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 |
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... immediately succeed- ing that just referred to ; and to his description it is not neceffary to add in this place any other particulars , than that it is the refidence of the Arch - Brahmin of all India ; that the image of Jaggernaut ...
... immediately succeed- ing that just referred to ; and to his description it is not neceffary to add in this place any other particulars , than that it is the refidence of the Arch - Brahmin of all India ; that the image of Jaggernaut ...
Page 42
... , This unexpected treafure , with all the other spoil , taken in the temple and city of Sumnaut were immediately fecured and fent to Gazna ; while fragments of the demolished idol were diftributed to the while [ 42 ] • ...
... , This unexpected treafure , with all the other spoil , taken in the temple and city of Sumnaut were immediately fecured and fent to Gazna ; while fragments of the demolished idol were diftributed to the while [ 42 ] • ...
Page 44
... that washes Delhi , will immediately lead us . Let us approach , with becoming re- verence , * See Mr. Finch's Travels in Harris's Voyages , vol . i . p . 88 . " verence , the fuperb temple of the mildeft and most [ 44 ]
... that washes Delhi , will immediately lead us . Let us approach , with becoming re- verence , * See Mr. Finch's Travels in Harris's Voyages , vol . i . p . 88 . " verence , the fuperb temple of the mildeft and most [ 44 ]
Page 110
... immediately obeyed , to the aftonifhment and conversion of the infidels . In India their fevere mulets on thofe infatuated women , who commit themselves to the flames on the funeral pile of their hufbands , have rendered that horrid ...
... immediately obeyed , to the aftonifhment and conversion of the infidels . In India their fevere mulets on thofe infatuated women , who commit themselves to the flames on the funeral pile of their hufbands , have rendered that horrid ...
Page 123
... immediately connected with our subject , and as we pafs along the winding fhore of the Nile , let us not forget that , like the Ganges , its waves are HALLOWED by the super- ftitious natives . They call the Nile , fays Mr. Volney , holy ...
... immediately connected with our subject , and as we pafs along the winding fhore of the Nile , let us not forget that , like the Ganges , its waves are HALLOWED by the super- ftitious natives . They call the Nile , fays Mr. Volney , holy ...
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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