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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 .
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 .
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... or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Summary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at ...
... or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Summary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at ...
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Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . The Seal Chaityas . - The Buddhist Formula .-- Sákya Muni , the historical Buddha - His visit to Benares .-- Spread of Buddhism from Benares . Decline of Buddhism in India.
Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . The Seal Chaityas . - The Buddhist Formula .-- Sákya Muni , the historical Buddha - His visit to Benares .-- Spread of Buddhism from Benares . Decline of Buddhism in India.
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... of the Káśikhanda 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 Káśikhanda 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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From Raja Mânasimha the building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil . See Prof. Max Müller's History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature , INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
From Raja Mânasimha the building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil . See Prof. Max Müller's History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature , INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
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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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