The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Buildings to be obtained either from Hindus or from their sacred writings . - Preference of the Old Fanes by Pilgrims . Trilochan Temple . - Legends respecting Trilochan . -The Idolater's idea of the benefit resulting from Worshipping ...
... Buildings to be obtained either from Hindus or from their sacred writings . - Preference of the Old Fanes by Pilgrims . Trilochan Temple . - Legends respecting Trilochan . -The Idolater's idea of the benefit resulting from Worshipping ...
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... buildings formerly existing at Sárnáth and in its neighbourhood . - Points of agreement in the Narratives.- Modern Explorers of the Ruins . - Extent and Nature of the Remains . The Great Tower ... Building , containing Xii CONTENTS .
... buildings formerly existing at Sárnáth and in its neighbourhood . - Points of agreement in the Narratives.- Modern Explorers of the Ruins . - Extent and Nature of the Remains . The Great Tower ... Building , containing Xii CONTENTS .
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... Building , containing Sixty Sculp- tures . - The Seal Chaityas . - The Buddhist Formula . - Sákya Muni , the ... Buildings in the suburbs . - Monu- ment to Mr. Cherry . - Influential Native Gentlemen of Benares . 328 CHAPTER XXII ...
... Building , containing Sixty Sculp- tures . - The Seal Chaityas . - The Buddhist Formula . - Sákya Muni , the ... Buildings in the suburbs . - Monu- ment to Mr. Cherry . - Influential Native Gentlemen of Benares . 328 CHAPTER XXII ...
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... buildings . But I am not aware that Colonel Wilford has any authority for speaking of " the old city of Benares , north of the river Burna , " which old city , he says , is sometimes called Sonitapura . Asiatic Researches , Vol . IX ...
... buildings . But I am not aware that Colonel Wilford has any authority for speaking of " the old city of Benares , north of the river Burna , " which old city , he says , is sometimes called Sonitapura . Asiatic Researches , Vol . IX ...
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... him , provided the Obser- vatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil . city , still entire , of so great antiquity . INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
... him , provided the Obser- vatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil . city , still entire , of so great antiquity . INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
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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-laï 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