| 单词 | Vedic |
| 例句 | For centuries, ballads, and epics were all sung, as were Biblical chants and Vedic hymns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This one told her to perform headstands, that one to chant Vedic verses at specified intervals throughout the day. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mohan begins riffling through the pages of a book called Vedic Rituals for English Speakers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The list he compiled was long, ambitious and culturally far-reaching, stretching from Classical Greece to Vedic India. Lessons in Constructive Solitude From Thoreau 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z As the central element of Indian music, the raga originated with the ancient Vedic hymns sung in Hindu temples and is intended to create a trancelike spiritual mood. A Raga Renaissance Flowers in Brooklyn 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Vedic astrology puts forward a mathematical explanation for human personality that has logical and weighted underpinnings, even if it is fabricated. You are more than a sexual fetish — but online dating sites might not think so 2014-03-15T20:30:00Z "I practice Vedic meditation twice a day, and that works." On the Runway Blog: Fashion Week Stargazing: Day 7 2012-09-13T17:02:47Z His passion for music began when he first heard Vedic chants as a child in Benares. Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar dies 2012-12-12T07:46:00Z Vegetarian buffet serves dishes based on ancient Vedic literature. Dallas is the most affordable go-to travel destination for 2015 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z She reaches to Black spirituals, original compositions, John Coltrane classics and Vedic devotional music. 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Alice Coltrane 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z I do transcendental meditation, which is, I suppose, derived from Vedic or Ayurvedic principles, which is sort of Hindu principles. Brand 'to behave' for Dalai Lama 2012-06-15T15:30:20Z Considered at once a medical tonic, a sacrament, and in some parts of India more socially acceptable than alcohol, bhang is as old as the Vedic texts, and remains legal and regulated in Rajasthan. Personal Journeys: Scenes of India, From a Fort and a Camel 2014-03-28T17:24:40Z For many Indians, particularly certain Hindu castes, Vedic astrology is that umbrella. The True Story of My Marriage to a Pot 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z Like most cattle-breeding cultures, the Vedic Indians generally ate the castrated steers, but they would eat the female of the species during rituals or when welcoming a guest or a person of high status. Hinduism and its complicated history with cows (and people who eat them) 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z Like the Maharishi temple in Vedic City, the Garst property utterly belied the political caricature of Iowa as an ecosystem of rural rigidity. Iowa’s Heartland Beyond the Campaign Trail 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z My Vedic astrologer told me our natal charts are very similar. Ottessa Moshfegh: By the Book 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z But sometime between 1500 and 500 B.C., it became a staple food among the Vedic Aryans, pastoral people who raised buffalos and cows, said Pushpesh Pant, a historian and the author of “India: The Cookbook.” For South Asian Cooks, Yogurt Starter Is an Heirloom 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Like the Vedic priests who built temporary shrines in forest clearings, we seek the eternal in transient materials and moments. Book review: ‘Sacred Spaces,’ a report on Modernism in religious buildinghs 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Where the opposition is clamorous, the book is calm; where the opposition flexes its Vedic muscles, the book is undercutting, irreverent, and impish. India in Pieces 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Kissing was first documented in human societies around 1500 B.C., in India's Vedic Sanskrit texts that serve as the basis of the Hindu religion. Exploring the kiss 2011-03-04T02:20:58Z “What I recommend is this: We return to the Vedic cycle and submit ourselves to the likelihood that many of us will end up getting eaten by bears.” Holy Joker: Father John Misty releases “Pure Comedy” 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z But more important than his beautiful voice and perfect diction, Falk is able to characterize every word so vividly that, if he were singing in Vedic Sanskrit, you’d get the message. Review | Baritone Holger Falk makes outstanding Washington debut 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z On a recent rainy afternoon over veggie burgers at NeueHouse, the co-working space in the Flatiron district, three Vedic meditators were discussing drink options for a new kind of happy hour they were organizing. Happy Hour Without the Booze 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Along with Mr. Knoles, a Vedic meditation teacher, he will use his experiences to confront the realities of cause and effect. Spare Times for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Vijender Sharma, an astrologer of 35 years in northern India, who specializes in Vedic astrology, said he has used software to prepare readings. Written in the Stars? More Like Written by A.I. 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Vedic matchmakers consider dozens of elaborate weighted variables as part of a predictive model. You are more than a sexual fetish — but online dating sites might not think so 2014-03-15T20:30:00Z We practiced Vedic Math, an ancient Hindu method of holding numbers in the mind. My daughter can’t be average 2012-10-22T01:00:00Z A third episode takes place after the Buddha’s enlightenment, as the lords of the four directions, essentially Vedic or Hindu beings, decorously offer him bowls of food. Art Review: When East Met West Under the Buddha?s Gaze 2011-08-10T23:20:02Z And that, in Vedic astrology, makes me “manglik,” or Mars cursed. The True Story of My Marriage to a Pot 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z The title refers to the drink central to Vedic and greater Persian religious rites, the active ingredient of which some scholars believe was Amanita muscaria, a kind of psychoactive mushroom. T Magazine: Fungus Among Us 2010-11-22T21:02:00Z He visited the Vedic Society Hindu Temple on Radcliffe Road in the city on Sunday evening for the ceremony of Aarti, joined by his family. Rishi Sunak joins Diwali celebrations in Southampton 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Over time, the Indian peoples added new dimensions to the Vedic religion, changing the nature of Aryan society as well. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z They have begun their mornings with calls for prayers spilling out of mosque loudspeakers and Vedic hymns chant in the temples. 1 city, 2 people — and India’s widening religious divide 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z You can read injunctions against usury in the Vedic texts of ancient India, in the sutras of Buddhism and in the Torah. Why Poverty Persists in America 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Beginning with the Vedic texts, which date from between the seventh and sixth centuries BCE, Indian philosophical traditions are a few centuries older than the earliest European philosophical traditions. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Animal and cow sacrifices were common in the Vedic era, between 1500 and 500BC - the meat was offered to the gods and then consumed at feasts. Meat ban in Delhi: What the battle to define India as vegetarian misses 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z A later series of treatises known as the Upanishads, written by a priestly class called Brahmans, developed new expressions of the Vedic religion, gradually transforming it into what many scholars refer to as Brahmanism. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Hindu teachers tried to interpret and explain the hidden meaning of the Vedic hymns. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But his works also touched on Vedic India, the 18th-century Italian painter Tiepolo, the French turncoat Talleyrand and the writings of authors from Baudelaire to Karl Marx. Roberto Calasso, Italian writer of dazzling erudition, dies 80 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The Rigveda is the most ancient of the four Vedic texts. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z In the Vedic system, there are four stages of human life. Patagonia’s Former C.E.O. Retreats to the Rainforest 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z In this way, the Vedic religion of the Aryans religion produced the varna, a strictly hierarchical society based on inherited status. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Their religion incorporates animistic traditions of worshiping nature as well as a pantheon of gods, whose members in some instances bear resemblances to the Vedic gods of ancient India. Welcoming a New Year at an Ancient Festival in Pakistan 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z Before becoming a spiritual guide and host of the “On Purpose” podcast, Shetty was a Vedic monk. 13 books to help you weather the rest of 2020 and beyond 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z These two texts shine light on the history of Indo-Aryans during the Vedic period, the deities they worshipped, and their ideas about the nature of the world, its creation, and humans. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Or: “Discovering sacrifices, for the Vedic gods, was like Western mathematicians discovering irrational or transfinite numbers.” Review | Contemplating gods and hunters, guilt and theater 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z With them came a new religion, Vedic, named for their hymns called Vedas. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Early Buddhism, with all its severity, sought utterance against the background of Vedic religion. How the Buddha Got His Face 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z She married her husband, Abraham Williams, in 2015 in a traditional Vedic wedding ceremony. What are the Democratic presidential candidates' religions? 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Vedic rituals cemented caste hierarchies, the remnants of which still structure Indian society today. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z The couple were married by a Hindu priest in a Vedic ceremony in 2015. How the other halves live: candidates' spouses show modern American family 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z His followers likely practiced a polytheistic religion similar in many ways to the Vedic traditions held by Indo-European speakers who migrated into India. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A case in point is the Aryan migration theory, which posits that the originators of Vedic culture — a significant component of Hinduism — dispersed into India around 4,000 years ago. Science and the rise of nationalism in India 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z The emphasis was then on Brahman and Hindu Vedic sources, a focus that sent later generations in search of kathak’s other cultural and social roots. Akram Khan Remakes “Giselle” 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z It originally developed during the Vedic period and influenced Buddhist meditation practices. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z They likely brought with them an early version of Sanskrit, mastery over horses and a range of new cultural practices such as sacrificial rituals, all of which formed the basis of early Hindu/Vedic culture. How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The fourth major group were the Shudras, non-Aryan servants and peasants who were denied the opportunity to read or listen to Vedic hymns and accounted for more than half the population. