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, and the Various and 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 ...author and sold, 1793 - India |
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... subject ; but affirms , that without the explanation , the Indian fyftem of theology , of which it engroffes fo large a portion , would be utterly unintelligible . - He concludes it for the prefent , fince the enormities promoted by the ...
... subject ; but affirms , that without the explanation , the Indian fyftem of theology , of which it engroffes fo large a portion , would be utterly unintelligible . - He concludes it for the prefent , fince the enormities promoted by the ...
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... subject of his accurate investigation . The infatuated votaries of this religion were for- bidden to spit into the fire , or to throw water upon it , even if the metropolis were in flames . The Magi however , as has been before remarked ...
... subject of his accurate investigation . The infatuated votaries of this religion were for- bidden to spit into the fire , or to throw water upon it , even if the metropolis were in flames . The Magi however , as has been before remarked ...
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... subject of his meditation in holy and profound filence . Their mode of adoring the sun is faid , by Lu- cian , in his treatise de Saltatione , to have confifted in a circular dance , in imitation of that orb's supposed motion round the ...
... subject of his meditation in holy and profound filence . Their mode of adoring the sun is faid , by Lu- cian , in his treatise de Saltatione , to have confifted in a circular dance , in imitation of that orb's supposed motion round the ...
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... subjects to obedience ; others executing juftice ; others , as he con- ceived , by the mildness of their aspect , fhew- ing tenderness in their admonitions ; and others again exhibiting inftances of their proud prow- efs in arms ...
... subjects to obedience ; others executing juftice ; others , as he con- ceived , by the mildness of their aspect , fhew- ing tenderness in their admonitions ; and others again exhibiting inftances of their proud prow- efs in arms ...
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... subject at present naturally directs our attention , strenu- ously contends , that emblematic painting was the first as well as readieft method which mankind Edip . Egypt . vol . iii . p . 43 . 1 mankind adopted to communicate their con ...
... subject at present naturally directs our attention , strenu- ously contends , that emblematic painting was the first as well as readieft method which mankind Edip . Egypt . vol . iii . p . 43 . 1 mankind adopted to communicate their con ...
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adored affertion Afia Afiatic Reſearches aftronomy amidſt ancient antiquity aſtoniſhing Ayeen Akbery becauſe Brahma Brahmins caverns celebrated celeftial circumſtances confecrated Dæmon defcended defcribed defcription deity Diodorus Siculus diſtinguiſhed divine doctrine Egypt Egyptian Elephanta emblem engraving eſtabliſhed exiſtence facred facrifice faid fame fays fciences fculptured fecond feems feet ferpent feven fhall fhould fide figures fimilar fince fire firft firſt folar fome foul ftate ftatues ftone ftupendous fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fymbols Geeta Heetopades Herodotus hieroglyphics himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory Holwell India Indian caverns inveſtigation itſelf lefs legiflator MITHRA moft moſt muſt myftic myſterious obfcure obferved occafion Ofiris paffage pagoda Perfian philofophers poffibly Porphyry practifed preſent prieſts purpoſe reader receffes refidence refpect religion remarkable repreſented reſembling rites Sanfcreet Scythians ſhall Sir William Jones ſome ſtate ſtill ſuppoſed temple thefe themſelves theology theſe thofe thoſe tion univerfal uſed Vedas Veefhnu veneration whofe whoſe worſhip Zoroafter