Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... popular with his disciples as they had been with the Brahmin priests . In short , the very errors which Buddha had tried to eradicate became a part of his followers ' beliefs and the starting- point of new religious reformers . Owing to ...
... popular with his disciples as they had been with the Brahmin priests . In short , the very errors which Buddha had tried to eradicate became a part of his followers ' beliefs and the starting- point of new religious reformers . Owing to ...
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... popular worship by the high philosophic doctrines of the intellectual Brahmins , he effected a compromise . Buddha had established an ethical code which afforded a common meeting- ground for all races , classes , and sects of Hindus ...
... popular worship by the high philosophic doctrines of the intellectual Brahmins , he effected a compromise . Buddha had established an ethical code which afforded a common meeting- ground for all races , classes , and sects of Hindus ...
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... popular Hinduism the saktis are regarded as the wives of the Trimurti . The sakti of Brahmā is deified as Saraswati , the goddess of learning and wisdom ; the sakti of Vishnu is Lakshmi , the goddess of prosperity ; and the sakti of ...
... popular Hinduism the saktis are regarded as the wives of the Trimurti . The sakti of Brahmā is deified as Saraswati , the goddess of learning and wisdom ; the sakti of Vishnu is Lakshmi , the goddess of prosperity ; and the sakti of ...
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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