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The centerpiece of the installation is Jones’ short animated film “Samskara,” which is apparently based on ancient Vedic and Sanskrit texts. Review: The Wisdome popup in DTLA fills five geodesic domes with some art and a lot of hot air 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z And the nation, in Ramdev’s telling, is subtly twinned with a history and culture that is distinctly Hindu: yoga, ayurvedic medicine and the ancient Vedic scriptures from which they are said to have emerged. The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The Mimamsa school was one of the earliest philosophical schools of Hinduism, grounded in the interpretation of the Vedic texts. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z India's junior minister for human resource development, Satyapal Singh, was recently quoted in the media as saying: "Only Vedic education can nurture our children well and make them patriots who have mental discipline." How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z India was then invaded by a people called the Aryans, whose social structure was based on hereditary social castes and the Vedic religion. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z During free periods I would practice guitar chords from Taiwanese death-metal bands or discuss mythology and philology with my friend who headed the school’s Vedic Religions Club. Will New York’s Mayor Erase Real Diversity? 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Several years ago, a Vedic astrologer Moshfegh consults—“One of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met, probably one of the top five”—told her that love was inescapable. Ottessa Moshfegh’s Otherworldly Fiction 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The Mimamsa school was one of the earliest philosophical schools of Hinduism, and it was grounded in the interpretation of the Vedic texts. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Since the Saraswati is an important river that is mentioned in the earliest of the four Vedic texts, such a renaming would serve to emphasise the link between the civilisation and the Aryans. How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Other Vedic thinkers maintained that om was a secret password for attaining immortality at the moment of death. What Does Trump Have to Do With the Sacred Symbol Om? 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z "L.A. is, if not the major hub, one of the major hubs of the Vedic renaissance in modern times," Mohan said. Veda MeLA gathers yoga enthusiasts 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z In Vedic philosophy, there's always a masculine energy and a feminine energy. Talking to Pixar's Sanjay Patel, director of Sanjay's Super Team 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z The Vedic texts state that through reflection on the self, one comes to understand the cosmos. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z However, Hindu right-wingers believe the Harappan civilisation was also an Aryan or Vedic civilisation. How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Vedic specialists in sacrifice glossed om as an affirmation of ritual actions, as the "truth" inherent in their mantras. What Does Trump Have to Do With the Sacred Symbol Om? 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z "You can't extricate yoga culture from L.A. culture now — it's infused. On the back of that is Ayurveda, meditation and Vedic astrology — it's all on the rise." Veda MeLA gathers yoga enthusiasts 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Religious freedom is a much broader concept that includes mosques, Buddhist businesses, and Vedic beliefs. Indiana's Act Does Not Represent Religious Freedom 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z India first developed its hierarchical caste system during the Vedic period. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z It would mean acknowledging that Aryans or their Vedic culture were not the singular fountainhead of Indian civilisation and that its earliest sources lay elsewhere. How ancient DNA may rewrite prehistory in India 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z The Upaniṣads, a collection of later Vedic texts regarded as the foundation for Indian philosophy, hailed om as "this whole world" and as the singular distillation of all wisdom. What Does Trump Have to Do With the Sacred Symbol Om? 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z The practice rooms were decidedly sparse — not a candle or top-brand yoga mat in sight — and near a library holding volumes of ancient Vedic texts. India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, aims to rebrand and promote yoga in India In his address on Saturday, Modi invoked the "ancient wisdom" of India's Vedic era, during which Hinduism's most sacred texts were written. India's Modi jabs at Pakistan, encourages yoga in U.N. address 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z The Upanishads, which are the most philosophical of the Vedic texts, often take the form of dialogues. Introduction to Philosophy 2022-06-15T00:00:00Z Across the corridor, in another classroom, a group of grade eight students are being taught Vedic Mathematics, which dates back to a time in ancient India when Sanskrit was the main language used by scholars. Why is Sanskrit so controversial? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z A Catholic exorcism was equal to a Voodoo prayer chant or to a Vedic mantra. Face in the dark : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z The practice has roots in Hinduism, though many scholars in Kathmandu, the capital, consider chaupadi a bastardization of the Vedic precept that women sleep apart from their husbands during menstruation. India Ink: Women in Nepal Suffer Monthly Ostracization 2013-06-14T06:41:02Z Blame, for one, the Vedic Cupid known as Kamadeva, or Kama. India Ink: In Myth and Literature, the Mango Remains King 2012-06-04T06:12:44Z Such is the supreme God of the Vedic religion, an organizing God, almighty, omniscient, and moral. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Panjabi, and the western dialects of Western Hindi, have preserved the old Vedic cerebral l. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z The sacred soma was taken before reading the Vedic hymns “to quicken the memory.” The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z In the later Vedic times they are represented as being fond of, and dangerous to, women; the Apsaras, apparently originally water-nymphs, being closely associated with them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z A Vedic cultural center in St. Petersburg, home town of president-elect Vladimir V. Putin, is facing eviction in a property dispute. Rendezvous Blog: A Hindu Victory in Russia Could Heal Rift With India 2012-03-21T12:18:11Z Already during the middle of the Vedic period, Indra, the noisy god of the storm, ascends the summit of the Pantheon, and eclipses his majestic rival by the din of his resounding splendour. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Varuna, var′ōō-na, n. an ancient Indian Vedic god of heaven and day—latterly, rather the deity that rules over the waters. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Mantra, man′tra, n. a Vedic hymn of praise: the matter of the Sanhita or first division of the Veda: a sacred text used as an incantation. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z In Vedic times, at the Rajasuya, or inauguration of a king, some water from the holy river Sarasvati was mixed with the sprinkling water used for consecrating the king. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" 2012-03-25T02:00:05.717Z It is thought that the Vedic religion opposed this degrading conception at the first, but was powerless to eradicate it. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism With an Essay on Baal Worship, On The Assyrian Sacred "Grove," And Other 2012-01-05T03:00:28.663Z Nor can we call them for the most part nature-deities like the personages of the Vedic system, thinly disguised “personifications” of natural phenomena. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z The Vedic hymns come to us as a collection of sacred poetry, belonging to certain ancient families, and afterwards united in one collection, called the Rig-veda-samhitâ. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z He whose heart is lured by the nectar of the Gopi's passion, adores Krishna abandoning Vedic worship. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Various cases, such as the locative, the dative or the instrumental, are employed in Vedic Sanskrit in the sense of the infinitive, besides the bare stem or neuter formed by the suffixes man and van. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z In interviews later in his career, Gupta used to quote from the Bhagavad Gita, which encapsulates the wisdom of India's ancient Vedic knowledge, especially the principles by which life should be lived. Before scandal, Gupta was role model for middle-class India 2011-10-30T09:34:26Z The Vedic people were fearfully dissipated, and page after page of that wonderful sacred book, the Rigs-Veda, is devoted to the habit of drunkenness. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z This sanctification of every thought and word and letter is declared by Max Müller to have been "the death-blow given to the Vedic religion," destroying its power of growth and change. The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism 2011-11-24T03:00:46.897Z To-day your heart has been made worthy to gain Krishna, because you have eaten the pras�d in violation of Vedic ceremonies. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z Indeed it was one of the curses of the Vedic period that to be a Brahmin of the present Kali yagu would be an impersonation of corruption, baseness and venality. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Thus even in Vedic, still more in Brahmanic myth, the vague and spiritual form of Varuna is brought to shame, or confused with some demon of lower earlier legends. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z But the Vedic Hymnist was a worshipper who imposed no conditions upon his gods. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z MEERUT, India — has 1.2 billion people, among them bankers, gurus, rag pickers, billionaires, snake charmers, software engineers, lentil farmers, rickshaw drivers, Maoist rebels, Bollywood movie stars and Vedic scholars, to name a few. With 1.2 Billion People, India Seeks a Good Hangman 2011-06-13T15:22:46Z God had first commanded the Vedic religion, work, yog, and knowledge. Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita 2011-11-16T03:00:26.507Z About the same time the Vedic hymns bear witness to the appearance of the Aryans of Western India. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z This is rather a damaging passage, as it appears that the Vedic poet looked on Indra as a parricide and a drunkard. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Although they originated under conditions very dissimilar to the local ones, the Vedic Hymns are tuned to the desert’s pitch. Lodges in the Wilderness 2011-06-15T02:00:17.057Z Her album Soul Call draws on the ancient Vedic tradition while trying to connect with the present world. Look east 2011-02-10T17:44:21Z He was an Indian Brahmana and a great Vedic scholar and apostle. The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada 2011-02-07T03:00:21.273Z "People might be Aquarian under the tropical system but a Capricorn under the Vedic system," says astrologer Russell Grant. Have people's star signs changed? 2011-01-17T14:32:49Z It seems incontestable that in Vedic mythology Tvashtri is regarded as the father of Indra.* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The Vedic manuscripts have been studied for centuries, sanskrit is taught at oxford, there is, ultimately, literature that intrigues people. 2010-02-05T12:02:00Z He undertook many pilgrimages and studied the Vedic philosophy in the hope of solving the old problem of the Buddha,—how to alleviate human misery and attain final liberation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" That he is exempt from sin is attested in the Vedic text: Passionless, deathless, without sorrow, without hunger, desiring truth, true in purpose. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy Another feature of the old Vedic worship tended to a similar result. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Though divers of the Vedic gods have acquired solar characteristics, there is a regular special sun-deity in the Veda, named Surya or Savitri. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z It does not yet appear to be known whether a certain word in the Vedic funeral service means ‘goat’ or ‘soul’! Custom and Myth New Edition In the later dogmatic literature of the Vedic age, the name of Ârya is distinctly appropriated to the three first castes—the Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaiśyas—as opposed to the fourth, or the Śûdras. Lectures on The Science of Language "What, then, becomes of the Vedic injunction, 'The Veda is to be read'?" The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy It is in his character as destroyer that Śiva holds his place in the triad, and that he must, no doubt, be identified with the Vedic Rudra. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" But all this aspect of the Vedic deities is essentially the province of the science of religion rather than of mythology. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The story, of which this Vedic poem is a partial dramatisation, is given in the Brahmana of the Yajur Veda. Custom and Myth New Edition At that time the people of India spoke dialects standing to the ancient Vedic Sanskrit in the relation of Italian to Latin. Lectures on The Science of Language The import of this stanza may be learnt by considering various Vedic texts. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy This latter element is especially predominant in the attributes and imagery applied by the Vedic poets to Indra, the god of the atmospheric region, the favourite figure in their pantheon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Nothing in all mythology is more difficult than the attempt to get a clear view of the gods of Vedic India. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Urvasi saw Pururavas, revealed herself to him, and, according to the Brahmana, part of the strange Vedic dialogue was now spoken. Custom and Myth New Edition The Indic Class consists of the dead languages Prakrit and Pali, Modern Sanskrit, and Vedic Sanskrit, and the modern Dialects of India, and the Dialects of the Gipsies. Lectures on The Science of Language In Kashmir and Punjab, where the Aryans had already settled in those prehistoric times when the Vedic hymns were composed, the prevailing type is the Aryan one. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" Of this Vedic triad mention is frequently made in the Brāhmaṇa writings. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Yet in Vedic times these gods were already acknowledged as beings endowed with strong moral attributes and interested in the conduct of men. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Mr. Max Müller’s rendering is certain to have the first claim on English readers, and therefore it is desirable to investigate the conclusions which he draws from his Vedic studies. Custom and Myth New Edition Posterior to the Vedic hymns, it is not mentioned in them. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Then Vedic prayers are offered up and festivities run high. Oriental Women In this way a number of local deities would grow up, more or less distinct in name and characteristics from the gods of the Vedic pantheon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It is, of course, in their anthropomorphic aspect that the Vedic deities share or exceed the infirmities of mortals. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The other, or Hindu system, is the Vedic; those who practise the former are called hakíms, the latter baids. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches Indra, the Vedic god, is likewise at first the sky through which the clouds move, and is later conceived as the creator and sustainer of the world. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance For the proofs of these assertions, the Vedic poems furnish indisputable evidence, that such as this was the origin and growth of Greek and Teutonic mythology. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The spirit of Vedic worship is pervaded by a devout belief in the efficacy of invocation and sacrificial offering. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Leaving the Brahmanas aside, Mr. Perry** distinguishes four sorts of Vedic texts on the origin of Indra:— 1. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In Vedic India it was represented by Yama, who was a god. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal In the Vedic period, there are many contradictory statements about the creation of the world and of the gods. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance In the Vedic hymns Aditi, the Dawn, is called the "Mother of the Gods." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The origin of this theory goes back to the later Vedic hymns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" As to the immortality and the origin of the gods, opinions are equally divided among the Vedic poets and in the traditions collected in the Brahmanas. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z I still have in my possession a portion of Pânini’s Vedic grammar translated by him. My Autobiography A Fragment This account of the creation is characteristic of Hindoo thought as it passes from the frank admiration of nature, which distinguishes the Vedic period, to what more nearly approaches theosophic speculation. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance A Vedic poet, meditating on the Creation, uses the following expressions: "Nothing that is was then, even what is not, did not exist then." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning No Brāhman must recite a Vedic text where a man of the servile caste might overhear him, nor must he even teach him the laws of expiating sin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" This vague and floating term was well suited to convey the pantheistic ideas natural to the Indian mind, and already notable in the Vedic hymns. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Such were the Nirukta, the glossary of the Rig-veda; the Aitareya-brâhmana, a very old explanation of the Vedic sacrifice; the Âsvalâyana Sûtras, on the ceremonial; and sundry works of the same character. My Autobiography A Fragment M. Barth classifies the Vedic gods according to the degree in which they have become detached from their natural basis. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Indra, the sun, who was worshiped in some parts of India as a Crucified God, is also represented in the Vedic hymns as the Son of the Dawn. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning One of his synonyms, however, is the name of a Vedic deity, the attributes and nature of which show a good deal of similarity to the post-Vedic god. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The distinction, like other Vedic attempts at drawing a line among the floating phantasms of belief, is not kept up with much persistency. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z We worked together, as may be seen by my contributions to his Laws of Thought, and the translation of a Vedic hymn which he helped me to make. My Autobiography A Fragment As in the Vedic period we saw that Brahmanaspati, lord of prayer, had a place beside Indra and Varuna, so now we see that the supreme deity is named Brahma. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems In the Vedic hymns the Sun—the Lord and Saviour, the Redeemer and Preserver of Mankind—is frequently called the "Son of the Sky." Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning In early Vedic times, hardly one of those institutions which now so disfigure this religion existed among the people. India, Its Life and Thought Of all Vedic deities, Varuna has the most spiritual and ethical character. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z From time to time I also worked at interpreting and translating some of the Vedic hymns, though I had always hoped that this part of the work would be taken up by other scholars. My Autobiography A Fragment In the Vedic hymns this motive undeniably is to be met with. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems It is under this disguise that the Vedic myth has come down to our own times, and has still its festivals and its monuments. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The Astounding Length of the Chronological System In ancient Vedic times there obtained here, so far as we can see, much more sober views of chronology than at present. India, Its Life and Thought We next approach a somewhat better defined and more personal figure, that of the famous god Indra, who is the nearest Vedic analogue of the Greek Zeus. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z You, as a Hindu, must in theory accept the Vedas as the revealed religion, but you may put your own interpretation on the Vedic texts. India and the Indians Vedic religion takes its name from the Rigveda, the oldest portion of Indian literature, and the earliest literary document of Aryan religion. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The idea of expiation by the sacrifice of a god was to be found among the Hindoos even in Vedic times. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning The earliest of the Vedic gods had elements of nobility in them. India, Its Life and Thought Vedic poets, probably of a late period, made Indra as anthropomorphic as the Homeric Zeus. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z The Vedic age, the post-Vedic times, the Buddhist age, and the age of the Paranas, have each contributed innumerable ideas and customs. India and the Indians In all the aberrations of Indian religion the high moral standard set by the Vedic gods is never lost sight of. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The Vedic myth, transformed and exaggerated in the Iranian books, finds its way through this channel into Christianity. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning It is true that such evils as caste, infant marriage, and many similar customs did not exist at all in Vedic days. India, Its Life and Thought There is no more pure poetry in the Vedic collections than that which celebrates the dawn, though even here the Rishis are not oblivious of the rewards paid to the sacrificial priests.* Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z Many of the Egyptian hymns seem to be substantially monotheistic, and the same thing is true of the Babylonian, the Assyrian, and the Vedic. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Seeking to escape from the confusion of many gods the Indian mind is looking out even from the Vedic period for some means to conceive of them all as one. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems But the influence of the wonderful night, clinging about us, would keep us long silent, as if awed by the passing of ancient Vedic gods. Apologia Diffidentis In ancient Vedic times woman enjoyed many distinctions and revealed great aptitude. