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 |
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Page 803
... equally forbade all images of the Deity and the deification of dead inen ; and , in confequence , could not con- fiftently recommend to them the grofs ido- latry of the Bhudfoifts ; it is highly proba- ble that this devout and venerable ...
... equally forbade all images of the Deity and the deification of dead inen ; and , in confequence , could not con- fiftently recommend to them the grofs ido- latry of the Bhudfoifts ; it is highly proba- ble that this devout and venerable ...
Page 818
... equally evident that Plato had read with attention the Mofaic wri- tings and history , not through the medium , as has been afferted , of the Greek translation , ( for , that tranflation was not made till the reign of Ptolemy ...
... equally evident that Plato had read with attention the Mofaic wri- tings and history , not through the medium , as has been afferted , of the Greek translation , ( for , that tranflation was not made till the reign of Ptolemy ...
Page 843
... equally incontro- vertible evidence of Sir William Jones and Mr. Wilkins , independently of ancient claffi- cal authority , reprefented them as profusely Shedding the blood of men , bulls , and horfes , in facrifice . Nay , even at this ...
... equally incontro- vertible evidence of Sir William Jones and Mr. Wilkins , independently of ancient claffi- cal authority , reprefented them as profusely Shedding the blood of men , bulls , and horfes , in facrifice . Nay , even at this ...
Page 844
... equally important and in- teresting , I have hitherto refrained from dif- clofing to the reader my real fentiments on fo abftrufe a fubject , and from unfolding a sys- tem , of which the novelty might subject me to the charge of ...
... equally important and in- teresting , I have hitherto refrained from dif- clofing to the reader my real fentiments on fo abftrufe a fubject , and from unfolding a sys- tem , of which the novelty might subject me to the charge of ...
Page 851
... equally curious as true , that there at this day exifts throughout Hindoftan scarcely any one temple facred to Brahma , in his indi- vidual character of Creator ; nor , though in honour of Veeshnu and Seeva numerous fef- tivals croud ...
... equally curious as true , that there at this day exifts throughout Hindoftan scarcely any one temple facred to Brahma , in his indi- vidual character of Creator ; nor , though in honour of Veeshnu and Seeva numerous fef- tivals croud ...
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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