Physical religion : the Gifford lectures, delivered before the University of Glasgow in 1890 / by F. Max Müller.

  • Friedrich Max Müller
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1898
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    LECTURE IV. Survey of Vedic Literature. PAGE Peculiar character of Indian antiquity.—Meaning of Veda.—The Rig-veda, the only true Veda.—Brahmanic view of the Vedas.— The Rig-veda.—The ten Mandalas.—Method in the collection of the ten MancZalas.—Number of hymns.—The PratLakhyas.—Date of the Pratisakhya.—Minutiae of the Pratisakhya.—The Anukra- marais ofNaunaka.—Number of verses in the Rig-veda.—The Sama- veda.—Yapur-veda.—The A’Aandas or Mantra period.—The prose Brahmanas.—The Br&hmanas of the Yayur-veda.—The Brakniaaa? of the Sama-veda.—The Brahmanas of the Rig-veda.—The true Veda.-—The Brahrnanas of the Brahmans.—Life during the Vedic period.—Poem on trades and professions.—Poem of the gambler.— Independent speculation.—Aranyakas and Upanishads.—Duration of Brahmana period.—The Atharva-veda .... 55-83 LECTURE V. Age of the Veda. An accurate knowledge of the Veda necessary for a study of physical religion.—Howto fix the date of the Veda.—Aryan immi- gration into India.—Sindhu, cotton, mentioned 3000 b. c.—The Sfttras.—The three literary periods of the Vedic age.—Chronological terminus ad quern.—Sandrocottus, died 291 b. c.—Buddhism, a re- action against the Vedic religion.—The word Upanishad.—The word Sfltra.—Relation of Buddhism to Brahmanism.—Constructive chronology.—Character of the Veda.—Simplicity of Vedic hymns.— Moral elements.—Early sacrifices.—Childish thoughts in the Veda.— More exalted ideas.—The sacrificial character of the Vedic hymns.—Ya<y, to sacrifice.—Hu, to pour out.—Sacrificial terms.— Other sacrificial terms.—Prayer better than sacrifice.—The primitive sacrifice.—Morning and evening meal.—Lighting and keeping of the fire.—New and full moon.—The three seasons.— The meaning of solemn 84-114 LECTURE VI. Physical Religion. Definition of physical religion.—God as a predicate.—Deifica- tion.—The natural and the supernatural.—Agni, fire, as one of the
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