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This event symbolised the union of gods and men in acting out the play of life , in
which all sacrifice their time and energies in service to the Supreme Being . The
Supreme Being is himself the substance of the universe , offered in sacrifice to ...
This event symbolised the union of gods and men in acting out the play of life , in
which all sacrifice their time and energies in service to the Supreme Being . The
Supreme Being is himself the substance of the universe , offered in sacrifice to ...
Page 155
The union of male and female as the creative source of the energy of life is
symbolised in the image of the Shiva surrounded by the Yoni of the mortals , yet
who have direct access to the eternal realm , beyond this temporary world ,
inhabited ...
The union of male and female as the creative source of the energy of life is
symbolised in the image of the Shiva surrounded by the Yoni of the mortals , yet
who have direct access to the eternal realm , beyond this temporary world ,
inhabited ...
Page 294
Despite local and regional differences , myths tended to focus on deities and
events which symbolised the realities of living in a volcanically active region ,
rocked by earthquakes , and dominated by high snow - capped peaks which ...
Despite local and regional differences , myths tended to focus on deities and
events which symbolised the realities of living in a volcanically active region ,
rocked by earthquakes , and dominated by high snow - capped peaks which ...
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