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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Page 11
... denominated SURYA - BANS and CHANDRA- BANS , or children of the fun and moon . The ele- ments perfonified and venerated under various names -AGNEE - VARUNA - PAVAN - CREESHNA , the In- dian Apollo- CARTICEYA , the Indian Mars- LACHSMEE ...
... denominated SURYA - BANS and CHANDRA- BANS , or children of the fun and moon . The ele- ments perfonified and venerated under various names -AGNEE - VARUNA - PAVAN - CREESHNA , the In- dian Apollo- CARTICEYA , the Indian Mars- LACHSMEE ...
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... denominated the REIG Veda- the YAJUSH Veda - and the SAMAN Veda . All three comprized under the name RIGYAJUHSAMA the fourth , or ATHARVA VEDA , proved from internal evidence to be far more modern . - The English , more than any other ...
... denominated the REIG Veda- the YAJUSH Veda - and the SAMAN Veda . All three comprized under the name RIGYAJUHSAMA the fourth , or ATHARVA VEDA , proved from internal evidence to be far more modern . - The English , more than any other ...
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... denominated TANGA - TANGA , which they affert to mean ONE IN THREE and THREE IN ONE . - A short inquiry entered into , by what channel a doctrine , so improbable to have been the fabrication of mere hu- man reason , as that of a Trinity ...
... denominated TANGA - TANGA , which they affert to mean ONE IN THREE and THREE IN ONE . - A short inquiry entered into , by what channel a doctrine , so improbable to have been the fabrication of mere hu- man reason , as that of a Trinity ...
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... Mr. Holwell has laboured to establish , there are material objections ; and C 3 no The four facred volumes of India , fo denominated from VEDA , a SANSCREET root , fignifying , TO KNOW . no very great ftrefs can be laid on any in- [ 37 ]
... Mr. Holwell has laboured to establish , there are material objections ; and C 3 no The four facred volumes of India , fo denominated from VEDA , a SANSCREET root , fignifying , TO KNOW . no very great ftrefs can be laid on any in- [ 37 ]
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... denominated , " because it was formerly fo full of Brahmins , as to be , as it were , one great feminary of learning , " as the word imports . NAUGRACUT , fituated on the range of mountains of the fame name , in the north of Lahore , is ...
... denominated , " because it was formerly fo full of Brahmins , as to be , as it were , one great feminary of learning , " as the word imports . NAUGRACUT , fituated on the range of mountains of the fame name , in the north of Lahore , is ...
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