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 Taittirîya 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 Taittirîya 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 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