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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... doctrine must be noticed in a fucceeding part of the Differtation , by displaying its atrocioufnefs ; and refers back , for the genuine origin of fuch nefarious rites , to the principles and practices of that vitiated fon of NOAH , the ...
... doctrine must be noticed in a fucceeding part of the Differtation , by displaying its atrocioufnefs ; and refers back , for the genuine origin of fuch nefarious rites , to the principles and practices of that vitiated fon of NOAH , the ...
Page 18
... moral and philo- fophical doctrines taught by the Brahmans in their cavern - receffes which immediately leads to the fourth fection on the phyfical and fymbolical worship of - - - of India , and introduces the parallel [ 18 ]
... moral and philo- fophical doctrines taught by the Brahmans in their cavern - receffes which immediately leads to the fourth fection on the phyfical and fymbolical worship of - - - of India , and introduces the parallel [ 18 ]
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... doctrine of the Metempfychofis , or the notion of this life being a probationary ftate , productive in India of the most excruciating and horrible penances , in order by thofe penances to obtain мOKSH , or fu- preme happiness A ...
... doctrine of the Metempfychofis , or the notion of this life being a probationary ftate , productive in India of the most excruciating and horrible penances , in order by thofe penances to obtain мOKSH , or fu- preme happiness A ...
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... doctrine , the probable fource of all idolatry , fince it was God himself that was first adored in the SUN , the ... doctrines of Vyafa contained in the Vedas.The Brahmins alone permitted to read the VEDAS thofe Vedas explained to have ...
... doctrine , the probable fource of all idolatry , fince it was God himself that was first adored in the SUN , the ... doctrines of Vyafa contained in the Vedas.The Brahmins alone permitted to read the VEDAS thofe Vedas explained to have ...
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... doctrine of the CHRISTIAN TRI- NITY , That doctrine delivered down from the an- cient Patriarchs , and diffused over the Eaft , during the migration and difperfion of their Hebrew pofte- rity demonftrated to be plainly revealed in the ...
... doctrine of the CHRISTIAN TRI- NITY , That doctrine delivered down from the an- cient Patriarchs , and diffused over the Eaft , during the migration and difperfion of their Hebrew pofte- rity demonftrated to be plainly revealed in the ...
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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