The Hindoos as They are: A Description of the Manners, Customs, and Inner Life of Hindoo Society in BengalThacker, Spink and Company, 1883 - Всего страниц: 343 |
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... born , and since he possesses the Veda , he is by right the chief of this ... world . What created being then can surpass him with whose mouth the gods of ... springs to light , he is born above the world , the chief of all creatures ...
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