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ Such is the Vedic Ushas, but the Brahmanas, as usual, manage either to retain or to revive and introduce the old crude element of myth. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In the Vedic hymn, Râkâ, the full moon, is exhorted to sew the work with a needle which cannot be broken. Moon Lore But the loftiest of all the Vedic gods is Varuna, the great serene luminous heaven. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems In the poem mention is made of the Vedic god Indra and his Maruts. A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore In Vedic times the all-powerful works were sacrifice and ritual. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ There is no kind of consistency, as we have so often said, in Vedic mythical opinion. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z He puts aside mystery, miracle, and Divine Revelation, as dispassionately in the Vedic, Brahmanical, and Buddhistic cults, as in the Mosaic and Christian. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Dr. Muir2 claims that the Vedic hymns illustrate the natural workings of the human mind in the period of its infancy. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems Others would willingly have had your own Veda Grammar besides the Indian grammatical treatise, especially on account of the Vedic forms. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities And yet the puerilities of many and the obscenity of others of the Vedic songs and prayers are well-known. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ It would be difficult to overstate the ethical nobility of certain Vedic hymns, which even now affect us with a sense of the "hunger and thirst after righteousness" so passionately felt by the Hebrew psalmists. Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:19.110Z In their pride and lust for power and gold, even in their just pride over their inheritance from Vedic ancestors, and wisdom, Patriotism was unknown to them. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology The Vedic Gods.—And who are the gods who receive this worship? History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems I have at last gone in for Vedic and Bactrian chronology, after having had Dr. Haug of Bonn with me for eight days. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities All this progress downward is in direct ratio to our distance from Vedic times. India's Problem, Krishna or Christ In the Aryan race, the Vedic epoch, despite its sacerdotal ritualism, is considered as the period par excellence of mythic efflorescence. Essay on the Creative Imagination It is priestcraft, despite the Vedic wisdom, and the missions and teaching of Christna and Buddha. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Philosophy is busy from the first with the Vedic gods; the impulse to good conduct and that to mysticism are equally innate in this religion. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems The Vedic songs are by far the most glorious, which in first going through that fearful translation of Wilson's, seemed to wish to hide themselves entirely from me. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities In the Vedic hymns we see this connection in the most explicit manner, and threads of the old Aryan Mythus can often be picked out in Homer. Homer's Odyssey A Commentary The people of India since Vedic times have eaten curry and always will. The Khaki Kook Book A Collection of a Hundred Cheap and Practical Recipes Mostly from Hindustan Scholars, like Sir William Jones, had for the past century been familiar with the ancient civilization and the Vedic literature and the study of Sanscrit had made some progress in the Universities. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Vedic poets, as we shall see, speak of the god they are immediately addressing as supreme, and heap upon him all the highest attributes, while not thinking of denying the divinity of other gods. History of Religion A Sketch of Primitive Religious Beliefs and Practices, and of the Origin and Character of the Great Systems If, in your researches on the relationship of the Vedic language with Zend, you have hit on new formulas, please gather these results together into a separate chapter. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Vedic hymns, 3,500 years old sing of a spiritual body with as clear a vision as S. Paul. War and the Weird Our hearts, who ever loved to pore On sacred text and Vedic lore, Now all to thee, beloved, turn, And for a life in forests yearn. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Search the records of all time, and the traditions and customs of every people, and you will find nowhere else such recognition and reverence paid to woman as in the early Vedic days. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology But the ancient poets of the Vedic hymns have expressed the same thought with perfect clearness and simplicity. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion If you do not like this, you must prepare for me a Vedic Paternoster, just as Lepsius devised for me a pyramido-Pharaonic, and now prepares a Nubian. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The Vedic system little deserves the praise often lavished on it, but surely it is preferable to that which has taken its place. Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 Here it is evident that the Vedic antagonism between Indras and Vishṇus is reproduced in a zoological and entirely apish form. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The first result of the baneful domination of priests in India was the abasement and moral 129 degradation of woman, so respected and honored during the Vedic period. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology In the preface to his edition of the Aitareya-brâhmana, Dr. Haug has thrown out some new ideas on the chronology of Vedic literature which deserve careful consideration. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The progress of your Vedic work delights me: but how much in it is still a riddle! Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities The Vedic chant, sung by the priests, was written some three thousand years ago, and has still a wonderful effect on the minds of educated Hindus. Chatterbox, 1906 It is probable, he thinks, that some such reminiscences originally existed, and still survived in the Vedic era, though there is no trace of their existence in latter times.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse Jacolliot compares these early Vedic injunctions with Leviticus, Chapter XXI, and the absurdities introduced by Moses as to a “crooked nose or a squint eye.” The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Dr. Haug maintains that some hymns of a decidedly sacrificial character should be ascribed to the earliest period of Vedic poetry. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Modesty was an unknown virtue to the bards of Vedic India. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It seems also to be found in the Vedic religion. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus One of these observances was the recitation of the Sávitrí, a Vedic hymn to the Sun of wonderful beauty.” The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse It is different with the ancient literature of India, the literature dominated by the Vedic and Buddhistic religions. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology We see no stringency whatever in this argument of Dr. Haug's, and we think it will be necessary to look for other anchors by which to fix the drifting wrecks of Vedic literature. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The custom is due to the Vedic notion that every virgin contains a demon who leaves her with the nuptial blood, causing some risk to her husband. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals There is a curious case of isolation in a hut in a process by which the sacrificer of the soma in the Vedic religion becomes divine, quoted by Hubert et Mauss, Mélanges, p. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus This must have been the actual number at the beginning of the Vedic religion gradually increased by successive mythical and religious creations till the Indian Pantheon was crowded with abstractions of every kind. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse I have given a few brief quotations among hundreds recorded by Jacolliot as to the respect and veneration accorded to woman in early Vedic times, and in the Laws of Manu. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology Large numbers of the Vedic hymns are childish in the extreme: tedious, low, common-place. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion It appears certain that the primitive Aryans practiced the burning of widows, perhaps by the choice of the widows, and that the custom declined in the Vedic period of India. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals And the truth of pain in eternity has been sung by those Vedic poets who had said, "From joy has come forth all creation." Creative Unity This is the number of the Vedic divinities mentioned in the Rig-veda. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse This is what the Vedic philosophers called, “making the mind one pointed” and like a search-light, with the ability to concentrate it on a given point or subject. The New Avatar and The Destiny of the Soul The Findings of Natural Science Reduced to Practical Studies in Psychology What seems, however, to speak strongly in favour of the historical character of the three periods of Vedic literature is the uniformity of style which marks the productions of each. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion In the Vedic mythology the first man and king of the dead, Yama, had his sister, Yami, to wife. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals The main river in Indian culture has flowed in four streams,—the Vedic, the Puranic, the Buddhist, and the Jain. Creative Unity Professor de Gubernatis identifies the Russian puppet with “the moon, the Vedic Râkâ, very small, but very intelligent, enclosed in the wooden dress, in the forest of night,” “Zoological Mythology,” i. 207-8. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore "Those letters," says he, makin' another merry face, "represent the symbols of my Vedic progression." Shorty McCabe But with the exception of these simple petitions, the whole world of Vedic ideas is so entirely beyond our own intellectual horizon, that instead of translating we can as yet only guess and combine. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion "Probably Heaven and Earth are the most ancient of all Vedic gods, and from their fancied union, as husband and wife, the other deities and the whole universe were at first supposed to spring." Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals So, in our centre of Indian learning, we must provide for the co-ordinate study of all these different cultures,—the Vedic, the Puranic, the Buddhist, the Jain, the Islamic, the Sikh and the Zoroastrian. Creative Unity For the magic draught of the fairy-story appears to be closely connected with the Greek ambrosia, the Vedic soma or amrita, the Zend haoma. Russian Fairy Tales A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore I've never had the Vedic progression—anyways, not had enough to know it at the time—but I wasn't goin' to let him stun me that way. Shorty McCabe The work was composed by persons, and for persons, who, in a general way, knew the performance of the Vedic sacrifices as well as we know the performance of our own sacred rites. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The standpoint of the Vedic hymns is that the cow is the real measure of value, but metal, especially gold, is used for money in the payment of penalties and weregild. