The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . - Antiquity of Benares . - Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the Christian era . - Macaulay's description of Benares . — Con- nexion ...
... Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . - Antiquity of Benares . - Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the Christian era . - Macaulay's description of Benares . — Con- nexion ...
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... Buddha - His visit to Benares . - Spread of Buddhism from Benares . - Decline of Buddhism in India.— Destruction of Buddhist Structures at Sárnáth , by fire . - Fall of Buddhism • 230 CHAPTER XIX . Ancient Buddhist Ruins at Bakaríyá ...
... Buddha - His visit to Benares . - Spread of Buddhism from Benares . - Decline of Buddhism in India.— Destruction of Buddhist Structures at Sárnáth , by fire . - Fall of Buddhism • 230 CHAPTER XIX . Ancient Buddhist Ruins at Bakaríyá ...
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... Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . - Antiquity of Benares . — Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the Christian era.- Macaulay's description of Benares . Connexion of ...
... Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . - Antiquity of Benares . — Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the Christian era.- Macaulay's description of Benares . Connexion of ...
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... Buddha , on attaining the mysterious condition of Buddhahood under the Bodhi tree in the neighbourhood of Gayá , travelled to Benares , and proceeded to the ĺsipattana Vihára , or monastery , now known as Sárnáth . This may have been in ...
... Buddha , on attaining the mysterious condition of Buddhahood under the Bodhi tree in the neighbourhood of Gayá , travelled to Benares , and proceeded to the ĺsipattana Vihára , or monastery , now known as Sárnáth . This may have been in ...
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... Buddha himself , corroborated , in some measure , by their own observations . This wonderful personage , considering that some of the lead- ing dogmas which he expounded were borrowed from Hinduism , and had been advocated and set forth ...
... Buddha himself , corroborated , in some measure , by their own observations . This wonderful personage , considering that some of the lead- ing dogmas which he expounded were borrowed from Hinduism , and had been advocated and set forth ...
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