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 784
... the Trinity , that we must not wonder if some have imagined them to be an allufion EDDA , tranflated by the editor of Mallet's North . Antiq . vol . ii . p . 3 . allufion to that doctrine , particularly those who suppose it [ 784 ]
... the Trinity , that we must not wonder if some have imagined them to be an allufion EDDA , tranflated by the editor of Mallet's North . Antiq . vol . ii . p . 3 . allufion to that doctrine , particularly those who suppose it [ 784 ]
Page 796
... to it in regard to their theology . Martinius , who , from a refidence of ten years upon the spot , and from understanding both the letters , or characters , and language of of the country , must be supposed well qua- lified [ 796 ]
... to it in regard to their theology . Martinius , who , from a refidence of ten years upon the spot , and from understanding both the letters , or characters , and language of of the country , must be supposed well qua- lified [ 796 ]
Page 797
... must be supposed well qua- lified to judge of their religious doctrines and practices , afferts that they anciently wor- fhiped one SUPREME GOD , a fpirit , nullis ad religionem exciendum fimulachris aut fta- tuis ufi , ufing neither ...
... must be supposed well qua- lified to judge of their religious doctrines and practices , afferts that they anciently wor- fhiped one SUPREME GOD , a fpirit , nullis ad religionem exciendum fimulachris aut fta- tuis ufi , ufing neither ...
Page 801
... must be confidered as diftinct charac- ters , living in very remote ages , which their history does not warrant ; * but that , at all events , Shin Num and Noah were the fame person , and that both meant the Menu of India , can scarcely ...
... must be confidered as diftinct charac- ters , living in very remote ages , which their history does not warrant ; * but that , at all events , Shin Num and Noah were the fame person , and that both meant the Menu of India , can scarcely ...
Page 806
... must again repeat that I contend , the veftigia of a pure undebased Trinity , are not the leaft vifible . It is the refult of both extenfive reading and perfonal inquiry , made by a learned friend in Afia , that I am able to defcribe ...
... must again repeat that I contend , the veftigia of a pure undebased Trinity , are not the leaft vifible . It is the refult of both extenfive reading and perfonal inquiry , made by a learned friend in Afia , that I am able to defcribe ...
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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