V.
Vedanta philosophy assumes a single principle, 116.
" " knows no substance but God, 119.
" " described by Chunder Dutt, 118.
" " souls absorbed in God, 119.
Vedas, the, when written, 89-99.
" their chief gods, 89-99.
" traces of monotheism in, 90.
" some hymns given, 91, 92, 93, 95.
Vedic literature, divided into four periods, 95.
" " contains Chhandas, Mantras, Brâhmans, Upanishads, Sûtras, and Vedângas, 96.
" " at first not committed to writing, 97.
Venus, an early Latin or gabine goddess, 325.
Vertumnus, god of gardens, 330.
Vesta, goddess of the hearth, 328.
Vestal Virgins, their duties, 337.
Vischnu, mentioned in the Rig-Veda as Sun-God, 125.
" his Avatars, 126.
" one of the Triad, 126.
" incarnate as Juggernaut, 133.
" worshipped as Krishna, 134, 135.
" worshipped in the Puranas, 132.
Völuspa, or wisdom of Vala, extracts from, 364.
Vulcanus, an Italian deity, 328.
W.
Wahhabee, revival in Arabia, described by Palgrave, 478.
Wedding ring, in Egypt and Christendom, 253.
Welcker, his opinion of the substance of Greek religion, 286.
Works on Scandinavian religion (note), 362.
Worship of the Scandinavians, 385.
Z.
Zend Avesta, a collection of hymns, prayers, and thanksgivings, 187.
" " extracts from the Gathas, 188.
" " extract from the Khordah Avesta, 189.
" " hymn to the star Tistrya, 190.
" " hymn to Mithra, 190.
" " a confession of sin, 191.
Zoroaster, mentioned by Plato, Diodorus, and other classic writers, 175.
" account of him by Herodotus, 175.
" account of him by Plutarch, 176.
" inquiry as to his epoch, 180.
" resided in Bactria, 181.
" spirit of his religion, 182.
" he continually appears in the Avesta, 186.
" oppressed with the sight of evil, 184.
The End.
Footnotes
1. It is one of the sagacious remarks of Goethe, that "the eighteenth century tended to analysis, but the nineteenth will deal with synthesis."
2. Professor Cocker's work on "Christianity and Creek Philosophy," should also be mentioned.