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals Our front door would be locked, the meeting room in darkness, the watchword a Vedic mantra, our talk in whispers. My Reminiscences It was a woman in the Vedic times, who when asked to take her choice of the wealth that would be hers for the asking, inquired whether that would win for her deathlessness. Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches Seems he had a four-by-nine office on the top floor back, over the Studio, and that he was just startin' to introduce the Vedic stunt to New York. Shorty McCabe As these priests are mentioned in other Vedic hymns, he concludes that the hymn describing the horse sacrifice is of a very early date. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion But even many incidents in the early history of the Vedic gods, which were due to arbitrary circumstances in the growth of the legends, reappear in America. The Evolution of the Dragon The best modern opinion seems disposed to find the germ of the Brāhman caste in the bards, ministers and family priests who were attached to the king’s household in Vedic times. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II It is different with the ancient literature of India, the literature dominated by the Vedic and the Buddhistic religions. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge He rejected the Vedic books, self-mortification, and differences of caste, preached philanthropy, and taught that the way to Nirvana, the paradise of peace and perfection, is open to all. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Buddhism, lastly, marks a decided schism, a decided antagonism against the established religion of the Brahmans, a denial of the true divinity of the Vedic gods, and a proclamation of new philosophical and social doctrines. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion In the various American codices this episode is depicted in as great a variety of forms as the Vedic poets of India described when they sang of the exploits of Indra. The Evolution of the Dragon Siva, whose name signifies ‘The Propitious,’ is held to have succeeded to the Vedic god Rudra, apparently a storm-god. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Then again, when these Vedic hymns are called the lucubrations of a few priests, not the outpourings of the genius of a whole nation, what does that mean? India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The whole pantheon of the Vedic gods, with the ceremonies and the sacrifices associated with them, passed indeed away. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" They were true poets who wrote the old Vedic hymns and sang those wonderful adorations when the last stars were fading in the splendour of the dawn. Under the Trees and Elsewhere Here we find depicted with childlike simplicity and directness the Vedic conception of Indra overcoming the demon Vritra. The Evolution of the Dragon The Vaishyas were thus, as is shown by the above evidence, the main body of the people referred to in the Vedic hymns. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Once more then, if we mean by primitive, people who inhabited this earth as soon as the vanishing of the glacial period made this earth inhabitable, the Vedic poets were certainly not primitive. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge We rejoiced, with more than Vedic joy, to greet the dawn, though the flies swiftly made us long for night again. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad But for a certain Vedic usage one might think that "the two spotted ones" was their earliest designation. Cerberus, The Dog of Hades The History of an Idea The old Vedic hymns imply that the departed good are in a state of exalted felicity, but scarcely picture forth any particulars. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The name occurs in Vedic literature, and the tribe is probably of great antiquity. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) The ancient Vedic poetry was said to be, if not of foreign origin, at least very much infected by foreign, and more particularly by Semitic influences. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge An illustration of another class is found in Max M�ller's brilliant lectures on "Physical Religion," the chief theme of which is the development of Agni, the Vedic god of fire. Nature Mysticism And the Vedic ritual in its turn has occasion to realize the mythological four-eyed dog in practice. Cerberus, The Dog of Hades The History of an Idea In Agni and its Vedic transformations we clearly trace the worship of fire, and its cosmic value. Myth and Science An Essay The institution of caste as it is understood at present did not exist among the Aryans of the Vedic period, on their first entry into India. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) To suppose that the Vedic poets should have borrowed this one word and this one measure from the Babylonians, would be against all the rules of historical criticism. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The M�ruts of the Vedic hymns are unequivocally storm-gods, who uproot forests and shatter rocks�strikers, shouters, warriors�though able anon to take the form of new-born babes. Nature Mysticism The Vedic seers had no Pluto, no Hades, no Styx, and no Charon; yet they had the pair of dogs. Cerberus, The Dog of Hades The History of an Idea The demonstration is complete, if we compare the iambic metre of Archilochus with that of the Vedic hymns. Myth and Science An Essay He was not to be invested with the sacred thread, nor permitted, like them, to hear, commit to memory, or recite Vedic texts. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) A circle divided into twenty-seven sections, or any twenty-seven poles planted in a circle at equal distances round a house, would answer the purpose of a primitive Vedic observatory. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge But in the Vedas the deities often go in pairs; and little stress should be laid on the idea of a Vedic triad. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans The old Vedic ritual remained to some extent in practice, for no circumstances are more favourable to its survival than a wealthy court dominated by a powerful hierarchy. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Kuhn confirms this transformation by the analogy between the Vedic god Rudra and the Greek Apollo, both of whom are armed with a bow. Myth and Science An Essay Certain important contrasts between the ancient Zoroastrian and Vedic religions have led to the theory that the separation was the result of a religious and political schism. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) The former comprises the Vedic literature and the ancient literature of Buddhism, the latter all the rest. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge It is in describing The sublimity of the Vedic description of him.Varuna that the Veda rises to the greatest sublimity which it ever reaches. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans It is thus one of the few tales that so caught the Hindu imagination as to survive the profound change which came over Indian thinking in the passage from Vedic to classical times. Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works This myth gradually assumed in the Vedic hymns more splendid and artistic forms, and more amazing personifications. Myth and Science An Essay Similarly among the Indian Aryans the god of fire was one of the greatest Vedic gods, and fire was essential to the preservation of life in the cold hilly regions beyond the north-west of India. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) We are not called upon either to admire or to despise that ancient Vedic literature; we have simply to study and to try to understand it. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge When we compare the religion embodied in the Puranas with that of Vedic times we are The Puranas.startled at the magnitude of the change. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans Goddesses also rose into prominence, and the Vedic gods became minor deities, and subject to Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria But whereas the Purâṇas approve of both Vedic rites and others, the Tantras insist that ceremonies other than those which they prescribe are now useless. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 In addition the lightning, a swift, death-dealing power, is ascribed to Siva, and this may have been one of his earliest attributes, as it was probably associated with his Vedic prototype Rudra. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) If we mean by primitive, people who were without a knowledge of fire, who used unpolished flints, and ate raw flesh, the Vedic poets were not primitive. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge An acute critic has affirmed Pre-eminently sacerdotal.that the Vedic poems are "pre-eminently sacerdotal, and in no sense popular." Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans Reference has already been made to the resemblances between early Vedic and Sumerian mythologies. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The Vedic rites and mantras which were efficacious in the first age have ceased to have power in this. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The sun was an important Vedic deity, both as Mitra and under other names. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) If we mean by primitive, people who did not cultivate the soil, had no fixed abodes, no kings, no sacrifices, no laws, again, I say, the Vedic poets were not primitive. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge No temples.We hear of no places set apart as temples in Vedic times. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans As much may be inferred from the contrasting conceptions of the Patriarchs of Vedic and Sumerian mythologies. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria They are present in the Vedic ceremonial, in the practices of the Yoga and even in the teaching of the quasi-mussulman sect of Kabir, which attaches great importance to the letters of the divine name. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 These two castes are almost certainly derived from Scythian nomad tribes, who entered India long after the Vedic Aryans. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) In India alone, and more particularly in Vedic India, we see a plant entirely grown on native soil, and entirely nurtured by native air. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Caste is fully established, though in Vedic days scarcely, if at all, recognized. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans The Vedic gods ran a race and Indra and Agni were the winners. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria As indicated above the so-called books of Śruti or Vedic literature are not consecutive treatises, but rather responsa prudentium, utterances respecting ritual and theology ascribed to poets, sacrificers and philosophers who were accepted as authorities. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 In the Vedic horse-sacrifice in India the horse was stifled in robes. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) They say that the Vedic poems show clear traces of Babylonian influences. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The prevailing aspect of the religion presented in the Vedic hymns may be broadly designated as Nature-worship. Two Old Faiths Essays on the Religions of the Hindus and the Mohammedans In India the ghosts of the "seven Rishis", who were semi-divine Patriarchs, formed the constellation of the Great Bear, which in Vedic times was called the "seven bears". Myths of Babylonia and Assyria He taught little about metaphysics or the nature of God, but he insisted on the necessity and efficacy of Vedic rites. