Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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Page 63
... worship by the high philosophic doctrines of the intellectual Brahmins , he effected a compromise . Buddha had established an ethical code which afforded a common meeting- ground for all races , classes , and sects of Hindus , but had ...
... worship by the high philosophic doctrines of the intellectual Brahmins , he effected a compromise . Buddha had established an ethical code which afforded a common meeting- ground for all races , classes , and sects of Hindus , but had ...
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... worship must have been incor- porated with the Aryan religion at a very early period , as both the Aitareya and Taittirīya Upanishads con- tain references to it , ' enjoining phallic worship as a step leading to a knowledge of the ...
... worship must have been incor- porated with the Aryan religion at a very early period , as both the Aitareya and Taittirīya Upanishads con- tain references to it , ' enjoining phallic worship as a step leading to a knowledge of the ...
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... worship . First , the patron deity of the village community , called gramya deva . The images or symbols of these are placed under a sacred tree outside the villages . Next is the house- hold god , or the god which is regarded by each ...
... worship . First , the patron deity of the village community , called gramya deva . The images or symbols of these are placed under a sacred tree outside the villages . Next is the house- hold god , or the god which is regarded by each ...
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