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I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this nature , to make some
observations on the influence which education , European civilization , and ,
above all , Christianity , are now exerting upon the city . As Benares has held a
foremost ...
I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this nature , to make some
observations on the influence which education , European civilization , and ,
above all , Christianity , are now exerting upon the city . As Benares has held a
foremost ...
Page ix
Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . - Sákya Muni , or 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 .
Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . - Sákya Muni , or 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 .
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Influence and spread of Christianity.Gungá - putras , or sons of the Ganges.-
Literary and Religious Societies amongst the natives . — The Benares Institute -
Nature of its discussions . — Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají — His account of the ...
Influence and spread of Christianity.Gungá - putras , or sons of the Ganges.-
Literary and Religious Societies amongst the natives . — The Benares Institute -
Nature of its discussions . — Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají — His account of the ...
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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 Benares with the
religious history of half the human race . — Its connexion with Buddhism . — Life
and ...
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 Benares with the
religious history of half the human race . — Its connexion with Buddhism . — Life
and ...
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Believing all he has read and heard concerning this ideal seat of blessedness ,
he has been possessed with the same longing to visit it as the Mohammedan to
visit Mecca , or the Christian enthusiast to visit Jerusalem ; and , having gratified ...
Believing all he has read and heard concerning this ideal seat of blessedness ,
he has been possessed with the same longing to visit it as the Mohammedan to
visit Mecca , or the Christian enthusiast to visit Jerusalem ; and , having gratified ...
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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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