Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... philosophy and rule of life . ances . About the year B.C. 557 Siddartha Gautama , son of the chief of the Sakya clan , was born in Kapilavastu , the capital of a petty state in the Nepal Terai . The story of his early life and of the ...
... philosophy and rule of life . ances . About the year B.C. 557 Siddartha Gautama , son of the chief of the Sakya clan , was born in Kapilavastu , the capital of a petty state in the Nepal Terai . The story of his early life and of the ...
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... philosophy . The stories told in the Puranas and other later San- skrit literature embody the wildest legends and super- stitions , and attribute to Hindu gods and goddesses an abundant share of earthly passions and weaknesses . Many of ...
... philosophy . The stories told in the Puranas and other later San- skrit literature embody the wildest legends and super- stitions , and attribute to Hindu gods and goddesses an abundant share of earthly passions and weaknesses . Many of ...
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... 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 - trees the monks pass their time in quiet devotion . They will give ...
... 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 - trees the monks pass their time in quiet devotion . They will give ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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