[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925) › v2.c35.24 # The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c35.24 The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v2.c35.24 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c35.24) ⁵ AV. xviii. 2. 59; Kauç. lxxx. 48 ff.; \*ibid.\* 46, and AV. xviii. 4. 56 also prescribe the taking of a piece of gold from his hand. Pieces of gold—failing it, melted butter—are placed on the seven openings in the head of the dead; Caland, \*Todtengebräuche\*, p. 47; JGS. ii. 4; cf. the Greek and Roman usage. - [Previous: v2.c35.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c35.23) - [Next: v2.c35.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c35.25) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c35) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c35.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.keith-1925.v2.c35.24) · Pramāṇa