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Page xxxiii
... Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential salutation to Âditya , Draupadi ,
Vishņu , Daņdapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 ) visual contemplation of
Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the Jnânavâpi well , with adoration
of Nandikeśa ...
... Brahmans , and beggars ; ( 2 ) reverential salutation to Âditya , Draupadi ,
Vishņu , Daņdapâņi , and Maheswara ; ( 3 ) visual contemplation of
Dhundhivinayaka ; ( 4 ) a dip of the fingers in the Jnânavâpi well , with adoration
of Nandikeśa ...
Page 15
Indeed , so rigidly observant of the rules of their order are some of the Brahmans ,
that , even should the shadow of such a ... This mysterious notion of divinity ,
permeating the entire life of the Brahman , originates , not only in the minds of the
...
Indeed , so rigidly observant of the rules of their order are some of the Brahmans ,
that , even should the shadow of such a ... This mysterious notion of divinity ,
permeating the entire life of the Brahman , originates , not only in the minds of the
...
Page 40
Notwithstanding , therefore , all that is being done by Brahmans , Hindu priests ,
and other determined idolaters , to sustain Hinduism , and to thwart Christianity ,
it is a fact , admitting of distinct proof , that the one is on the decline and the other
...
Notwithstanding , therefore , all that is being done by Brahmans , Hindu priests ,
and other determined idolaters , to sustain Hinduism , and to thwart Christianity ,
it is a fact , admitting of distinct proof , that the one is on the decline and the other
...
Page 41
It is filling with anxiety the higher castes , and is calling forth all the subtlety of the
Brahmans , all their intellect , and all their mysterious authority . We must expect
the opposition to Christianity to be , in many places , organized and systematic ...
It is filling with anxiety the higher castes , and is calling forth all the subtlety of the
Brahmans , all their intellect , and all their mysterious authority . We must expect
the opposition to Christianity to be , in many places , organized and systematic ...
Page 69
... yet the Hindus , brushing aside such a trivial circumstance , readily accept the
explanation given by the Brahmans , that the joinings are only superficial , and do
not penetrate through the stones . Upon the stairs , in a niche on the north side ...
... yet the Hindus , brushing aside such a trivial circumstance , readily accept the
explanation given by the Brahmans , that the joinings are only superficial , and do
not penetrate through the stones . Upon the stairs , in a niche on the north side ...
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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