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the god juggernaut and hinduism in india from a study of their sacred books and

by jeremiah zimmerman

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Author: jeremiah zimmerman

Medicine » India

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...(Mahaprasad) and be- yond the large kitchen where the food is prepared. Another inner wall encloses the temple and other buildings, including the famous Buddhist bo-tree and w^hich is supposed to possess marvellous virtues, for the Kapila Sanhita says : ' Whoever stands under the shadow of this tree immediately clears himself from sin of killing Brahmans. Of him who walks round the tree and then worships it, Hari remits all the sins com- mitted in the course of one hundred generations. ' Close by is an open pillared choultry or hall of salva- tion, where pundits daily assemble to expound the Shastras. There are in addition about fifty small shrines of gods and goddesses, as different incarnations from Yishnu, Lakshmi, Siva, Hanuman, Ganesa, etc. " The great temple includes four distinct buildings opening one into the other. In the first and opposite the Lion gate the food prepared by the temple cooks is presented before the idol, after which it is sold as holy. The next is the dancing...

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