Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 46
... Soul . The Upanishads say : " As the spokes of a wheel are attached to the nave , so are all things attached to Life . This Life ought to be approached with faith and reverence , and viewed as an immensity which abides in its own glory ...
... Soul . The Upanishads say : " As the spokes of a wheel are attached to the nave , so are all things attached to Life . This Life ought to be approached with faith and reverence , and viewed as an immensity which abides in its own glory ...
Page 62
... soul of man into the one Supreme Soul . They also agree in recognizing the operation of the law of karma , adopted by Buddha , through which every human action is held to entail a consequence upon the agent , good or evil accord- ing to ...
... soul of man into the one Supreme Soul . They also agree in recognizing the operation of the law of karma , adopted by Buddha , through which every human action is held to entail a consequence upon the agent , good or evil accord- ing to ...
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... souls of the ancestors . It is one of the places Shradha ceremonies of deemed propitious for the deceased relatives , which are believed to help the souls of the departed on their final pilgrimage to Yama - puri , the kingdom of Death ...
... souls of the ancestors . It is one of the places Shradha ceremonies of deemed propitious for the deceased relatives , which are believed to help the souls of the departed on their final pilgrimage to Yama - puri , the kingdom of Death ...
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