Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... natural amphitheatre , facing the rising sun , it is not un- reasonable to conjecture that even before the Aryan ... Nature , with little of the mysticism and dread , born of a tropical environment . They worshipped the sky , EARLY ...
... natural amphitheatre , facing the rising sun , it is not un- reasonable to conjecture that even before the Aryan ... Nature , with little of the mysticism and dread , born of a tropical environment . They worshipped the sky , EARLY ...
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... nature and means of realizing a knowledge of Brah- man , the Universal Soul and Cause of all things . The Brahmanas and Upanishads , in fact , seem to represent two different currents of thought , which can be traced throughout the ...
... nature and means of realizing a knowledge of Brah- man , the Universal Soul and Cause of all things . The Brahmanas and Upanishads , in fact , seem to represent two different currents of thought , which can be traced throughout the ...
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... Nature passed through the alembic of man " ; and until they begin to realize that , unless they under- stand and appreciate the value of the presentment of Nature their own artist - alchemists have given them , nothing that they see ...
... Nature passed through the alembic of man " ; and until they begin to realize that , unless they under- stand and appreciate the value of the presentment of Nature their own artist - alchemists have given them , nothing that they see ...
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