The Mythology of the Hindus: With Notices of the Various Mountain and Island Tribes Inhabiting the Two Peninsulas of India and the Neighbouring Islands, and an Appendix Comprising the Minor Avatars and the Mythological and Religious Terms, &c, &c of the HindusParbury, Allen, 1832 - Всего страниц: 401 |
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... reader who would wish to become acquainted with the chivalry of the Hindus , the author would recommend the admirable work of Colonel Tod on the Rajpoot tribes . By hypotheses have been advanced in opposition to each other X PREFACE .
... reader who would wish to become acquainted with the chivalry of the Hindus , the author would recommend the admirable work of Colonel Tod on the Rajpoot tribes . By hypotheses have been advanced in opposition to each other X PREFACE .
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... become objects of religious adoration . The Brahmans allege , " that it is easier to impress the minds of the rude and ignorant by intelli- gible symbols , than by means which are incomprehensible . " Acting upon this principle , the ...
... become objects of religious adoration . The Brahmans allege , " that it is easier to impress the minds of the rude and ignorant by intelli- gible symbols , than by means which are incomprehensible . " Acting upon this principle , the ...
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... become more moderate in his appetite ) six thousand cows , ten thousand sheep , as many goats , five hundred ... becoming space , in the beautiful island of Ceylon , about eight hundred miles in circumference . * Ward . eventful war ...
... become more moderate in his appetite ) six thousand cows , ten thousand sheep , as many goats , five hundred ... becoming space , in the beautiful island of Ceylon , about eight hundred miles in circumference . * Ward . eventful war ...
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... become immediately component parts . Rama is extensively worshipped , and numerous temples are erected to him ; among which is the splendid one at Ramnaghur ( see plate 27 ) , from which many of the plates in this volume are taken . A ...
... become immediately component parts . Rama is extensively worshipped , and numerous temples are erected to him ; among which is the splendid one at Ramnaghur ( see plate 27 ) , from which many of the plates in this volume are taken . A ...
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... become the sovereign of Mathura in his stead . The king , in consequence , commanded that Devaki should be closely confined , and that whenever she was delivered of a child , it should be brought to him immediately to be put to death ...
... become the sovereign of Mathura in his stead . The king , in consequence , commanded that Devaki should be closely confined , and that whenever she was delivered of a child , it should be brought to him immediately to be put to death ...
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Стр. 165 - Soon after the coryza eruptions will appear, first on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet and then on the face.
Стр. 139 - He is called the sun, for he is the soul of all beings ; (and) that is declared by the sage, ' the sun is the soul of what moves, and of that which is fixed.
Стр. 300 - Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears and bended bows : On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe...
Стр. 50 - I have conversed, say, that they have been two months on their march, travelling slowly in the hottest season of the year, with their wives and children. Some old persons are among them, who wish to die at Juggernaut. Numbers of pilgrims die on the road ; and their bodies generally remain unburied.
Стр. 140 - The very birth of Brahmans is a constant incarnation of Dherma, God of Justice; for the Brahman is born to promote justice, and to procure ultimate happiness. "When a Brahman springs to light, he is born above the world, the chief of all creatures, assigned to guard the treasury of duties, religious and civil.
Стр. viii - ... a spirit of sublime devotion, of benevolence to mankind, and of amiable tenderness to all sentient creatures, pervades the whole work ; the style of it has a certain austere majesty, that sounds like the language of legislation and extorts a respectful awe; the sentiments of independence on all beings but GOD, and the harsh admonitions even to kings, are truly noble...
Стр. 137 - Let us adore the supremacy of that divine sun, the god-head who illuminates all, who recreates all, from whom all proceed, to whom all must return, whom we invoke to direct our understandings aright in our progress towards his holy seat.
Стр. 330 - Europeans so frequently confounded ; the latter having been stationary at least as long as we have known them, while the slightest impulse seems sufficient to give a determination to the Japanese character, which would progressively improve until it attained the same height of civilization with the European.
Стр. 154 - When a body, formed of five elements to receive the reward of deeds done in its own former person, reverts to its five original principles, what room is there for regret?
Стр. 146 - ... with poison, or a poignard, or some other instrument of suicide in his hand, and threatening to use it if his adversary should attempt to molest or pass him, he thus completely arrests him.