The Progress of Religious Ideas: Through Successive Ages : in Three Volumes, Volume 1C. S. Francis & Company, 1855 |
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Page 48
... statue ; or lie on a burning fire ; thus will he be purified by death . " " He who , having committed a sin , makes parade of penances and meritorious acts , concealing his crime under an appearance of sanctity , thus deceiving women ...
... statue ; or lie on a burning fire ; thus will he be purified by death . " " He who , having committed a sin , makes parade of penances and meritorious acts , concealing his crime under an appearance of sanctity , thus deceiving women ...
Page 81
... statues of these saints in their temples are always without clothing . It is asserted . that some of them never died , but gradually dissolved away into phantoms , and thus imperceptibly mixed with the Universal Soul . In later times ...
... statues of these saints in their temples are always without clothing . It is asserted . that some of them never died , but gradually dissolved away into phantoms , and thus imperceptibly mixed with the Universal Soul . In later times ...
Page 83
... of great antiquity . His statues , found in such edifices , give the same indication ; for they represent him as a man buried in profound medi- tation , with hair knotted all over his head , HINDOSTAN , OR INDIA . 83.
... of great antiquity . His statues , found in such edifices , give the same indication ; for they represent him as a man buried in profound medi- tation , with hair knotted all over his head , HINDOSTAN , OR INDIA . 83.
Page 93
... statue , and various groups of smaller figures face the entrance . This was consecrated to Bouddha , and contains manifold representations of him . His principal image , sitting cross - legged , with hair knotted all over his head , is ...
... statue , and various groups of smaller figures face the entrance . This was consecrated to Bouddha , and contains manifold representations of him . His principal image , sitting cross - legged , with hair knotted all over his head , is ...
Page 94
... statue of the Hindoo Trinity . Brahma , serenely majestic , is in the centre ; on one side is Vishnu , with a mild coun ... statues . The figures on the walls are in such bold relief , that they merely adhere to the rock by their backs ...
... statue of the Hindoo Trinity . Brahma , serenely majestic , is in the centre ; on one side is Vishnu , with a mild coun ... statues . The figures on the walls are in such bold relief , that they merely adhere to the rock by their backs ...
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