《Numbers: Their Occult Power and Mystic Virtue》數字的神秘象徵 (Occult Power of Numbers)William Wynn Westcott (1890)
And again in the various faiths we see the chief Dignity given in turn to each person of the Triad : some rejoice in the patriarchal unity, some in the greater glory of the Son, and others again, lavish all their adoration on the Great Mother ; even in trinities of coequal males, each has his own special worshippers, note this especially among the Hindoos, where for example the followers of Vishnu are called Vaishnavas : to complicate matters too, in this case each deity has his female potency or sakti, and these also have their own adherents.
段落 westcott-60public-domain (1890)
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