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, the Widely-extended Commerce, and the Various 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, Volume 2C. & W. Galabin, 1800 - India |
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... concerning the SEVEN GATES , emblematical of the SEVEN PLANETS , erected in the MITHRATIC caverns , through which the fyde- real Metempfychofis was performed ; and contrafts that paffage with others cited from the Ayeen Akbery , in ...
... concerning the SEVEN GATES , emblematical of the SEVEN PLANETS , erected in the MITHRATIC caverns , through which the fyde- real Metempfychofis was performed ; and contrafts that paffage with others cited from the Ayeen Akbery , in ...
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... concerning a colony of priests fup- posed to have settled at TIRHOOт , in North BAHAR - on the whole , favourable to fuch a fuppofition.- Mr. CHAMBERS's account of the ruins of Mavalipuram - of the SOMMONACODOM , or ftone - deity of the ...
... concerning a colony of priests fup- posed to have settled at TIRHOOт , in North BAHAR - on the whole , favourable to fuch a fuppofition.- Mr. CHAMBERS's account of the ruins of Mavalipuram - of the SOMMONACODOM , or ftone - deity of the ...
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... concerning his nature , his will , and of the mode by which he would be worshipped . The Deity not a folitary , occult , and inacceffible , being , but perpetually prefent with his creatures , and in all his works . - The ancient ...
... concerning his nature , his will , and of the mode by which he would be worshipped . The Deity not a folitary , occult , and inacceffible , being , but perpetually prefent with his creatures , and in all his works . - The ancient ...
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... at present entertained by the Jews , relative to the expected advent of the MESSIAH . - Calculations formerly made concerning that event from the course - - - of 1 of the ftars . Thofe calculations now forbidden by [ 29 ]
... at present entertained by the Jews , relative to the expected advent of the MESSIAH . - Calculations formerly made concerning that event from the course - - - of 1 of the ftars . Thofe calculations now forbidden by [ 29 ]
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... concerning the true INDIAN BACCHUS - The Indians , in their re- lations to the Greeks , to flatter their conquerors , art- fully applied the adventures of their great HERO and GOD RAMA to the Grecian Dionyfius The true Dionyfius of ...
... concerning the true INDIAN BACCHUS - The Indians , in their re- lations to the Greeks , to flatter their conquerors , art- fully applied the adventures of their great HERO and GOD RAMA to the Grecian Dionyfius The true Dionyfius of ...
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adored adorned affertion Afia Afiatic Reſearches aftoniſhing aftronomical alfo alſo ancient antiquity Ayeen Akbery becauſe Brahma Brahmins caverns celebrated circumſtance confecrated dæmon defcended defcribed deity deſcription divine doctrine Egypt Egyptian Elephanta emblem engraving eſtabliſhed facred facrifice faid fame fays fculptured fecond feems feet ferpent feven fhall fhould figures fimilar fince fire firſt folar fome foul ftatue ftill ftone ftupendous fubject fuch fuperftition fuppofed fymbols Geeta Greece Heetopades Herodotus hieroglyphics hiftory himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos Holwell India Indian caverns inveſtigation itſelf lefs legiſlator Mithra moft moſt muſt myftic myſteries obfcure obferved Ofiris paffage pagoda Perfian philofophers poffibly Porphyry practifed prefent prieſts purpoſe reader receffes refidence refpect religion repreſented rites Sabian Salfette Sanfcreet ſcience Scythians Seeva ſhall Sir William Jones ſphere ſtate ſtatues ſtill ſtone Strabo ſyſtem temple thefe themſelves theology theſe thofe thoſe tion univerfally uſed vafes Vedas veneration whofe whoſe worſhip Zoroafter