transmigrations . The caste system had become firmly established ...
... human action is held to entail a consequence upon the agent , good or evil accord- ing to the character of the action , which follows him or her through the whole cycle of transmigrations . The caste system had become firmly established ...
Page 121
... with myriads of frogs . The latter goes by the name of Gauri - kund , the tank of Gauri - another name of Durgā , the wife of Shiva- and is supposed to possess all sorts of healing virtues . There is , however , plenty of human interest in.
... with myriads of frogs . The latter goes by the name of Gauri - kund , the tank of Gauri - another name of Durgā , the wife of Shiva- and is supposed to possess all sorts of healing virtues . There is , however , plenty of human interest in.
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis 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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