Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... ideas and beliefs which many millions of our fellow - subjects associate with it . Few , indeed , have either the time or the inclination to read through the increasing accumulation of very solid literature which deals with the ...
... ideas and beliefs which many millions of our fellow - subjects associate with it . Few , indeed , have either the time or the inclination to read through the increasing accumulation of very solid literature which deals with the ...
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... ideas of modern Hinduism . Sankaracharya waged relentless war against the superstitions of the Buddhists of his time ... idea of the One Supreme Being manifested in the many had been clearly indicated centuries before in the Upanishads ...
... ideas of modern Hinduism . Sankaracharya waged relentless war against the superstitions of the Buddhists of his time ... idea of the One Supreme Being manifested in the many had been clearly indicated centuries before in the Upanishads ...
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... idea of a personal God became more prominent . It is , however , impossible to follow the further development of Hindu- ism ... ideas of modern Hinduism as conveyed in the worship of Shiva , the presiding deity of Benares . It will be ...
... idea of a personal God became more prominent . It is , however , impossible to follow the further development of Hindu- ism ... ideas of modern Hinduism as conveyed in the worship of Shiva , the presiding deity of Benares . It will be ...
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