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 155
... former from the HEETOPADES - human facrifices common at the funerals of the ancient fovereigns of Scythia , or Tartary , and at thofe of the Indian Rajahs - in- ftances of the latter from Texeira , Anciennes Rela + tions , Tavernier ...
... former from the HEETOPADES - human facrifices common at the funerals of the ancient fovereigns of Scythia , or Tartary , and at thofe of the Indian Rajahs - in- ftances of the latter from Texeira , Anciennes Rela + tions , Tavernier ...
Page 157
... former , evi- dence adduced from the Ayeen Akbery ; of the latter , proof brought from Bishop Cumberland's San- choniatho - Their greatest princes , legiflators , and heroes , confequently exalted to the fkies - reprefent- ative images ...
... former , evi- dence adduced from the Ayeen Akbery ; of the latter , proof brought from Bishop Cumberland's San- choniatho - Their greatest princes , legiflators , and heroes , confequently exalted to the fkies - reprefent- ative images ...
Page 160
... former , throughout this Differtation , reprefented as the primitive , mild , benevolent system of theology originally efta- blished in Hindoftan . - That profeffed by the - latter ― latter full of terror , and productive of the [ 160 * ]
... former , throughout this Differtation , reprefented as the primitive , mild , benevolent system of theology originally efta- blished in Hindoftan . - That profeffed by the - latter ― latter full of terror , and productive of the [ 160 * ]
Page 161
... former history in the profane writer no forgery from the latter , as afferted by Patrick and Bochart ; but the mode of punishment and propitia- tion agreeable to the ufage of eaftern countries .-- Demon . - -- * N 2 -- Demonftrated to ...
... former history in the profane writer no forgery from the latter , as afferted by Patrick and Bochart ; but the mode of punishment and propitia- tion agreeable to the ufage of eaftern countries .-- Demon . - -- * N 2 -- Demonftrated to ...
Page 166
... former grofs fyftem of worship in Greece and Rome , and of the latter in India , de- picted - The former from Herodotus and Livy ; the latter from Renaudot and Tavernier - The proftitu- tions at the temple of the Dea Syria in honour of ...
... former grofs fyftem of worship in Greece and Rome , and of the latter in India , de- picted - The former from Herodotus and Livy ; the latter from Renaudot and Tavernier - The proftitu- tions at the temple of the Dea Syria in honour of ...
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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