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
... 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 - Saxon ancestors denominated Woden's ...
... 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 - Saxon ancestors denominated Woden's ...
Page 782
... remarkable circumftance of that day being distinguished in the western world by the appellation of Dies Veneris . With refpect to THOR , the third of thefe northern deities , otherwife known among the Celtic nations . by the name of ...
... remarkable circumftance of that day being distinguished in the western world by the appellation of Dies Veneris . With refpect to THOR , the third of thefe northern deities , otherwife known among the Celtic nations . by the name of ...
Page 787
... remarkable fact mentioned by Sir William Jones in the Afiatic Researches , that the first dynasties of Peruvian kings are dignified , ex- actly as those of India are , by the name of the fun and moon , * may also be adduced in evidence ...
... remarkable fact mentioned by Sir William Jones in the Afiatic Researches , that the first dynasties of Peruvian kings are dignified , ex- actly as those of India are , by the name of the fun and moon , * may also be adduced in evidence ...
Page 797
... unadulterated till after the death of Confucius , which took place 500 years previous to the Chriftian era , and is a remarkable and almost solitary Eee 4 instance inftance of the pure primeval worship flou rifhing among a [ 797 ]
... unadulterated till after the death of Confucius , which took place 500 years previous to the Chriftian era , and is a remarkable and almost solitary Eee 4 instance inftance of the pure primeval worship flou rifhing among a [ 797 ]
Page 798
... worship of that deity with all the train of abomina- ble images and idolatrous rites , by which that grofs fuperftition was in fo remarkable a manner manner distinguished . To what holy and illuftrious perfonage , { 798 1.
... worship of that deity with all the train of abomina- ble images and idolatrous rites , by which that grofs fuperftition was in fo remarkable a manner manner distinguished . To what holy and illuftrious perfonage , { 798 1.
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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