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, 1794 - India |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 17
Page 771
... continued ; and the HORRIBLE PENANCES of the INDIAN DEVOTEES are detailed . LONDON : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR , AND SOLD BY W. RICHARDSON , UNDER THE ROYAL - EXCHANGE . M.DCC.XCIV . } THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY ...
... continued ; and the HORRIBLE PENANCES of the INDIAN DEVOTEES are detailed . LONDON : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR , AND SOLD BY W. RICHARDSON , UNDER THE ROYAL - EXCHANGE . M.DCC.XCIV . } THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY ...
Page 772
... Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared Thomas Maurice. } THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY CONTINUED .
... Code of Civil Laws, the Original Form of Government, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various Profound Literature, of Hindostan: Compared Thomas Maurice. } THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIENTAL TRIADS OF DEITY CONTINUED .
Page 773
... CONTINUED . * Th yog ἐςι Πλατων Η Μωσης Ατζικίζων . ' ROM the previous extenfive furvey of the FROM the previous extenfive furvey of the various EASTERN THEOLOGY , it is evident that the notion of a Divine Triad governing the universe ...
... CONTINUED . * Th yog ἐςι Πλατων Η Μωσης Ατζικίζων . ' ROM the previous extenfive furvey of the FROM the previous extenfive furvey of the various EASTERN THEOLOGY , it is evident that the notion of a Divine Triad governing the universe ...
Page 797
... continued unadulterated till after the death of Confucius , which took place 500 years previous to the Chriftian era , and is a remarkable and almost solitary Eee 4 instance inftance of the pure primeval worship flou rifhing among a [ 797 ]
... continued unadulterated till after the death of Confucius , which took place 500 years previous to the Chriftian era , and is a remarkable and almost solitary Eee 4 instance inftance of the pure primeval worship flou rifhing among a [ 797 ]
Page 804
... continued drought , having for feven years together defolated the kingdom and thinned the inhabitants of it , Ching- tang was told by the priests , who inter- preted the will of heaven , that its vengeance could only be appeafed by a ...
... continued drought , having for feven years together defolated the kingdom and thinned the inhabitants of it , Ching- tang was told by the priests , who inter- preted the will of heaven , that its vengeance could only be appeafed by a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
affertion Afia Afiatic alfo Almai alſo altar amidſt ancient antiquity Apuleius Arrian aſtoniſhment Ayeen Akbery Brahma brahmins ceremony Chineſe Chriſtian confecrated confidered cuſtom dæmons dance darkneſs defcended deity deſcribed devotion divine doctrine dreadful earth Egypt eſtabliſhed exiſtence facred facrifice fame fays fecond fect feſtivals feven fevere fhall fhould fince fire firft firſt folemn fome fometimes foul fpirits ftate ftone fubject fuch fufferings fuperftition fymbol heaven herſelf himſelf Hindoo hiſtory idol India Indian inftance inveſtigation itſelf laſt leaſt leſs Lingam Mithra moſt muſt myfteries obferved occafion paffage paffed paffions pagoda Parmenides penance penitents Perfia perfons Pfyche philofopher Plato poffible Pooja Porphyry prefent prieſts purpoſe Pythagoras reader reaſon repreſented reſpect rites Sabian Saniaffi ſcarcely Seeva ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir William Jones ſome ſtate ſtill ſyſtem temple thefe themſelves theology theſe thofe thoſe thouſand throne tion tolahs univerfal uſe vafe vaſt Veefhnu whofe whoſe worſhip Yogee