The ancient and medieval architecture of India: a study of Indo-Aryan civilisation

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THE ARYAN DHARMA

hostile raid they

would be first

driven to the

"

cow-fort" for

safety.
And as theroutine of dailylife became

recognisedas

thedharmaofAryan religion, theformsand

namesofsecular

things sanctified by immemorial usage in the

Aryan family

werewoveninto
the ritualof the

pious Hindu. In India, re-

ligion
is never regarded as external

tosecular life, but as its

consecration and illumination.