Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 134
... reach the central point of the ghâts -- the very pivot of the religious life of Benares . There is perhaps no more extraordinary sight in the whole world than this ghât presents any morning in the month of Kartik , or at the time of a ...
... reach the central point of the ghâts -- the very pivot of the religious life of Benares . There is perhaps no more extraordinary sight in the whole world than this ghât presents any morning in the month of Kartik , or at the time of a ...
Page 194
... reach two - Swar- loka , heaven , or Bhuvar - loka , the astral plane , accord- ing to the life they have led in the world . The souls of ordinary mortals will , it is believed , always remain tied to earth , and eventually become evil ...
... reach two - Swar- loka , heaven , or Bhuvar - loka , the astral plane , accord- ing to the life they have led in the world . The souls of ordinary mortals will , it is believed , always remain tied to earth , and eventually become evil ...
Page 226
... reach the hearts of the people , as our great Teacher did on the shores of Galilee . LONDON PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS , LIMITED , DUKE STREET , STAMFORD STREET , S.E. , AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET , W. APR THE UNIVERSITY OF ...
... reach the hearts of the people , as our great Teacher did on the shores of Galilee . LONDON PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS , LIMITED , DUKE STREET , STAMFORD STREET , S.E. , AND GREAT WINDMILL STREET , W. APR THE UNIVERSITY OF ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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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