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CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I . IN THE VEDIC TIMESThe Kāsis — The Vedic
hymns — The Upanishads – The ancient universities — The story of the Flood - -
Aryan ethics - - The story of Nachiketā - - - . - - - - 1 CHAPTER II . THE HINDU ...
CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I . IN THE VEDIC TIMESThe Kāsis — The Vedic
hymns — The Upanishads – The ancient universities — The story of the Flood - -
Aryan ethics - - The story of Nachiketā - - - . - - - - 1 CHAPTER II . THE HINDU ...
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The rest of the story describes Sītā ' s despair and sufferings in the demon king ' s
palace , the wanderings of Rāma and Lakshman in search of her , and the
discovery of her by the help of Hanuman , the monkey king of the Nilgiri
mountains .
The rest of the story describes Sītā ' s despair and sufferings in the demon king ' s
palace , the wanderings of Rāma and Lakshman in search of her , and the
discovery of her by the help of Hanuman , the monkey king of the Nilgiri
mountains .
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... in happiness with her husband ; but another story is that the boys wandered
into Ayodhya accidentally , and were recognized and acknowledged by Rāma ,
who sent for Sītā , and in public assembly called upon her to attest her innocence
.
... in happiness with her husband ; but another story is that the boys wandered
into Ayodhya accidentally , and were recognized and acknowledged by Rāma ,
who sent for Sītā , and in public assembly called upon her to attest her innocence
.
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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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