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CHAPTER VIII THE GHÂTS - FROM MANIKARNIKA TO BARNA SANGAM ver var
At Manikarnika we 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 ...
CHAPTER VIII THE GHÂTS - FROM MANIKARNIKA TO BARNA SANGAM ver var
At Manikarnika we 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 ...
Page 194
... but they can only reach two - Swarloka , heaven , or Bhuvar - loka , the astral
plane , according 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 ...
... but they can only reach two - Swarloka , heaven , or Bhuvar - loka , the astral
plane , according 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
... Hinduism in all its aspects that we shall learn to reach the hearts of the people ,
as our great Teacher did on the shores of Galilee . inno SO LONDON : PRINTED
BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS , LIMITED , DUKE STREET , STAMFORD ...
... Hinduism in all its aspects that we shall learn to reach the hearts of the people ,
as our great Teacher did on the shores of Galilee . inno SO LONDON : PRINTED
BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS , LIMITED , DUKE STREET , STAMFORD ...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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