 | 1790 - 734 pages
...have copies of both their books, if I would be at the expence of tranfcribing them. I next enquired why they were called Seeks, and they told me it was...from one of the commandments of their founder which lignifies " Learn thou ;" and that it was adopted to diftinguifh the feet foon after he difappeared.... | |
 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - 1801 - 580 pages
...told me I might have copies of both their books, if I would be at the expence of tranfcribing them. I next inquired why they were called Seeks, and they told me it was.a word borrowed from one of the commandments of their founder, which fignifies, " Learn " thoif,"... | |
 | Charles Godfrey Leland - 1873 - 294 pages
...Sanskrit, s'iks', .te learn, to acquire science ; siksaka, adj., a learner, a teacher. Hindustani, seek'hna, va, to learn, to acquire; seek'h, sf, admonition."...is well known, has the same import in the Hindoovee " (" Asiatic Researches," vol. ip 293, and vol. ii. p. 200). This was a noble word to give a name to... | |
 | Michael J. Franklin - 2000 - 580 pages
...told me I might have copies of both their books, if I would be at the expence of tranfcribing them. I next inquired why they were called Seeks> and they...from one of the commandments of their founder, which fignifies, «( Learn " tbou ;" and that it was adopted to diftinguifh the feet foon after he difappeared.... | |
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Tranflation of it before the Society. They told me I might have copies of both their books, if I would be at the expence of tranfcribing them. I next inquired why they were called Seeks> and they told me it was a word borrowed from one of the commandments... 