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
... reason ; we are justified in afferting that this doctrine , though not founded upon reafon as a basis , is by no means deftitute of its decided support and concurrence . The bafis upon which it refts is far more noble as well as durable ...
... reason ; we are justified in afferting that this doctrine , though not founded upon reafon as a basis , is by no means deftitute of its decided support and concurrence . The bafis upon which it refts is far more noble as well as durable ...
Page 808
... reason to fuppofe that his original doctrines have been groffly corrupted and mifrepresented by his difciples . They are called immortals , say these writers , from a certain liquor , which LAO - KIUN invented , and which he affirmed ...
... reason to fuppofe that his original doctrines have been groffly corrupted and mifrepresented by his difciples . They are called immortals , say these writers , from a certain liquor , which LAO - KIUN invented , and which he affirmed ...
Page 835
... reason the umpire . That finite man , however , can form no ade- quate conception of this great truth , by no Bafnage's Hiftory of the Jews , P 373 . means means implies impoffibility or contradiction in the thing itself . [ 835 ]
... reason the umpire . That finite man , however , can form no ade- quate conception of this great truth , by no Bafnage's Hiftory of the Jews , P 373 . means means implies impoffibility or contradiction in the thing itself . [ 835 ]
Page 845
... reasons for adopting it will be given at large in their proper place ; and it is for the fake of perfpicuity alone , during the remaining , and otherwife inexplicable , pages of the theological differtation , that I fhall in this ...
... reasons for adopting it will be given at large in their proper place ; and it is for the fake of perfpicuity alone , during the remaining , and otherwife inexplicable , pages of the theological differtation , that I fhall in this ...
Page 852
... reason of this general neglect and degradation of Brahma , the fupreme Creator . * With thefe mytholo- gic details let the priests of India amuse their deluded followers . Such , however , being the fact , let us endeavour to explain ...
... reason of this general neglect and degradation of Brahma , the fupreme Creator . * With thefe mytholo- gic details let the priests of India amuse their deluded followers . Such , however , being the fact , let us endeavour to explain ...
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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