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Page 76
... doctrine open to every- one , and is expressed in crude forms , even in such a weighty text as the Laws of Manu . Samsara in India is a necessary auxiliary to the theory of karman . The form of the reborn body , in other words the ...
... doctrine open to every- one , and is expressed in crude forms , even in such a weighty text as the Laws of Manu . Samsara in India is a necessary auxiliary to the theory of karman . The form of the reborn body , in other words the ...
Page 94
... doctrine , and introduces new practices ; he meets with many difficulties and sometimes with persecution . He finally succeeds in forming a group of disciples , laymen as well as religious devotees , and he designates one of them to be ...
... doctrine , and introduces new practices ; he meets with many difficulties and sometimes with persecution . He finally succeeds in forming a group of disciples , laymen as well as religious devotees , and he designates one of them to be ...
Page 114
... doctrine from which his successor drew his inspiration and which he ' reformed ' . Mahāvira's own parents are said to have been lay followers of Pārsva . It must be admitted that a multitude of fanciful suppositions have grown up around ...
... doctrine from which his successor drew his inspiration and which he ' reformed ' . Mahāvira's own parents are said to have been lay followers of Pārsva . It must be admitted that a multitude of fanciful suppositions have grown up around ...
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according action Agni already ancient appears ascetic asceticism aspect Atharvaveda ātman avatāras Bengal bhakti Brahman Brāhmaṇas Buddha Buddhism called Canon century B.C. ceremonies classical conception cosmic cult demons dharma divine doctrine elements esotericism established evidence fact figure formulae founder Goddess gods groups Hindu Hinduism human hymns idea important India Indra influence inspiration Jaina Jainism karman Kṛṣṇa later legend Liberation literature liturgy magical Mahābhārata Mahāvīra means monks movements mystical myth mythical mythology oblation origin Pāli Pāli Canon Paris path perhaps plane practice primitive principle Purāņas Rāma Rāmānuja reform religion religious representations represents Ṛgveda rites ritual ṛta Rudra sacred sacrifice Saivism Saivite Samkhya samsāra Sankara Sanskrit Satapatha schools sects Śiva Smārtas social soma speculation spirit stage Supreme symbolic Tantric Tantrism term texts theme theory thought tion tradition Upanisads Vaiṣṇavism Vaiṣṇavite Varuņa Veda Vedānta Vedic period Vedism Viṣņu word worship Yoga