Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India Quotes

“In the beginning the gods were mortal.”
― Lionel David Barnett, Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India

“It means that the history of a god is mainly moulded by two great factors, the growth of the people's spiritual experience and the character of its religious teachers.”
― Lionel David Barnett, Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India

“It has already divided the life of the orthodox man into three stages, or [ramas, studentship, the condition of the married householder, and thirdly the life of the hermit, or vnaprastha, to which the householder should retire after he has left a son to maintain his household;”
― Lionel David Barnett, Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India