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Page 282
... India fell . Orthodox Hindus regarded the hill tribes of India as untouchables , not because they were primitive or pagan but because they were eat- ers of beef and of the scavenging village pigs and chickens . Much confusion had arisen ...
... India fell . Orthodox Hindus regarded the hill tribes of India as untouchables , not because they were primitive or pagan but because they were eat- ers of beef and of the scavenging village pigs and chickens . Much confusion had arisen ...
Page 433
... India were origi- nally constructed to shelter the monks during the rainy season , when it became difficult for them to lead the wanderer's life ; they were , strictly speaking , secular buildings . They took on a sacred character when ...
... India were origi- nally constructed to shelter the monks during the rainy season , when it became difficult for them to lead the wanderer's life ; they were , strictly speaking , secular buildings . They took on a sacred character when ...
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... India . Large areas of the empire had been lost to Hindu and Sikh rulers of the Deccan and the Punjab ( now in India ) and Indian Muslims had to accept the rule of non - Muslims . This challenge occupied Shah Wali Allah's adult life ...
... India . Large areas of the empire had been lost to Hindu and Sikh rulers of the Deccan and the Punjab ( now in India ) and Indian Muslims had to accept the rule of non - Muslims . This challenge occupied Shah Wali Allah's adult life ...
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