Christ and Other Masters: Religions of IndiaMacmillan, 1857 - Christianity and other religions |
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... light had broken unexpectedly into this field of literature from China and Nepál on one side , and Ceylon upon the other ; random guesses were exchanged for logical deductions , and philosophizing tamed or baffled by the stubborn ...
... light had broken unexpectedly into this field of literature from China and Nepál on one side , and Ceylon upon the other ; random guesses were exchanged for logical deductions , and philosophizing tamed or baffled by the stubborn ...
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... light ' , or Agni , the god of fire 2 ; who therefore occupy the foremost place in the mythology of the Védas . The next divinity to which a certain prominence appears to be awarded is Varuna , the god of water ; but none of these can ...
... light ' , or Agni , the god of fire 2 ; who therefore occupy the foremost place in the mythology of the Védas . The next divinity to which a certain prominence appears to be awarded is Varuna , the god of water ; but none of these can ...
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... light of metaphysics and the generalisations of natural philosophy . How farthe idea of unity was retained . The doctrine of one great First - Cause was not indeed , as we shall see hereafter , absolutely banished from the heart of ...
... light of metaphysics and the generalisations of natural philosophy . How farthe idea of unity was retained . The doctrine of one great First - Cause was not indeed , as we shall see hereafter , absolutely banished from the heart of ...
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... light from which the A'ryan borrowed the generic name of his divinities , may 1 ' It is the peculiar character of the Indian mythology to combine a gigantic wildness of phantasy , and a boundless enthusiasm for nature , with a deep ...
... light from which the A'ryan borrowed the generic name of his divinities , may 1 ' It is the peculiar character of the Indian mythology to combine a gigantic wildness of phantasy , and a boundless enthusiasm for nature , with a deep ...
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... Light , accordingly , became the aptest sym- bol of the Divine Being . Thus the Gayatri , or holiest verse of the Védas , is addressed to the sun - god , and con- tains the following passage among others : Let us meditate on the ...
... Light , accordingly , became the aptest sym- bol of the Divine Being . Thus the Gayatri , or holiest verse of the Védas , is addressed to the sun - god , and con- tains the following passage among others : Let us meditate on the ...
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aborigines Agni ancient APPEN Aryan Asiat authority avatáras believed Brahma Bráhman Bráhmanic Bráhmanism Buddhism Cambridge century CHAP character Christ Christian Church cloth creatures creed Crown 8vo deities Deluge dévas divine doctrine Drávidian earth Edition elements essence eternal evil exalted existence faith Gautama gods Gospel heathen Hebrew Hindu Hindu philosophy Hinduism Hindustan Hist holy human hymns Ibid idea incarnations India Indra Kapila Krishna Lassen Laws of Manu legend Lond Lord Manu Max Müller ment Méru mind moral nature object origin pantheism peculiar period philosophy poems points polytheism prayer present primitive principles Prof Purána race reference religion religious remarkable Rig-Véda sacred sacrifice Saint-Hilaire Sánkhya sect serpent Śiva soul speculations spirit supreme thee theism theory things thou thought tianity Tibet tion triad tribes Trinity true truth unity universe University of Cambridge Vaidic Varuna Védas Vishnu Vishnu Pur Wilson worship writers Wuttke СНАР
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Page 166 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Page 175 - Will I eat the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats? Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High: And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Page 11 - If I beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness ; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, Or my mouth hath kissed my hand : This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge : For I should have denied the God that is above.
Page 146 - Heri, whose dwelling was on the waves ; and who now, in compassion to thy servants, bearest the form of the natives of the deep. Salutation and praise to thee, O first male, the Lord of creation, of preservation, of destruction ! Thou art the highest object, O supreme Ruler, of us thy adorers, who piously seek thee. All thy delusive descents in this world give existence to various beings : yet I am anxious to know for what cause that shape has been assumed by thee. Let me not, O...
Page 162 - By his irresistible might he will destroy all the Mlechas (barbarians or foreigners) and thieves, and all whose minds are devoted to iniquity. He will then reestablish righteousness upon earth ; and the minds of those who live at the end of the Kali age shall be awakened and shall be as pellucid as crystal. The men who are thus changed by virtue of that peculiar time, shall be as seeds of human beings, and shall give birth to a race who shall follow the laws of the Krita age, or age of purity. As...
Page 146 - In seven days from the present time, O thou tamer of enemies, the three worlds will be plunged in an ocean of death; but, in the midst of the destroying waves, a large vessel, sent by me for thy use, shall stand before thee. Then shalt thou take all medicinal herbs, all the variety of seeds: and, accompanied by seven saints, encircled by pairs of all brute animals, thou shalt enter the spacious ark, and continne in it secure from the flood, on one immense ocean, without light except the radiance...