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The article, which was significantly headed "The potency of Vedic prayers," recalled various cases in which the Vedas lay down the duty of retaliation upon "alien" oppressors. Indian Unrest There is one more argument which has been adduced in support of a Babylonian, or, at all events, a Semitic influence to be discovered in Vedic literature which we must shortly examine. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge It was this unity of religion amid many religions that the Vedic seers were striving to express when they wrote, "Men call Him Indra, Mitra, Varuna, Agni; sages name variously Him who is but One." Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking Pir-napishtim, the Babylonian Noah, and the semi-divine Gilgamesh appear to be represented in Vedic mythology by Yama, god of the dead. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria There is no proof that this worship had its first home in the south and spread northwards, for the Vedic and epic literature provides a sufficient pedigree for Śiva. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 By degrees, as the settlers realized more and more keenly the importance of the periodical rains to their new life as husbandmen, he became the chief of the Vedic gods. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 The story of the boar and the tortoise too, can be traced back to the Vedic literature. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The priestly or Brahmin caste grew therefore from the singers of the Vedic hymns. Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University A suggestion of the Vedic Vritra and his horde of monsters. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria Much Vedic ritual is still preserved in the domestic life of the Nambathiri and other Brahmans of southern India. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The more spiritual of the Vedic singers, therefore, may be said to have worshipped One God, though not One alone. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 It is in the general line of progress in research that more evidence may be expected to connect Vedic thought with other cultures.—Am. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The Dioscuri answer to the Vedic Asvins, twin rescuers of men in danger on land or sea: perhaps the Evening and Morning Star. p. The Homeric Hymns A New Prose Translation; and Essays, Literary and Mythological During the Vedic period "Yuga" usually signified a "generation", and there are no certain references to the four Ages as such. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria In considering the evolution of modern Hinduism out of the old Vedic religion, three of the many factors responsible for this huge and complicated result deserve special attention. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 One of the Vedic words for war literally means "a desire for cows." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Such a mistake would be nearly as absurd as to deny any difference between the Vedic Sanskrit and the spoken Bengali. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge What is to be received as the meaning of a Vedic sentence, and what not, is inferred from the general purport of the passage. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 Indeed, in Vedic literature there is no certain reference to a single planet, although constellations are named. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria But its mythology, if not Vedic, is also hardly Puranic and it knows nothing of the legends about the pastoral Kṛishṇa. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 But by degrees certain gifted families, who composed the Vedic hymns or learned them off by heart, were always chosen by the king to perform the great sacrifices. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Polytheism, however, has assumed with us a meaning which renders it totally inapplicable to the Vedic religion. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge In the first place, the texts with which it is concerned doubtless constitute the latest branch of Vedic literature. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 These gods were also imported into India by the Vedic Aryans. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria The Varâha-Purâna relates that the Śivaite scriptures were revealed for the benefit of certain Brahmans whose sins had rendered them incapable of performing Vedic rites. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Third, the Aryan agricultural settlers, who kept the old name of Vaisyas, from the root vis, which in the primitive Vedic period had included the whole Aryan people. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 And what applies to these rivers applies more or less to all the objects of Vedic worship. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Besides the Mîmâmsâ-sûtras this literary form is common to the fundamental works on the other philosophic systems, on the Vedic sacrifices, on domestic ceremonies, on sacred law, on grammar, and on metres. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 Indra, who holds the second place in the infernal council, is evidently the Vedic god whom the Zoroastrians regarded as a powerful demon, and therefore made one of Angro-mainyus's chief councillors. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Neither in outward form nor in character do Vishṇu and Śiva show much more resemblance to Apollo and Mithra than to the Vedic gods. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 From the ancient Vedic times they recognized that if they were to exercise spiritual supremacy, they must renounce earthly pomp. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 This is one view of the Vedic gods, and, though too narrow, it cannot be denied that there is some truth in it. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge This being thus that knowledge also which has the existent Brahman for its object is not dependent on Vedic injunction. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 They were "Barrack-Room Ballads," "With Gordon in the Soudan," "India: What it can Teach Us"—a work, if you please, on Vedic philosophy, annotated in pencil by Tyson. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) It is strange that these widespread ideas should find no place in the Vedic religion, but even now-a-days whenever the old Vedic sacrifices are celebrated they are uncontaminated by the temple ceremonial. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 He became "rajah," that is to say "shining," for such was the meaning of the word at the Vedic epoch. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Availing ourselves of the division of the Vedic gods into terrestrial, aërial, and celestial, as proposed by some of the earliest Indian theologians, we should have to begin with the gods connected with the earth. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge And before such knowledge of the Self has arisen, the Vedic texts continue in their operation, to have for their object that which is dependent on Nescience. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 As for Vedic philosophy, she cared for Brahma about as much as Stanistreet did for Brahms. The Tysons (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) Not far distant is Trichur which possesses a Vedic college and a large temple, forbidden to Europeans but like most edifices in Malabar modest in architecture. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The Vedic hymns exhibit the Indian branch of the Aryans on their march to the southeast, and in their new homes. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Now I can assure you this persistency of the Vedic river-names was to my mind something so startling that I often said to myself, This cannot be—there must be something wrong here. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Hence perception and the other means of right knowledge, and the Vedic texts have for their object that which is dependent on Nescience. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 Of this there were several stages, the oldest of which is the Vedic, or language of the Vedic Hymns. New Latin Grammar The four Vedic castes are called Varṇa: the hundreds of modern castes are called Jâti. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The Vedic poets praised the rivers which enabled them to make this great change—perhaps the most important step in the progress of a race. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Beyond that, the world, though open, was unknown to the Vedic poets. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge In short, no Vedic passage is seen or can be proved to have a meaning but in so far as it is related to an action. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 The term mantra meant first, a thought; then thought expressed; then a Vedic hymn or text; next a spell or charm. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji This did not destroy the influence of the Brahmans but it disposed them to admit that the Vedic sacrifices are not the only means of salvation and to authorize other rites and beliefs. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Rise, woman," says the Vedic text to the mourner; "come to the world of life. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Secondly, because the same hymn gives us also a kind of historical background to the Vedic age. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The Hindu commentators here and there attempt to point out the reason why the discussion of a certain Vedic passage is immediately followed by the consideration of a certain other one. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 These worthies are none other than Indra and Brahma of the old Vedic mythology. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji It formed no part of the Vedic religion in which sacrifice often meant butchery. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 And here among the Vedic Aryans are seen in process of elaboration the germs of the institution which later gained so much power in India and which dominates it still with apparent immutability. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 These rivers, as we may see them to-day, as they were seen by Alexander and his Macedonians, were seen also by the Vedic poets. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Here and there we meet with Sutrâs which do not directly involve a discussion of the sense of some particular Vedic passage, but rather make a mere statement on some important point. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 One system insisted on the primitive Vedic ritual, and another laid emphasis on the belief in a Universal Soul first inculcated in the Upanishads. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji Yet beef-eating seems to have been permitted in Vedic times and even when parts of the Mahâbhârata were composed. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Their victorious advance eastward through the intermediate tract can be traced in the Vedic writings almost step by step. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 Still the meteoric phenomena had, no doubt, their important share in the production of ancient deities; and in the poems of the Vedic Rishis they naturally occupy a very prominent place. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge We therefore conclude that before the creation the Vedic words became manifest in the mind of Prajâpati the creator, and that after that he created the things conesponding to those words. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 These Brahmanas of rigid vows are devoted to Vedic study and penances without proclaiming their practices to any one. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 In any case it is closely related to old ideas about the magic power of Vedic verses. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 The Vedic singer praised "Him whose greatness the snowy ranges, and the sea, and the aerial river declare." