Selected Essays on Language, Mythology and Religion, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 88
... Lyall , a highly distinguished Indian civilian , in order to ex- plain more fully some of the views expressed in my lecture which seemed liable to misapprehension . Unfortunately the writer of the article On Mission- ary Religions ' had ...
... Lyall , a highly distinguished Indian civilian , in order to ex- plain more fully some of the views expressed in my lecture which seemed liable to misapprehension . Unfortunately the writer of the article On Mission- ary Religions ' had ...
Page 89
... Lyall observes , ' is one recently recorded observa- tion out of many that might be quoted . ' It is this very passage which I had quoted in my third note , only that in quoting it from the ' Report on the Progress and Condition of ...
... Lyall observes , ' is one recently recorded observa- tion out of many that might be quoted . ' It is this very passage which I had quoted in my third note , only that in quoting it from the ' Report on the Progress and Condition of ...
Page 90
... Lyall observes in limine , that inferences as to the nature and tendency of various existing religions which are drawn from study and exegetic comparison of their scriptures must be qualified by actual observation of these religions and ...
... Lyall observes in limine , that inferences as to the nature and tendency of various existing religions which are drawn from study and exegetic comparison of their scriptures must be qualified by actual observation of these religions and ...
Page 93
... Lyall says , an inveterate modern habit to assume all great historic names to represent something definite , symmetrical , and organised . may be that Asiatic institutions , as he asserts , are incapable of being circumscribed by rules ...
... Lyall says , an inveterate modern habit to assume all great historic names to represent something definite , symmetrical , and organised . may be that Asiatic institutions , as he asserts , are incapable of being circumscribed by rules ...
Page 94
... privileges may be easier at present than it was in the days of Visvâmitra , conversion by persuasion has never become an integral portion of the Brahmanic law . However , as Mr. Lyall does not stand alone in 94 ON THE VITALITY.
... privileges may be easier at present than it was in the days of Visvâmitra , conversion by persuasion has never become an integral portion of the Brahmanic law . However , as Mr. Lyall does not stand alone in 94 ON THE VITALITY.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancient Aryan Asiatic Barthélemy Saint-Hilaire Beal believe Bodhisattvas Brahmans Brahmo Buddha Buddha-country Buddhist Buddhist canon Burnouf called canonical books Catalogue century Ceylon character China Chinese translations Christ Christian death Deity Dhammapada Dharmaraksha disciples divine doctrine doubt dynasty earth Emperor Eugène Burnouf Europe existence expressed faith father feel gods Greek heart heaven Hindus Hiouen-thsang human hymns idea important India Indra Japan Kapila Kapilavastu king knowledge language literature living Lord Lotus Lyall Mahâyâna means metaphysics mind missionary Mohammedanism mythology nations native Nepal never Nirvâna Oriental scholars original Pâli philosophy poet Popol Vuh priests published Quiché race religion religious Rig-Veda sacred books Sanskrit MSS Sanskrit texts Sâriputra seems Semitic Shâman soul spirit Stanislas Julien Sûtras Tathagata teaching thou thought Tibet tion Tripitaka true truth Varuna Veda Vedic Vinaya whole words worship writing written
Popular passages
Page 415 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Page 422 - ... and hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation ; that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him and find him, though he be not far from every one of us : For in him we live, and move and have our being ; as certain also of your own poets [have said, for we are also his offspring.
Page 414 - And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve ; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell : but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
Page 33 - Waft, waft, ye winds, His story, And you, ye waters, roll, Till, like a sea of glory, It spreads from pole to pole ; Till o'er our ransomed nature The Lamb for sinners slain, Redeemer, King, Creator, In bliss returns to reign.
Page 553 - May. — THE CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND since the Accession of George III. 1760-1870. By Sir THOMAS ERSKINE MAY, KCB (Lord Farnborough). 3 vols.
Page 562 - Works by the Rev. JG WOOD. HOMES WITHOUT HANDS : a Description of the Habitation of Animals, classed according to the Principle of Construction. With 140 Illustrations. 8vo. , js. net. INSECTS AT HOME : a Popular Account of British Insects, their Structure, Habits and Transformations.
Page 553 - SUNBEAM,' OUR HOME ON THE OCEAN FOR ELEVEN MONTHS. Library Edition. With 8 Maps and Charts, and 118 Illustrations, 8vo.
Page 553 - DEAD SHOT (THE): or, Sportsman's Complete Guide. Being a Treatise on the Use of the Gun, with Rudimentary and Finishing Lessons on the Art of Shooting Game of all kinds, also Game Driving, Wild-Fowl and Pigeon Shooting, Dog Breaking, etc.
Page 408 - Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gathered the wind in his fists ? who hath bound the waters in a garment ? who hath established all the ends of the earth ? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell ? 5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Page 562 - STRANGE DWELLINGS : a Description of the Habitations of Animals, abridged from 'Homes without Hands'.