This book (published in 1670) titled:
"The Theatre of Idolatry; or, The Open Door to arrive at the cognition of the hidden Paganism and 1+
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"The Theatre of Idolatry; or, The Open Door to arrive at the cognition of the hidden Paganism and 1+
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archive.org/details/dli.gr…
the true representation of the life, the manners, the Religion and the divine Service of the Bramins, who dwell on the shores of Coromandel and in the neighboring countries"
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A sample. Notice how Padre discourse on 4 Varnas is a mainstream Hindu discourse now.
"The Bramine Padmanaba (from whose mouth I learned all the myths of Paganism, which are discovered in this book) said, or affirmed, that there were four lineages, nation:
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"The Bramine Padmanaba (from whose mouth I learned all the myths of Paganism, which are discovered in this book) said, or affirmed, that there were four lineages, nation:
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or general families among this These four are the lineage or family of the Bramins; that of the Settreas; that of the Weinias; and that of the Soudras. They follow one another in order, as they are placed here; and they also surpass one another in dignity:
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so that the first and most considerable is the lineage, or family of the Bramines: they even say that this one is the most worthy and the most agreeable before God.
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