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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 153
... those caverns , reserved for confideration under the fecond general head - the cave of Zoro- after , of Epictetus , of Pythagoras , and of Moham- med - The astonishing extent in ancient times of the M 2 * confe- confecrated groves of ...
... those caverns , reserved for confideration under the fecond general head - the cave of Zoro- after , of Epictetus , of Pythagoras , and of Moham- med - The astonishing extent in ancient times of the M 2 * confe- confecrated groves of ...
Page 154
... those of Scythia - the very ancient , but not the original , religion of India proved to be of a fanguinary caftthe NERAMEDHA JUG , or human facrifice the ASWAMMEDHA JUG , or horfe facrifice the GOMEDHA JUG , or facrifice of the bull ...
... those of Scythia - the very ancient , but not the original , religion of India proved to be of a fanguinary caftthe NERAMEDHA JUG , or human facrifice the ASWAMMEDHA JUG , or horfe facrifice the GOMEDHA JUG , or facrifice of the bull ...
Page 158
... those deities , and their fym- bols , with the Indian divinities and fymbols - The bull of OSIRIS - the bull of SEEVA - SERPENTS fa- cred in both countries - the EAGLE of Jove - the GA- RUDA , or eagle of VEESHNU - That furvey extended ...
... those deities , and their fym- bols , with the Indian divinities and fymbols - The bull of OSIRIS - the bull of SEEVA - SERPENTS fa- cred in both countries - the EAGLE of Jove - the GA- RUDA , or eagle of VEESHNU - That furvey extended ...
Page 162
... of Salfette - The moft authentic accounts of them , those inserted in the seventh volume of the Archæologia , and in the preliminary difcourfe to Mr. Anque- Anquetil's Zend - Avefta - The island itself , and [ 162 * ]
... of Salfette - The moft authentic accounts of them , those inserted in the seventh volume of the Archæologia , and in the preliminary difcourfe to Mr. Anque- Anquetil's Zend - Avefta - The island itself , and [ 162 * ]
Page 164
... those in Salfette and Ele- phanta . After taking an extenfive furvey of the growth , progrefs , and extinction , at Rome , of the Mithratic devotion , the author proceeds to examinę the moral and philofophical doctrines taught by the ...
... those in Salfette and Ele- phanta . After taking an extenfive furvey of the growth , progrefs , and extinction , at Rome , of the Mithratic devotion , the author proceeds to examinę the moral and philofophical doctrines taught by the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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