Publications, Issue 35Royal Asiatic Society, 1834 |
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... various sacrifices ordained in the Véda , to be performed when the purpose is to obtain special boons or favours , either temporal or spiritual , such as progeny , riches , wisdom , absolution from sin , purification , & c . It next ...
... various sacrifices ordained in the Véda , to be performed when the purpose is to obtain special boons or favours , either temporal or spiritual , such as progeny , riches , wisdom , absolution from sin , purification , & c . It next ...
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... various accounts which are obtainable of these ancient monarchies , though they usually commence with the earliest ages , and are blended with marvellous and extravagant fictions , would still afford ample historical proofs of the ...
... various accounts which are obtainable of these ancient monarchies , though they usually commence with the earliest ages , and are blended with marvellous and extravagant fictions , would still afford ample historical proofs of the ...
Page 12
... various occasions from the commencement , to the completion of a building , as well as rules and aphorisms drawn from its situation , aspect , & c . for predicting the future destiny of the builder . The latter , however , form no part ...
... various occasions from the commencement , to the completion of a building , as well as rules and aphorisms drawn from its situation , aspect , & c . for predicting the future destiny of the builder . The latter , however , form no part ...
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... various branches of learning , such as arithmetic , geometry , drawing , sculpture , mythology , astrology , & c . , the usefulness of all of which to a master - builder is too obvious to require any comment . Nor are these ...
... various branches of learning , such as arithmetic , geometry , drawing , sculpture , mythology , astrology , & c . , the usefulness of all of which to a master - builder is too obvious to require any comment . Nor are these ...
Page 21
... Various rules have been laid down for the purpose of rectifying the varia- tion of the shadow owing to the irregularity of the sun's motion in the ecliptic , the simplest of which seems to be as follows : The place where the shadow of ...
... Various rules have been laid down for the purpose of rectifying the varia- tion of the shadow owing to the irregularity of the sun's motion in the ecliptic , the simplest of which seems to be as follows : The place where the shadow of ...
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Page 21 - ... proportions of symmetry." (p. 15.) The third chapter treats of the nature and quality of ground on which buildings are to be erected ; it is very copious and very curious. Minute directions are given for constructing a plough, and for ploughing the ground on which the house is to be built. This being done, " let sesamum seeds, pulse, and kidneybeans be sown, with incantations pronounced over them; and let due reverence be paid to the spiritual teacher ; and let the oxen, and the plough to which...
Page 17 - Wo to them who dwell in a house not built according to the proportions of symmetry. in building an edifice, therefore, let all its parts, from the basement to the roof, be duly considered.
Page 18 - The ground to be avoided is described in a special manner as follows : " That which has the form of a circle, a semicircle, containing three, five, or six angles, resembling a trident or a winnow, shaped like the hinder part of a fish, or the back of an elephant, or a turtle, or the face of a cow, and the like ; situated opposite to any of the intermediate quarters northwest, and the like ; abounding with human sculls, stones, worms, ant-hills, ON THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HINDUS.