Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... priests thus occupied a very important place in Aryan society , they were as yet entirely subordinate to the nobles and chiefs of the warrior class , and were very far from the position of absolute supremacy which they gained for ...
... priests thus occupied a very important place in Aryan society , they were as yet entirely subordinate to the nobles and chiefs of the warrior class , and were very far from the position of absolute supremacy which they gained for ...
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... priesthood and to dispute the efficacy of sacrifices and penances . The hereditary priestly families had not yet established a monopoly or undisputed leadership in religious thought . Kshatriyas , or warrior class , still stood at the ...
... priesthood and to dispute the efficacy of sacrifices and penances . The hereditary priestly families had not yet established a monopoly or undisputed leadership in religious thought . Kshatriyas , or warrior class , still stood at the ...
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... priests , though it is absolutely inconsistent with their own teaching of the law of karma . With this digression we ... priest , in presence of the deity . CHAPTER XI REMAINS OF OLD BENARES - A HINDU - 198 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
... priests , though it is absolutely inconsistent with their own teaching of the law of karma . With this digression we ... priest , in presence of the deity . CHAPTER XI REMAINS OF OLD BENARES - A HINDU - 198 BENARES , THE SACRED CITY.
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