Natural ReligionAsian Educational Services, 1979 - 608 pages |
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... Vedic litera- ture , and that in order to know their antecedents , in order to be able to appreciate the historical growth of the Indian mind during the Vedic age , we must study the ancient hymns of the Veda . I re- member having a ...
... Vedic litera- ture , and that in order to know their antecedents , in order to be able to appreciate the historical growth of the Indian mind during the Vedic age , we must study the ancient hymns of the Veda . I re- member having a ...
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... veda , for the simple reason that the study of Vedic literature had at that time been entirely neglected in India ; that the Directors of the late East India Company thought it unfair that the MSS . of the Rig - veda should be sent to ...
... veda , for the simple reason that the study of Vedic literature had at that time been entirely neglected in India ; that the Directors of the late East India Company thought it unfair that the MSS . of the Rig - veda should be sent to ...
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... Veda has not a divine , but a human origin , and that in the same way as the Mahabharata was composed by Vyâsa , the ... Veda , were composed by Katha , Kuthuma , and Tittiri . And even if these names were only meant to signify that the ...
... Veda has not a divine , but a human origin , and that in the same way as the Mahabharata was composed by Vyâsa , the ... Veda , were composed by Katha , Kuthuma , and Tittiri . And even if these names were only meant to signify that the ...
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LECTURE I | 1 |
LECTURE II | 27 |
the infinite led to religious ideas Tangible semitangible | 43 |
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