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Page v
In Benares, Buddhism was first promulgated; in Benares, Hinduism has had her
home in the bosom of her most impassioned votaries. This city, therefore, has
given impulse and vigour to the two religions which to this day govern half the
world.
In Benares, Buddhism was first promulgated; in Benares, Hinduism has had her
home in the bosom of her most impassioned votaries. This city, therefore, has
given impulse and vigour to the two religions which to this day govern half the
world.
Page ix
CHAPTER II. No Architectural remains dating prior to the third century before
Christ yet found in India.—Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period, not of a
rude character.—-Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors
?
CHAPTER II. No Architectural remains dating prior to the third century before
Christ yet found in India.—Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period, not of a
rude character.—-Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors
?
Page x
No old Hindu Temples in Benares.—Puranic character of the Kas'i Division of the
City.-No trustworthy information concerning Ancient Buildings to be obtained
either from Hindus or from their sacred writings.—-Preference of the Old Fanes by
...
No old Hindu Temples in Benares.—Puranic character of the Kas'i Division of the
City.-No trustworthy information concerning Ancient Buildings to be obtained
either from Hindus or from their sacred writings.—-Preference of the Old Fanes by
...
Page xiv
Influence of education on Hindu youths.—-A Martin Luther for India.—Influence
and spread of Christianity.— Gunga-putras, or sons of the Ganges-Literary and
Religious Societies amongst the natives.—The Benares Institute—Nature of its ...
Influence of education on Hindu youths.—-A Martin Luther for India.—Influence
and spread of Christianity.— Gunga-putras, or sons of the Ganges-Literary and
Religious Societies amongst the natives.—The Benares Institute—Nature of its ...
Page xxvi
Flagrant as is the exaggeration of the Hindus, it is surpassed by that of the
Buddhists. The Brahmadatta who figures so largely, in their sacred writings, as
king of Benares 1 very likely was not a mythe ; 2 but there is no ground for
crediting that ...
Flagrant as is the exaggeration of the Hindus, it is surpassed by that of the
Buddhists. The Brahmadatta who figures so largely, in their sacred writings, as
king of Benares 1 very likely was not a mythe ; 2 but there is no ground for
crediting that ...
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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 | Fitz-Edward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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