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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Page 162
... doctrine must be noticed in a fucceeding part of the Differtation , by difplaying its atrocioufnefs ; and refers back , for the genuine origin of fuch nefarious rites , to the principles and practices of that vitiated fon of NOAH , the ...
... doctrine must be noticed in a fucceeding part of the Differtation , by difplaying its atrocioufnefs ; and refers back , for the genuine origin of fuch nefarious rites , to the principles and practices of that vitiated fon of NOAH , the ...
Page 164
... doctrines taught by the Brahmans , in their cavern receffes - The Metemp- fychofis the most diftinguished of thofe ... doctrine of degenerate fpirits migrating through various BOOBUNS , or spheres , and through animal bodies , to be ...
... doctrines taught by the Brahmans , in their cavern receffes - The Metemp- fychofis the most diftinguished of thofe ... doctrine of degenerate fpirits migrating through various BOOBUNS , or spheres , and through animal bodies , to be ...
Page 171
... doctrine of the CHRISTIAN TRINITY— That doctrine delivered down from the ancient Pa- triarchs , and diffufed over the Eaft , during the mi- gration and difperfion of their Hebrew pofterity - de- monftrated to be plainly revealed in the ...
... doctrine of the CHRISTIAN TRINITY— That doctrine delivered down from the ancient Pa- triarchs , and diffufed over the Eaft , during the mi- gration and difperfion of their Hebrew pofterity - de- monftrated to be plainly revealed in the ...
Page 172
... doctrine confidered ; but particu- larly the CHERUBIM - with an engraving of the CHERUBIM . - The fentiments of the ancient Rabbies exhibited - The manner in which the High - Prieft gave his folemn benediction to the people de- fcribed ...
... doctrine confidered ; but particu- larly the CHERUBIM - with an engraving of the CHERUBIM . - The fentiments of the ancient Rabbies exhibited - The manner in which the High - Prieft gave his folemn benediction to the people de- fcribed ...
Page 173
... doctrine of the Hebrew Trinity - The Perfian Triad of deity , OROMASDES , MITHRAS , ARIMANIUS ; or , rather , the three - fold power of the God MITHRA , thence called TRIPLASIOS , to be referred to the fame origin -The remains of this ...
... doctrine of the Hebrew Trinity - The Perfian Triad of deity , OROMASDES , MITHRAS , ARIMANIUS ; or , rather , the three - fold power of the God MITHRA , thence called TRIPLASIOS , to be referred to the fame origin -The remains of this ...
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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