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No trustworthy information concerning Ancient 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 ...
No trustworthy information concerning Ancient 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 ...
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... or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII . 1
The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Summary of the Narratives of
Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at
Sárnáth ...
... or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII . 1
The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Summary of the Narratives of
Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at
Sárnáth ...
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring.
or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . — The
Seal Chaityas . — The Buddhist Formula . — Sákya ni , the historical Buddha -
His ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring.
or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . — The
Seal Chaityas . — The Buddhist Formula . — Sákya ni , the historical Buddha -
His ...
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... of the copious inanity of the Kasikhanda might lead to the discovery of its era ,
and It is very true , that , all the way between Benares and the towers at Sârnâth ,
the fields are thickly strewed with bricks and other remains of former buildings .
... of the copious inanity of the Kasikhanda might lead to the discovery of its era ,
and It is very true , that , all the way between Benares and the towers at Sârnâth ,
the fields are thickly strewed with bricks and other remains of former buildings .
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... Jayasimha II . , who flourished rather more than a century after him , provided
the Observatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the
building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil
. city ...
... Jayasimha II . , who flourished rather more than a century after him , provided
the Observatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the
building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil
. city ...
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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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