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Page xxv
Pûru's capital was Pratishthâna , in the kingdom of the Kâśis , according to the
Ramayana , Uttarakânda , LIX . , 18 , 19 : त्रिदिवं स गतो राजा
ययातिनहुषात्मजः ॥ पूरुश्चकार तद्राज्यं ...
Pûru's capital was Pratishthâna , in the kingdom of the Kâśis , according to the
Ramayana , Uttarakânda , LIX . , 18 , 19 : त्रिदिवं स गतो राजा
ययातिनहुषात्मजः ॥ पूरुश्चकार तद्राज्यं ...
Page xxvi
In a similar spirit , they assert , that , at the same capital ruled , in turn , eighty -
four thousand monarchs descended from Asoka . From these specimens it is
manifest that the Buddhist scriptures are little to be trusted for throwing light on
the ...
In a similar spirit , they assert , that , at the same capital ruled , in turn , eighty -
four thousand monarchs descended from Asoka . From these specimens it is
manifest that the Buddhist scriptures are little to be trusted for throwing light on
the ...
Page xxvii
At that date , as he informs us , the kingdom of Vârâņasî had a circuit of eight
hundred miles , ' while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus .
At that date , as he informs us , the kingdom of Vârâņasî had a circuit of eight
hundred miles , ' while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus .
Page xxviii
In the capital were twenty Hindu temples , and a latten statue of Siva , a hundred
feet in height . We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself ; and the obvious inference is , that ...
In the capital were twenty Hindu temples , and a latten statue of Siva , a hundred
feet in height . We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself ; and the obvious inference is , that ...
Page 8
... as a Buddhist pilgrim , visited India in the seventh century of the Christian era ,
describes Benares as a kingdom “ about four thousand li ( six hundred and sixty -
seven miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges ...
... as a Buddhist pilgrim , visited India in the seventh century of the Christian era ,
describes Benares as a kingdom “ about four thousand li ( six hundred and sixty -
seven miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges ...
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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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