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... father upon the son , and the Church upon her tenant of ecclesias- tical lands ( Ancient Laws of Ireland , ii . 349 ) . extant body of Hindu sacerdotal legal writings . They were CHAP . I. 15 THE SACRED LAWS OF THE HINDUS .
... father upon the son , and the Church upon her tenant of ecclesias- tical lands ( Ancient Laws of Ireland , ii . 349 ) . extant body of Hindu sacerdotal legal writings . They were CHAP . I. 15 THE SACRED LAWS OF THE HINDUS .
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... land can the loss of a kins- man be more severely felt . The body must be dressed in fine new clothes , and another good suit must be burnt . A handsome coffin is essential , and the priests must be largely paid for funeral services at ...
... land can the loss of a kins- man be more severely felt . The body must be dressed in fine new clothes , and another good suit must be burnt . A handsome coffin is essential , and the priests must be largely paid for funeral services at ...
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... land of their origin . Ancestor - worship does exist among the Hindus of the Punjab . But it is a comparatively obscure superstition . It has not received anything like the elaboration given to it by the priesthood in the provinces to ...
... land of their origin . Ancestor - worship does exist among the Hindus of the Punjab . But it is a comparatively obscure superstition . It has not received anything like the elaboration given to it by the priesthood in the provinces to ...
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... land under cer- tain circumstances may be parted with generally and in favour of anybody , or whether it is only to be alienated in favour of the Church . The strong pro- bability is that he intended to sanction gifts to the Church ...
... land under cer- tain circumstances may be parted with generally and in favour of anybody , or whether it is only to be alienated in favour of the Church . The strong pro- bability is that he intended to sanction gifts to the Church ...
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... land , by which the community lives and holds together . But a provision for them by means of property which is actually movable and transferable is thought not merely just and fair , but imperatively required that it would be a ...
... land , by which the community lives and holds together . But a provision for them by means of property which is actually movable and transferable is thought not merely just and fair , but imperatively required that it would be a ...
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