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 780
... observed in those respective regions , and the very fingular circumftance of the Indian god and planet Boodh , under the name of Woden and Mercury , conferring his name , over all the northern and western em- pires of Europe , upon one ...
... observed in those respective regions , and the very fingular circumftance of the Indian god and planet Boodh , under the name of Woden and Mercury , conferring his name , over all the northern and western em- pires of Europe , upon one ...
Page 786
... observe , is too obvious to need explana- tion . * That the vaft continent of America was in the most remote periods vifited , and in part colonized , * See Ancient Univerfal History , vol . iii . p . 12. Edit . Oft 1748 . colonized ...
... observe , is too obvious to need explana- tion . * That the vaft continent of America was in the most remote periods vifited , and in part colonized , * See Ancient Univerfal History , vol . iii . p . 12. Edit . Oft 1748 . colonized ...
Page 822
... observed con- cerning the opinions of Pythagoras , fince he is generally acknowledged to have followed the principles of the Orphic theology , whose Trinity we have seen , and , as is allowed by the Chevalier Ramfay himself , was ows ...
... observed con- cerning the opinions of Pythagoras , fince he is generally acknowledged to have followed the principles of the Orphic theology , whose Trinity we have seen , and , as is allowed by the Chevalier Ramfay himself , was ows ...
Page 835
... observe , that , on these mysterious points , which human reafon cannot fathom , it is in vain that we make that reason the umpire . That finite man , however , can form no ade- quate conception of this great truth , by no Bafnage's ...
... observe , that , on these mysterious points , which human reafon cannot fathom , it is in vain that we make that reason the umpire . That finite man , however , can form no ade- quate conception of this great truth , by no Bafnage's ...
Page 855
... observe , that those incar- nations — it is with reluctance I use the word , but there is no other that can convey my mean- ing , and it is used by Sir William Jones , and many other writers , who retain for the Chrif- tian doctrines ...
... observe , that those incar- nations — it is with reluctance I use the word , but there is no other that can convey my mean- ing , and it is used by Sir William Jones , and many other writers , who retain for the Chrif- tian doctrines ...
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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