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 774
... fact , to exalt a terreftrial judge before the eternal Judge of all things . Since , however , the an- cient Jews did not think it repugnant to rea- fon to distinguish the divine Effence into THREE LIGHTS , affigning them names very ...
... fact , to exalt a terreftrial judge before the eternal Judge of all things . Since , however , the an- cient Jews did not think it repugnant to rea- fon to distinguish the divine Effence into THREE LIGHTS , affigning them names very ...
Page 776
... fact only one indivifible God under three different denominations , which , in their vernacular tongue , are AR- TUGON , SCHUCO - TEUGON , TANGARA ; " the firft of which words Colonel Grant tranflates . Creator of all things ; the ...
... fact only one indivifible God under three different denominations , which , in their vernacular tongue , are AR- TUGON , SCHUCO - TEUGON , TANGARA ; " the firft of which words Colonel Grant tranflates . Creator of all things ; the ...
Page 780
... fact is evidenced in the inftance of the BoODH WAR , or dies Mercurii , of India being the very fame fourth day of the week which the Scandinavians con- fecrated to Oden , which our Anglo - Saxon ancestors denominated Woden's dag , and ...
... fact is evidenced in the inftance of the BoODH WAR , or dies Mercurii , of India being the very fame fourth day of the week which the Scandinavians con- fecrated to Oden , which our Anglo - Saxon ancestors denominated Woden's dag , and ...
Page 787
... fact mentioned by Sir William Jones in the Afiatic Researches , that the first dynasties of Peruvian kings are dignified , ex- actly as those of India are , by the name of the fun and moon , * may also be adduced in evidence that a race ...
... fact mentioned by Sir William Jones in the Afiatic Researches , that the first dynasties of Peruvian kings are dignified , ex- actly as those of India are , by the name of the fun and moon , * may also be adduced in evidence that a race ...
Page 805
... fact is recorded to have hap- pened in the eighteenth century before Chrift , and it is very remarkable , that , in the very fame century , according to Ufher and the chronology فين Martinius , p . 76. Le Compte , ́p . 319 . + Vide ...
... fact is recorded to have hap- pened in the eighteenth century before Chrift , and it is very remarkable , that , in the very fame century , according to Ufher and the chronology فين Martinius , p . 76. Le Compte , ́p . 319 . + Vide ...
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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