Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... some extent , traced and mapped out with exact dates and events , the history of Brahminism must always be regarded from a different stand - point . Of the antiquity of Benares there can hardly be any 1 IN THE VEDIC TIMES- Page.
... some extent , traced and mapped out with exact dates and events , the history of Brahminism must always be regarded from a different stand - point . Of the antiquity of Benares there can hardly be any 1 IN THE VEDIC TIMES- Page.
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... regarded as the universe , and her Kâlî in this 113 is without substance and Kâlî in this aspect , there- benignant mother of the " darkness " , name means or " chaos " . But , like Shiva , she has a destructive aspect , in which her ...
... regarded as the universe , and her Kâlî in this 113 is without substance and Kâlî in this aspect , there- benignant mother of the " darkness " , name means or " chaos " . But , like Shiva , she has a destructive aspect , in which her ...
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... regarded , living or dead , with all the veneration due to a divine being . The houses in Benares where sannyâsin have died are pointed out as if the sanctity of a temple belonged to them . According to Manu , the life of a Brahmin is ...
... regarded , living or dead , with all the veneration due to a divine being . The houses in Benares where sannyâsin have died are pointed out as if the sanctity of a temple belonged to them . According to Manu , the life of a Brahmin is ...
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