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
... particular day of the week . This remarkable 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 ...
... particular day of the week . This remarkable 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 ...
Page 790
... particular that of the Scythians , and the Druids , their direct defcendants ; as I have little doubt of very shortly demonftra . ting . " In truth , the ordinary warres they carried on were only made to obtain captives for their ...
... particular that of the Scythians , and the Druids , their direct defcendants ; as I have little doubt of very shortly demonftra . ting . " In truth , the ordinary warres they carried on were only made to obtain captives for their ...
Page 792
... particular at- tention of the reader , is contained in the fol- lowing paffage , where this reverend father , in pious indignation , acquaints us , that " the devil , after his manner , hath brought a Tri- * Acosta's Hift . of the ...
... particular at- tention of the reader , is contained in the fol- lowing paffage , where this reverend father , in pious indignation , acquaints us , that " the devil , after his manner , hath brought a Tri- * Acosta's Hift . of the ...
Page 800
... recognize the oriental and in particular the Arabian denomination of China , which is Sin , and in Num the Menu of India , which words combined together may be rendered rendered into Latin Sinicus Noah , the Chi- nefe Noah [ 800 ]
... recognize the oriental and in particular the Arabian denomination of China , which is Sin , and in Num the Menu of India , which words combined together may be rendered rendered into Latin Sinicus Noah , the Chi- nefe Noah [ 800 ]
Page 804
... particular , that they really did , either traditionally , or by revelation , entertain a rooted belief of the pacification of the Divine Being , by means of a human oblation of royal defcent and of diftin- guished piety , I fhall ...
... particular , that they really did , either traditionally , or by revelation , entertain a rooted belief of the pacification of the Divine Being , by means of a human oblation of royal defcent and of diftin- guished piety , I fhall ...
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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