The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... antiquity , and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction . In Benares , Buddhism was first promulgated ; in Benares , Hinduism has had her home in the bosom of her most impassioned votaries ...
... antiquity , and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction . In Benares , Buddhism was first promulgated ; in Benares , Hinduism has had her home in the bosom of her most impassioned votaries ...
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... 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 of Benares with the religious history of half the human race ...
... 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 of Benares with the religious history of half the human race ...
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... Antiquity . - Sum- mary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at Sárnáth and in its neighbourhood . - Points of agreement in the Narratives.- Modern Explorers of the Ruins . - Extent ...
... Antiquity . - Sum- mary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at Sárnáth and in its neighbourhood . - Points of agreement in the Narratives.- Modern Explorers of the Ruins . - Extent ...
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... antiquity . ' Of Kâśi , in what- ever sense of the word , we cannot , however , collect , from indigenous records , materials from which to con- The expression fayci actuať , in the Daśa - kumára - charita , means " Vârâṇasi , a city of ...
... antiquity . ' Of Kâśi , in what- ever sense of the word , we cannot , however , collect , from indigenous records , materials from which to con- The expression fayci actuať , in the Daśa - kumára - charita , means " Vârâṇasi , a city of ...
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... antiquity . 2 A diligent perusal of the copious inanity of the Káśi- khanda might lead to the discovery of its era , 3 and 1 It is very true , that , all the way between Benares and the towers at Sârnâth , the fields are thickly strewed ...
... antiquity . 2 A diligent perusal of the copious inanity of the Káśi- khanda might lead to the discovery of its era , 3 and 1 It is very true , that , all the way between Benares and the towers at Sârnâth , the fields are thickly strewed ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laď the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship