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... of the Hindu trinity , were placed above it . The wheel is generally taken to be a
special Buddhistic symbol , though it was commonly used by pre - Buddhistic
philosophers to typify Life , the Universe , and also Brahman , the Universal Soul .
... of the Hindu trinity , were placed above it . The wheel is generally taken to be a
special Buddhistic symbol , though it was commonly used by pre - Buddhistic
philosophers to typify Life , the Universe , and also Brahman , the Universal Soul .
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ing the nature of the soul and the origin of the universe had resolved themselves
into definite shape as the six schools or darsanas of philosophy , all taking for
their foundation the axiom that ex nihilo nihil fit , and all directed to one end — the
...
ing the nature of the soul and the origin of the universe had resolved themselves
into definite shape as the six schools or darsanas of philosophy , all taking for
their foundation the axiom that ex nihilo nihil fit , and all directed to one end — the
...
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At Kapildhara , the fifth day ' s stage , six miles beyond Shivapur , the pilgrims
offer oblations to the Pitris , the souls of the ancestors . It is one of the places
deemed propitious for the Shradha ceremonies of deceased relatives , which are
...
At Kapildhara , the fifth day ' s stage , six miles beyond Shivapur , the pilgrims
offer oblations to the Pitris , the souls of the ancestors . It is one of the places
deemed propitious for the Shradha ceremonies of deceased relatives , which are
...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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