Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern IndiaT. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, 1817 |
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Page 96
... doctrine of the Mundane Egg , and the veneration paid to the Nymphæa Lotos ; " * on which , in ancient sculptures , Brahma is seen floating on the waters . It is also a favourite bol in Egyptian sculptures . sym- A RE : at of a fon ...
... doctrine of the Mundane Egg , and the veneration paid to the Nymphæa Lotos ; " * on which , in ancient sculptures , Brahma is seen floating on the waters . It is also a favourite bol in Egyptian sculptures . sym- A RE : at of a fon ...
Page 154
... doctrine now preva- lent , on other grounds , that the religion of the Egyptians was adopted from the East . " He proceeds , afterwards , to suppose the seeds of the Cyamus to be " the celebrated Pythagorean bean ; " and he rejects the ...
... doctrine now preva- lent , on other grounds , that the religion of the Egyptians was adopted from the East . " He proceeds , afterwards , to suppose the seeds of the Cyamus to be " the celebrated Pythagorean bean ; " and he rejects the ...
Page 171
... doctrine . Ensuite , il alla sur les bords du Gange , interroger les Bracmanes . De retour dans sa patrie , le despotisme sous lequel elle gémissoit alors , le força de s'en exiler , et il se retira en Italie où il fonda son école ...
... doctrine . Ensuite , il alla sur les bords du Gange , interroger les Bracmanes . De retour dans sa patrie , le despotisme sous lequel elle gémissoit alors , le força de s'en exiler , et il se retira en Italie où il fonda son école ...
Page 179
... doctrines make their felicity in a future state to depend on it . * * " The doctrine of the metempsychosis is fully ex- plained in the Institutes of Menu . The other dog- When speaking of the Supreme Being , they frequently use N 2 ...
... doctrines make their felicity in a future state to depend on it . * * " The doctrine of the metempsychosis is fully ex- plained in the Institutes of Menu . The other dog- When speaking of the Supreme Being , they frequently use N 2 ...
Page 184
... doctrines of the Vedas , once established , was afterwards nourished , extended , and involved in mys- tery , by an ingenious and artful priest- hood As the Brahmins rigidly monopo- lized learning and the sciences , all others were ...
... doctrines of the Vedas , once established , was afterwards nourished , extended , and involved in mys- tery , by an ingenious and artful priest- hood As the Brahmins rigidly monopo- lized learning and the sciences , all others were ...
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