Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical Divisions, the Pure System of Primeval Theology, the Grand Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared, Throughout, with the Religion, Laws, Government, and Literature, of Persia, Egypt, and Greece, the Whole Intended as Introductory to The History of Hindostan, Upon a Comprehensive Scale ...The Author, 1801 - India |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 28
Page viii
... have concluded in this volume his ftric- tures on the Indian Theology , but he found that the very curious and interesting fubject of the ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY DEITY opened so vaft a field for inquiry , and [ viii ]
... have concluded in this volume his ftric- tures on the Indian Theology , but he found that the very curious and interesting fubject of the ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY DEITY opened so vaft a field for inquiry , and [ viii ]
Page 45
... curious of all that occur in Indian my- thology . The Sanscreet narrative of his extra- ordinary feats , in fome points , approaches fo near to the Scriptural account of our Saviour , as to have afforded real ground for Sir W. Jones to ...
... curious of all that occur in Indian my- thology . The Sanscreet narrative of his extra- ordinary feats , in fome points , approaches fo near to the Scriptural account of our Saviour , as to have afforded real ground for Sir W. Jones to ...
Page 65
... fince the Brahmins had made themfelves mafters * See Knox's curious , and , I believe , authentic , historical account of the island of Ceylone ; published at London , 1681 . VOL . III . E mafters of the people's faith . " The idol - [ 65 ]
... fince the Brahmins had made themfelves mafters * See Knox's curious , and , I believe , authentic , historical account of the island of Ceylone ; published at London , 1681 . VOL . III . E mafters of the people's faith . " The idol - [ 65 ]
Page 67
... curious and authentic hiftory of Ceyloné . But not merely in many of the rites prac- tifed , and the images venerated among the Indians , have the strongest features of refem- blance between that nation and the Egyptians been discovered ...
... curious and authentic hiftory of Ceyloné . But not merely in many of the rites prac- tifed , and the images venerated among the Indians , have the strongest features of refem- blance between that nation and the Egyptians been discovered ...
Page 71
... curious and novel circumftance , with which the follow- ing hiftory will more particularly acquaint the reader , of an ancient king of India filling up the ditch of a befieged city with the large ftalks of this plant . I need not cite ...
... curious and novel circumftance , with which the follow- ing hiftory will more particularly acquaint the reader , of an ancient king of India filling up the ditch of a befieged city with the large ftalks of this plant . I need not cite ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
adored adorned æra afcended affertion Afiatic aftoniſhing aftronomical alfo animals antiquity architecture Aurengzeb beautiful becauſe Brahmins caverns celebrated circumftance coloffal columns confecrated confidered conftruction dæmons decorated defcendants defcribed defcription defigns deity Diodorus Diodorus Siculus dome Doric order edifice Egypt Egyptian engraved erected fabricated facred fame fays fculptured feems feet ferpent feven fhall fhould fhrine fide figns fimilar fince firft firſt fituated flouriſhed folar fome fquare ftatues ftill ftones ftructure ftupendous fuch fuperb fuperftition fuppofed fupported fymbol Gazna grand groves Herodotus hieroglyphics hiftory himſelf Hindoftan Hindoo idol Ifis India Indian inftance itſelf Jaggernaut lefs lofty maffy magnificent majeſtic marble Mithra moft ancient moſt muſt Nile obferved Ofiris paffage pagoda Perfian Plutarch Pococke portico prefent prieſts purpoſe pyramids reader reafon receffes repreſented Reſearches reſemblance rites roof Savary temple Thebais thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion Typhon univerfally uſed vafe vaft veneration Vitruvius walls whofe worſhip