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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... GATES , emble- matical of the SEVEN PLANETS , erected in the M1- THRATIC caverns , through which the fydereal Me- tempfychofis was performed ; and contrafts that N * paffage paffage with others others cited from the Aycen Akbery , [ 159 * ]
... GATES , emble- matical of the SEVEN PLANETS , erected in the M1- THRATIC caverns , through which the fydereal Me- tempfychofis was performed ; and contrafts that N * paffage paffage with others others cited from the Aycen Akbery , [ 159 * ]
Page 198
... gate are two very fine figures of elephants , each with a man upon his trunk . On the west , are two furprizing figures of horsemen completely armed ; and over the northern gates are carved two tygers , who , having killed two elephants ...
... gate are two very fine figures of elephants , each with a man upon his trunk . On the west , are two furprizing figures of horsemen completely armed ; and over the northern gates are carved two tygers , who , having killed two elephants ...
Page 275
... gate , and two others of inferior magnitude . The fuperior grandeur of this pagoda feems to arise not only from the height of the roof but from the circum- ftance of its being in the form of an arch , whereas that of Elephanta offends ...
... gate , and two others of inferior magnitude . The fuperior grandeur of this pagoda feems to arise not only from the height of the roof but from the circum- ftance of its being in the form of an arch , whereas that of Elephanta offends ...
Page 279
... gates , according with the number of the planets ; the firft gate was of lead , which was intended to mark the flow notion of the pla- VOL . I. U net Who , like the choleric DURVASAS , has power to con- fume , like raging fire ...
... gates , according with the number of the planets ; the firft gate was of lead , which was intended to mark the flow notion of the pla- VOL . I. U net Who , like the choleric DURVASAS , has power to con- fume , like raging fire ...
Page 280
... gate was compofed of tin , by which they fhadowed out the bril- liancy and foftness of VENUS ; the third gate was of brass , which they imagined a juft em- blem of the folidity and durability of JUPITER ; the fourth gate was of iron ...
... gate was compofed of tin , by which they fhadowed out the bril- liancy and foftness of VENUS ; the third gate was of brass , which they imagined a juft em- blem of the folidity and durability of JUPITER ; the fourth gate was of iron ...
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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