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 778
... and Afiatic antiquities , fhould have not discovered that the urn , or cup , alluded to , is that of the lotos . In respect to the figure itself , it is evi- dently dently the Indian Triad , Brahma , Veeshnu , and [ 778 ]
... and Afiatic antiquities , fhould have not discovered that the urn , or cup , alluded to , is that of the lotos . In respect to the figure itself , it is evi- dently dently the Indian Triad , Brahma , Veeshnu , and [ 778 ]
Page 781
... respect to the Scandinavian religion I fhall only for the prefent obferve , that , in regard to the doctrine in queftion , it does not differ from other codes of religious in ftitution in Afia ; for , it plainly inculcates the worship ...
... respect to the Scandinavian religion I fhall only for the prefent obferve , that , in regard to the doctrine in queftion , it does not differ from other codes of religious in ftitution in Afia ; for , it plainly inculcates the worship ...
Page 787
... respecting the language , civil customs , and religious inftitutions , prevailing among those respective nations . The universal adoration of the folar orb by the Americans , and the remarkable fact mentioned by Sir William Jones in the ...
... respecting the language , civil customs , and religious inftitutions , prevailing among those respective nations . The universal adoration of the folar orb by the Americans , and the remarkable fact mentioned by Sir William Jones in the ...
Page 793
... respect to the ætherial element , this American Eendra may be the Jupiter Tonans , Jupiter Serenus , and Jupiter Pluvius , all which names are refpec- tively conferred upon him by ancient writers ; but the third is an evident perverfion ...
... respect to the ætherial element , this American Eendra may be the Jupiter Tonans , Jupiter Serenus , and Jupiter Pluvius , all which names are refpec- tively conferred upon him by ancient writers ; but the third is an evident perverfion ...
Page 823
... respect to the other two hypoftafes , which mark a kind of fubordination in this his Trinity , it is fcarcely poffible to mif- take an allusion fo plain to the higher TRIAD for which we contend . The countries through which he travelled ...
... respect to the other two hypoftafes , which mark a kind of fubordination in this his Trinity , it is fcarcely poffible to mif- take an allusion fo plain to the higher TRIAD for which we contend . The countries through which he travelled ...
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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