Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell. RELIGIOUS LITERATURE 7 wise men and women , took part in the discussions . The greatest freedom of thought was allowed , and the rules which regulated the debates were only ...
Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion Ernest Binfield Havell. RELIGIOUS LITERATURE 7 wise men and women , took part in the discussions . The greatest freedom of thought was allowed , and the rules which regulated the debates were only ...
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... religious thought of the people , that a new teacher came to bring back the spirituality of the ancient Vedic faith into the Aryan religion . It must not be supposed , however , that Buddha was the first to ques- tion the authority of ...
... religious thought of the people , that a new teacher came to bring back the spirituality of the ancient Vedic faith into the Aryan religion . It must not be supposed , however , that Buddha was the first to ques- tion the authority of ...
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... religious life , first entering the order of Pares- nāth , the orthodox monastic order of his clan , and afterwards , like so many other religious devotees at that time , becoming a wandering Bhiksu , preaching new doctrines and ...
... religious life , first entering the order of Pares- nāth , the orthodox monastic order of his clan , and afterwards , like so many other religious devotees at that time , becoming a wandering Bhiksu , preaching new doctrines and ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kāsis 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 Brahmā Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghāt Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chźt Singh copper Dasāsamedh Ghāt Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgā earth European funeral pyres Ganźsha Ganges ghāt goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kālī Kāsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahābhārata Mahādeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kōsi Panchganga Pāndava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Rāma Rāmāyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyāsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sītā 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