LECTURE THE FIRST.

India. the Land of ReligionsmThe Veda.

Multiplicity of Hindu religions—mBrohmenismmBuclclhismm Profound hold of religion upon the Hindu mindmlmIindn life dominated by religious institutions—w—The four stages of lifem’l‘he institution of costemCsste then and now“ Symptoms of revulsion against cestethher pernicious religious institutionswContinuity of India’s religious historymDete of the conception of m, or “cosmic order ”---—-Close relationship of the religions of India. and PcrsiemSlight connection between India. and Per-sis. in secular historwahe Porsis in Inclisz Close relation between Veda. and Avcstn—v-The Veda. end the Indo- Europenn periocl--Th€ Veda as a. wholem’l‘he date of the Vedew—mlts greet uncertaintymNature of Vedic tro— ditioanhe Qrotriyos or “ Oml Traditicnelists”w-—Un- ocrtoin character of Vedic life and instittltionstrigin of the VedemContents of Vedic literature as a. whole wThe four VedasmThe Rig~VedemThe books of the RingedomThcme and character of the Rig—Vedem—A hymn to Goddess Dswanhe Yetjur~Vcd£thheractcr of the yojus~fonnulesmThe Sfxms—VeclomOrigin and purpose of the Same-Vedam’lfhe Athervewvvaadc—m—Conu tents of the Athorve—VedemReligious quality of the Atharve~VcdewTwo Athsrvan hymnsm’l‘he Brahmena. Textsm—Some legends of the Brfihmanasm’l‘he Aranya- kas, or “Forest Treatises”——-—The UpenishedswLitersry history of the Upsnishsdsu—The Upsnisheds in the

Westhritical estimate of the Upanishacls. I