[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908) › c12.39 # The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c12.39 The Religion of the Veda: The Ancient Religion of India (from Rig-Veda to Upanishads) c12.39 - **Language:** English ### [c12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.39) Pairs of gods, 78 Pantheism, 242. \*See\* Monism Pantheon of the Veda, 78, 88 \*ff.\* Parāçara, a Rishi, 225 Paradise, 250, 287; solar, 169 \*ff.\* Parameshthin, "He who occupies the highest place," 242 Parjanya, God of Thunder, 92, 111, 178, 181 "Parliament of Religions," in Chicago, 9 Parsis in India, 10, 14, 118 Patrons of sacrifice, 193 \*ff.\*, 215; of theosophy, 219 Perkunas, Lithuanian God of Thunder, 111, 115 Persian and Hindu religion contrasted, 118 Persian names in \*arta\*, 12 Pessimism, 3, 4, 212, 263; its origin, 264; its final fixation, 267 Philosophy, its relation to practical life, 10. \*See\* Theosophy Phœbus Apollo and Marsyas, 84 Pischel, R., Professor, 113 Poetic inspiration, 75, 201 \*ff.\* Popular religion, 42, 77 - [Previous: c12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.38) - [Next: c12.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.40) - [Up: c12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.bloomfield-1908.c12.39) · Pramāṇa