Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Volume 6Cambridge University Press for the Royal Asiatic Society, 1841 - Asia Most years contain the Proceedings and Annual report of the society. |
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... inhabitants of that country previous to the introduction of Christianity , or even the Christian era itself : neither would it be unreasonable to expect , that collections of well - authen- ticated foreign melodies , showing that in ...
... inhabitants of that country previous to the introduction of Christianity , or even the Christian era itself : neither would it be unreasonable to expect , that collections of well - authen- ticated foreign melodies , showing that in ...
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... inhabitants of Asia and Europe , their civilization and manners , and , generally speaking , the history and the literature of former ages and nations . ART . II . - Letters to the Secretary of 10 OBSERVATIONS ON THE MUSIC OF THE EAST .
... inhabitants of Asia and Europe , their civilization and manners , and , generally speaking , the history and the literature of former ages and nations . ART . II . - Letters to the Secretary of 10 OBSERVATIONS ON THE MUSIC OF THE EAST .
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... inhabitants with water from the river Sarvrúd . It seems almost incredible that such costly works could have been constructed at the expense of a private individual , but Rashid al Dín had passed fifty years at the Mongol court , and ...
... inhabitants with water from the river Sarvrúd . It seems almost incredible that such costly works could have been constructed at the expense of a private individual , but Rashid al Dín had passed fifty years at the Mongol court , and ...
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... inhabitants of the earth , according to their races , extracted from their various writings , and from the mouths of natives of the different countries . The second part is filled with the remaining portion of the history of Oljáítú ...
... inhabitants of the earth , according to their races , extracted from their various writings , and from the mouths of natives of the different countries . The second part is filled with the remaining portion of the history of Oljáítú ...
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... inhabitants and productions of different countries . Section the fifth contains the history of the sultans of Dahlí , and their genealogies , giving an account of the origin of the kings of Hind ; an enumeration of the kings who reigned ...
... inhabitants and productions of different countries . Section the fifth contains the history of the sultans of Dahlí , and their genealogies , giving an account of the origin of the kings of Hind ; an enumeration of the kings who reigned ...
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Abú Allahabad amongst ancient antiquity appears Arabic Arrian As-o-ko Asiatic Society Asoko Baní Brahmans brother Buddha Buddhist Buddhist priests called Canton caste caves Ceylon chaitya character China Chinese coins death Deva Deva Nagari doctrines dynasty emblems existence Fa hian Gujarat Gupta gymnosophists heretics hian hian's Hindu Hiuan thsang honour India Indra inhabitants inscription Jámi Kanouj king king's kingdom Klaproth language letters Magadha Mahawanso Maldiva mentioned Menu miles modern monasteries mountains notice original Ougein Pali period Persian present princes Prinsep probably Professor Wilson province Puranas Raja Ramayana Rashid Rashíd al Dín reign religion religious Remusat river Robert Sherley Royal Asiatic Society sacred Sakya Sanskrit Sanskrit language says sent seventh century Sherley Sir Anthony Siva supposed temple tion topes translation travellers tribe Turks Vedas Vishnu Vishnu Purana volume words worship written Wüstenfeld δὲ καὶ οἱ τὸν τῶν بن
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Page 264 - It is difficult to comprehend how men, not assisted by revelation, could have soared so high, and approached so near to the truth.' ' Besides the five great commandments not to kill, not to steal, not to commit adultery, not to lie, not to get drunk, every shade of vice, hypocrisy, anger, pride, suspicion, greediness, gossiping, cruelty to animals, is guarded against by special precepts.
Page 420 - the only Sanscrit composition yet discovered to which the title of History can with any propriety be applied.
Page 354 - Brahmans are now polylheists, and the best that can be said of them is, that they may anciently have worshipped the elements, while the sophists worshipped ONE GOD.
Page xx - Report of the General Committee of Public Instruction of the ] Presidency of Fort William, for 1837, 1838.
Page 407 - To an excellent and handsome youth of the same class let every man give his daughter in marriage, according to law, even though she have not attained her age of eight years.
Page iii - That the thanks of the Society be voted to the Chairman of the Committee of Commerce and Agriculture, and to the Committee, for the zeal and efficiency with which they have carried out the objects of its establishment." NATHANIEL BLAND, Esq. seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.
Page 182 - It is not to be supposed, however, that any reduction can be effected in the transport duties. The Chinese are unlikely to 'grant privileges to foreigners, which necessarily entail a loss on themselves ; and if no saving be made in the duties, then the carriage of the same quantity of woollens (five-sixths) would not amount to one-third of the carriage of tea from Fo-kien1.
Page 82 - Elizabeth, who said, that as a virtuous woman ought to look on none but her husband, so a subject ought not to cast his eyes on any other sovereign than him God had set over him. " I will not," said she, " have my sheep marked with a strange brand ; nor suffer them to follow the pipe of a strange shepherd*.
Page 94 - Turkic ; and then he asked me if I would serve him ; I answered him in regard I was a subject in his countrey I must be at his command, yett I was loth to leave my ould master in regard he lov'd me well ; at which wordes the Kinge did take me about the necke and kissed me three or four times, and sayd, I doe highly commend thy constancie ; neverthelesse I will intreat my brother thy lord...
Page 356 - ... the six organs of sense, touch (or contact) ; on account of contact, desire ; on account of desire, sensation (of pleasure or pain) ; on account of sensation, cleaving (or clinging to existing objects) ; on account of clinging to existing objects, renewed existence (or reproduction after death) ; on account of reproduction of existence, birth ; on account of birth, decay, death, sorrow, crying, pain, disgust and passionate discontent.