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 To me it seems that this very expression, god of the sky, god of the cloud, is so entire an anachronism that we could not even translate it into Vedic Sanskrit without committing a solecism. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The Sûdras are not qualified for that reason also that Smriti prohibits their hearing the Veda, their studying the Veda, and their understanding and performing Vedic matters. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 Solicited by a Brahmana, one should not enquire about his race or conduct or Vedic lore. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 But this deity always collected round himself attributes and epithets which are not those of the Vedic gods but correspond with what we know of non-Aryan Indian mythology. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 We only know that the Vedic religion had been at work long before the rise of Buddhism in the sixth century B.C. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 There are passages in the Vedic hymns where Parganya appears as a supreme god. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge In our case the li@nga in the arthavâda-passage is even directly contradicted by those injunctions which militate against the Sûdras' qualification for Vedic matters. The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya Sacred Books of the East, Volume 1 That Brahmana who is possessed of Vedic lore, who is of austere penances, and who performs sacrifices, is regarded as worthy of receiving kine in gift. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Probably Vishnuite not Śâktist Tantras are meant but the Purana distinguishes between Vedic revelation meant for previous ages and tantric revelation meant for the present day. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Those Brahmanas that betake themselves to a life of celibacy and Brahmacharya, that perform penances, and that are cleansed by learning, Vedic knowledge, and proper vows, succeed in overcoming all difficulties. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 This is a Vedic hymn, and a very fair specimen of what these ancient hymns are. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Know me as one possessed of Vedic lore, as one leading the Brahmacharya mode of life, as one possessed also of self-control and ascetic virtues. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Food that is good and that has been acquired lawfully, should be given, with a cheerful heart, unto such Brahmanas as are possessed of Vedic lore. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 The two Mîmâṃsâs are consecutive expositions of the teaching scattered throughout the Vedic texts respecting ceremonial and the knowledge of God respectively. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Living in the vicinity of an inhabited place and injuring oneself to the observance of rigid vows, and disregarding the fruits indicated of Vedic acts, one should give up domesticity, adopting a life of Renunciation. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 He is invoked by himself also, but he is a vanishing god, and his place is taken in most of the Vedic poems by the younger and more active god, Indra. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge There is a Vedic revelation that two birds live together on a tree as friends—one of these eats the fruits and the other looks at the former. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 A person by cheerfully making gifts of food acquired by lawful means unto Brahmanas pre-eminent for Vedic lore, becomes cleansed of all his sins. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Solar deities are so abundant in Vedic mythology that it is hardly possible to be a benevolent god without having something of the character of the sun. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 All sacred Speeches and all the Sciences stood around it, and all hymns, O monarch, and the Vedic sound of Vashat also. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 But in their more personal and so to say dramatic aspect, day and night appear in the Vedic mythology as the two Asvins, the two horsemen. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge But I do not propose to discuss in detail the religion of the Vedic hymns for, so far as it can be distinguished from later phases, it looks backward rather than forward. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Beholding persons possessed of Vedic lore engaged in improper acts, and persons of learning unable to keep their senses under control, thou art filled with grief. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Comparatively few hymns are addressed to Rudra, but he is clearly distinguished from the other Vedic gods. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 An intelligent Brahmana, leading a domestic mode of life, should duly perform the six Vedic acts. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 We have seen how largely the earth, the air, and the sky have each contributed their share to the earliest religious and mythological treasury of the Vedic Aryans. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Still, Vedic texts are used in modern worship and in many respects there is a real continuity of thought. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 O son, superior to ablutions in sacred waters, superior to the accomplishment of all Vedic vows, is gift. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 But though the outline of Śiva is found in Vedic writings, later centuries added new features to his cult. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 All the Vedic rites become productive of merit. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Is it the Sanskrit of the Vedic hymns? India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The absence of sculpture and painting explains much in the character of the Vedic deities. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 There is nothing superior to a Brahmana possessed of Vedic lore. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 He would hardly have derived this idea from the Vedic pantheon, and it is not clear to what gods he can refer if not to Śiva and Vishṇu. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 A virtuous king should realise tribute from and impress without pay into the public service those Brahmanas that are not possessed of Vedic lore and that have not their own fires to worship. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 But this theogonic process is but one side of the ancient Vedic religion, and there are two other sides of at least the same importance and of even a deeper interest to us. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge But the earliest stratum of Vedic religion is worship of the powers of nature—such as the Sun, the Sky, the Dawn, the Fire—which are personified but not localized or depicted. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 If there were no Brahmanas endued with Vedic lore and good conduct for accepting gifts, the wealth possessed by wealthy people would be useless. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 As already mentioned, we have evidence that in the fifth or sixth century before Christ the Vedic or Brahmanic religion was not the only form of worship and philosophy in India. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Of rigid vows and possessed of Vedic lore, the king of the Kaikeyas, O monarch, while living in the woods, was forcibly seized on a certain occasion by a Rakshasa. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Much, no doubt, in the Veda also, and in the Vedic ceremonial, is already old and unintelligible, hard, and petrified. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge But evidently the mutability of the Vedic gods is also due to their nature: they are bundles of epithets and functions without much personal or local centre. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 There where Brahmanas exist, possessed of Vedic lore and conduct, people are enabled to earn the sacred fruits of gifts and to enjoy them both here and hereafter. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 These passages show that the main conceptions out of which the character of the later Śiva is built existed in Vedic times. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Cut, Pierce, and such other sounds, that are heard in the front ranks of the array, constitute the Samans sung by its Vedic chanters in the abode of Yama. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 But if we always translated deva in the Vedic hymns by god, we should not be translating, but completely transforming the thoughts of the Vedic poets. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Some of the finest and most spiritual of the Vedic hymns are addressed to him and yet it is hard to say whether they are addressed to a person or a beverage. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 O tiger of Vrishni's race, I always worship those Brahmanas that are endued with penances, that are conversant with the Vedas, that are always devoted to Vedic study, and that are possessed of high worth. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Whereas the Vedic sacrificers propitiated all the gods impartially and regarded ritual as a sacred science giving power over nature, the worshipper of the later deities is generally sectarian and often emotional. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 That which has been called Vyavahara is really based upon Vedic precepts. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 In Vedic times the people in India both burned and buried their dead, and they did this with a certain solemnity, and, after a time, according to fixed rules. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The principal Vedic deities are male and the few goddesses that are mentioned such as Ushas. the Dawn, seem to owe their sex to purely dramatic reasons. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 I am a Brahmana possessed of Vedic knowledge. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 It is only after the Vedic age that they became, each for his own worshippers, undisputed Lords of the Universe. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Gautama, who came here, is without Vedic studies and destitute of Brahmanic splendour. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Yet these philosophical reflections belong to the fifth century before our era, if not to an earlier date; and the first germs of such thoughts may be discovered in some of the Vedic hymns also. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge The offerings required by the Vedic ritual are very varied. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 As regards thyself, thou wilt certainly obtain whatever food and drink thou mayst covet, for thou art endued with intelligence, good birth, Vedic lore, and compassion! The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 And ordinarily Thatcher knew and cared less about Emerson than about the Vedic Hymns. A Hoosier Chronicle He who is in this mode of life should have his soul cleansed by purity of conduct, by Vedic rites, and by restraints and vows and humility. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 In the second period of Vedic literature, in the so-called Brâhmanas, and more particularly in what is called the Upanishads, or the Vedânta portion, these thoughts advance to perfect clearness and definiteness. India: What can it teach us? A Course of Lectures Delivered before the University Of Cambridge Irksome as it may be, it demands merely strength of will and not a scientific training in ritual and Vedic texts. