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 771
... RELIGION , LAWS , GOVERNMENT , and LITERATURE , O F PERSIA , EGYPT , AND GREECE . THE WHOLE Intended as Introductory to , and Illuftrative of , THE HISTORY OF HINDOSTAN , UPON A COMPREHENSIVE SCALE . VOL V. In which the Investigation of ...
... RELIGION , LAWS , GOVERNMENT , and LITERATURE , O F PERSIA , EGYPT , AND GREECE . THE WHOLE Intended as Introductory to , and Illuftrative of , THE HISTORY OF HINDOSTAN , UPON A COMPREHENSIVE SCALE . VOL V. In which the Investigation of ...
Page 775
... religion , which , among others , they came to impress upon their minds , and univer- fally adoring an idol fabricated to resemble , as nearly as poffible , a Trinity in Unity . Dr. Parfons is of opinion , that , as there is no re- cord ...
... religion , which , among others , they came to impress upon their minds , and univer- fally adoring an idol fabricated to resemble , as nearly as poffible , a Trinity in Unity . Dr. Parfons is of opinion , that , as there is no re- cord ...
Page 779
... religion , and with it probably the laws and sciences , of Hindoftan were diffused , While in these remote northern regions it would be improper to pafs unnoticed by the ancient race and religious rites of Scandinavia , I have elsewhere ...
... religion , and with it probably the laws and sciences , of Hindoftan were diffused , While in these remote northern regions it would be improper to pafs unnoticed by the ancient race and religious rites of Scandinavia , I have elsewhere ...
Page 781
... 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 of a triple DEITY in the my ...
... 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 of a triple DEITY in the my ...
Page 787
... 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 Afiatic Researches , that the first dynasties ...
... 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 Afiatic Researches , that the first dynasties ...
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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