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CONTENTS XXVlll PAGE Village Population about Bhatinda purely Sikh The debased and secluded Races, Worshippers Local Gods and Oracular Divinities 9 of Characteristics of Race and Religion Brahmanism and Buddhism rather forms than feelings yet strong to resist innovation Muhammadanism, although corrupted, has more of ...... ....... . — vitality All are satisfied with their own Faith and cannot be reasoned into Christianity Sikhism an active and pervading Principle The Jats industrious and high-spirited The Rains and some others scarcely inferior as tillers of the ground — ..... ..... The peasant Rajputs The Gujars, a pastoral people The Baluchis, pastoral and predatory The Afghans, industrious but turbulent The Kshattriyas and Aroras, enterprising but frugal The Kashmiris, skilful but tame and spiritless The unmixed Rajputs The Tibetans plodding and debased The Custom of Polyandry one of necessity The Juns and Kathis pastoral and peaceful ..... . .... .... Partial Migrations of Tribes Causes of Migrations Recent Migration of Baluchis up the Indus, Daudputras up the Sutlej Migrations of Dogras, Johiyas, and Mehtums Religious Pros61ytism ..... ...... ..... . Lamaic Buddhism progressive in some parts of the Himalayas Brahmanism likewise extending in the wilder parts of the Plains 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 15 15 and of Islamism extending in Tibet and generally perhaps in Towns and Cities — 9 9 But the peasantry and Mechanics generally are be coming seceders from Brahmanism 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 CHAPTER n OLD INDIAN CREEDS, MODERN REFORMS, AND THE TEACHING OF NANAK UP TO A. D. 1539 — successive Masters the Buddhists, the Kshattriyas, the Muhammadans, and the Christians Brahmanism struggling with Buddhism becomes ela- India and its Brahmans and ...... ...... borated its achievements and characteristics Brahmanism victorious over Buddhism loses its unity and vigour 800-1000. Shankar Acharj methodizes Polytheism Reaction of Buddhism on Brahmanism — — 17 18 19 22 22 24 24