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Verily, though destitute of wealth and intelligence and Vedic lore, thou desirest yet, with the aid of thy energy alone, to accomplish something great. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 In one of the Vedic hymns to Varuna there is something which looks like confession of sin, but it really ends in palliation. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Him from whom this universe hath sprung, Him by knowing whom persons of cleansed souls transgress this world, Him who has not been expressed by Vedic mantras and words, I will now indicate. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 On the other hand, the Ahuras, or gods, of the Avesta are Asuras, or demons, in the Vedic belief. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Though the names of teachers are handed down and their opinions cited with pious care, yet for many centuries after the Vedic age we find no books attributed to human authors. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 It resounded with the chant of the Vedas uttered by learned Brahmanas devoted to Vedic recitation. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 We look in vain for anything to be compared with this in the Vedic literature, still less in that of the period of Brahmanical sacerdotalism, or in the still later speculations of the philosophic schools. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Devoted to the Vedas and Vedic rites, all of them were possessors of great learning. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 A few passages, taken from different parts of the Zend Avesta, will best illustrate these tendencies, and show how unlike it is, in its whole spirit, to its sister, the Vedic liturgy. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology This is exactly the sort of thing that might happen in the legends of a Vedic sacrifice if the priest had forgotten the texts he ought to recite. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 By Vedic study he is sure to obtain prosperity and intelligence and energy and puissance competent to scorch all things, as also glory of the most exalted kind. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Sacrificial rites survived in the early Vedic period, but they had lost all prophetic significance. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 They were observant of fasts and penances, were trustful, and utterers of Vedic hymns. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The dualism of the Persian was odious to the Hindoo, while the absence of a deep moral element in the Vedic system shocked the solemn puritanism of Zoroaster. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The external features of Vedic rites are remarkable and unlike what we know of those performed by other nations of antiquity. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Penances, sacrifice, Vedic lore, good behaviour, absence of cupidity, firmness in truth, worship of seniors, preceptors, and the deities—all these dwell in him who makes a gift of earth. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Principal Fairbairn finds Vedic authority for the idea that the creation of the world was accomplished by the self-sacrifice of deity; and Manu ascribes the creation of mankind to the austerities of the gods. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 He always seeks to conquer all earthly desires by listening to Vedic recitations and attending to the Puranas. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Moreover, Indra, the god of the atmosphere, he who wields the lightning, the thunderer, the god of storms and rain, was the chief god in the Vedic period. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Vedic ritual includes the sacrifice of animals, and there are indications of the former prevalence of human sacrifice. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 That person who is even conversant with this Vedic declaration respecting the merits of a gift of earth, succeeds in rescuing ten generations of both his paternal and maternal families. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Already the intellectual classes had matched the Brahmans by drawing upon Vedic authority for their philosophy. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Such a one should with energy live according to the ordinances in respect of his own mode, and throw away Vedic study and the sacred thread that is indicative of the order of his birth. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 But while in India, Varuna, the Heavens, continued to be an object of adoration in the Vedic or second period, in Greece it faded early from the popular thought. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The simplest are cakes and libations of melted butter poured on the fire from two wooden spoons held one over the other while Vedic verses are recited. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 From the ashes of the fire sprang all those that are numbered among the regenerate Rishis, viz., the Vaikhanasas, endued with penances and devoted to Vedic lore and all excellent accomplishments. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 At the same time it retained the old Vedic deities under new names and with new functions, and it did not abate its professed regard for Vedic authority. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 These Vedic rites are his heaven, path, and foremost of sacrifices. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Nothing, however, will give us so good an idea of the character of these Vedic hymns as the hymns themselves. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology Vedic literature is far from being discredited in India, though some Tantras say openly that it is useless. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 For this reason, Agni has been said to be all the deities in his individual self, by Rishis endued with Vedic lore, guided by the authority of the Vedas. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 In the early Vedic period many of the corruptions of later times were unknown. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Amongst the very Rishis, some are engaged in the sacrifice represented by Vedic study, and some in that presented by knowledge. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Mitra is often associated with Varuna in the Vedic hymns. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology From the Vedic hymns onwards the gods of India have been polymorphic figures not restricted by the limitations of human personality. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 All those Brahmanas that are cleansed by knowledge, Vedic study, and vows and observances, and they that are of good and righteous behaviour, should be known as sanctifiers of everything. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 It applies Vedic names to the gods, though it mentions Brahma and Vishnu, but it makes no reference to the Trimurti. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 He then ascended a new and white car covered with blankets and deerskins, and unto which were yoked sixteen white bullocks possessed of auspicious marks, and which had been sanctified with Vedic mantras. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 In the West of India, the god RUDRA, mentioned in the Vedic hymns, had been transformed into Siva. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology This conception of ritual prevailed in Egypt but in India there is no trace of it in Vedic literature and perhaps it did not come into fashion until Gupta times. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 That Brahmana who is destitute of Vedic study is like a fire made by burning grass or straw; and becomes soon extinguished even like such a fire. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Pantheism, which is its quintessence, did not exist in the early Vedic times. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 He should also be always devoted to the performance of the Vedic rites. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 A foundation for this already existed in a Vedic saying, that the highest being exists in three states, that of creation, continuance, and destruction. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology The restriction of the words Veda and Vedic to the collection of hymns, though convenient, is not in accordance with Indian usage, which applies the name to a much larger body of religious literature. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 O highly blessed one, what is the Vedic declaration about sacrifices? The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 He quotes a passage from the Narada Pancharata which speaks of the Buddha as "the preserver of revelation for those outside of the Vedic authority." Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Many persons are seen that have been crowned with success through sacrifice in the shape of Vedic study. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 According to Lassen,81 the period to which the great Indian epics refer follows directly on the Vedic age. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology In an earlier period of Vedic studies many deities were identified with figures in the classical or Teutonic mythology chiefly on philological grounds but most of these identifications have now been abandoned. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 That retreat is applauded and reverenced by the deities and the Gandharvas, and seemed to be covered with Vedic beauty. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 He declares on Vedic authority that whosoever receives the true knowledge of God, however revealed, attains eternal life. Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 These three sounds never ceased in Dilipa's abode, viz., the voice of Vedic recitations, the twang of bows, and cries of "Let it be given." The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 In the most ancient Vedic period the language had become complete. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology But these stories of prizes and fees emphasize a feature which has characterized the Brahmans from Vedic times to the present day, namely, their shameless love of money. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Of course, word means both ordinary speech and Vedic Mantras. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 They count three stages in this Vedic or pre-classical literature, wherefrom also we may infer that it was the output of a great manvantara, not of a mere day of literary creation. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Observant also of stringent regulations and self-restraint, of tranquil and pure soul, always attentive to Vedic recitations, and of heart cleansed by fasts, he adopted a life of goodness towards all creatures. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Meantime, in the valley of the Ganges, a similar devotion had grown up for the Vedic god VISCHNU, who in like manner had been promoted to the chief rank in the Hindoo Pantheon. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology There were certainly Brahmans in the Sâkya territory: everyone had heard of their Vedic lore, their ceremonies and their claims to superiority. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Some spots echoed with the chant of Vedic hymns recited by learned Brahmanas. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 So much, then, for the age of the Vedic literature. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 Appointing high-born men possessed of Vedic knowledge as thy ministers, do thou govern the earth, protecting thy subjects righteously. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 The Vedic literature is divided by Müller into four periods, namely, those of the Chhandas, Mantra, Brâhmana, and Sûtras. 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