A Sourcebook of Indian CivilizationNiharranjan Ray, Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya A Sourcebook of Indian Civilization aims at familiarising its readers with the various aspects that go into the making of the history of Indian civilisation. The arrangement of the material in the chapters and selections conform to a rationally conceived and planned scheme of history. The contents of the book presents an extensive view of Indian life and thought. |
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... means one lak and a quarter , that is 125,000 , and parbat means a hill , which makes 125,000 hills ... ... Many rivers rise in these mountains and flow through Hindustan . Six rise north of Sirhind , namely Sind , Bahat ( Jīlam ) ...
... means one lak and a quarter , that is 125,000 , and parbat means a hill , which makes 125,000 hills ... ... Many rivers rise in these mountains and flow through Hindustan . Six rise north of Sirhind , namely Sind , Bahat ( Jīlam ) ...
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... means ; for Brahman - knowledge has for content the inner self which excludes all objects , and whose fruit is liberation . It has been said : ' One desirous of release should always renounce action along with its means . It is only by ...
... means ; for Brahman - knowledge has for content the inner self which excludes all objects , and whose fruit is liberation . It has been said : ' One desirous of release should always renounce action along with its means . It is only by ...
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... means ' not two ' for if it be taken to mean ' one ' , there is that which thinks it is one . ( a ) As the soul takes a body knit [ by sinews ] and sense organs , and replies when the body's name is called , even so is He joined with ...
... means ' not two ' for if it be taken to mean ' one ' , there is that which thinks it is one . ( a ) As the soul takes a body knit [ by sinews ] and sense organs , and replies when the body's name is called , even so is He joined with ...
Contents
CONTENTS | 38 |
Introduction | 77 |
The Land the People and the Environs 1 | 123 |
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