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... offered as the deity's symbolic repre- sentation or even its incarnation . Thus , in the Vedic ritual the goddesses of night and morning received the milk of a black cow having a white calf ; the " bull of heaven , " Indra , was offered ...
... offered as the deity's symbolic repre- sentation or even its incarnation . Thus , in the Vedic ritual the goddesses of night and morning received the milk of a black cow having a white calf ; the " bull of heaven , " Indra , was offered ...
Page 132
... offered three times a year - at the beginning of spring , of the rainy season , and of the cool weather - for the purpose of expiation and of abundance . Of the occasional sacrifices , which could be celebrated at any time , especially ...
... offered three times a year - at the beginning of spring , of the rainy season , and of the cool weather - for the purpose of expiation and of abundance . Of the occasional sacrifices , which could be celebrated at any time , especially ...
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... offered by the emperor himself to Heaven and Earth . There are also records of sacrifice , including human sacrifice , associated with the death of a ruler because it was thought proper for him to be accompanied in death with those who ...
... offered by the emperor himself to Heaven and Earth . There are also records of sacrifice , including human sacrifice , associated with the death of a ruler because it was thought proper for him to be accompanied in death with those who ...
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