The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page v
... not to be devoid of interest . Having resided in it for several years , I have enjoyed peculiarly favourable opportunities for becoming acquainted with its inner life and character . The task I have set myself is Preface.
... not to be devoid of interest . Having resided in it for several years , I have enjoyed peculiarly favourable opportunities for becoming acquainted with its inner life and character . The task I have set myself is Preface.
Page vi
... character which Benares maintains as the sacred city of India , are dwelt upon , with some amount of detail , in this volume . I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this nature , to make some observations on the influence ...
... character which Benares maintains as the sacred city of India , are dwelt upon , with some amount of detail , in this volume . I have deemed it of moment , also , in a book of this nature , to make some observations on the influence ...
Page ix
... character . Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? - Ancient remains found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city . Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . - Shifting tendency of the modern city . Origin of ...
... character . Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? - Ancient remains found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city . Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . - Shifting tendency of the modern city . Origin of ...
Page x
... character of the Káśí Division of the City . - 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 ...
... character of the Káśí Division of the City . - 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 ...
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... character of their religion pacific , but at no time during their presence in India ' were they , albeit in the ascendant , beyond doubt a majority of the people . It 1 How the Buddhists came to leave India has not yet been shown ...
... character of their religion pacific , but at no time during their presence in India ' were they , albeit in the ascendant , beyond doubt a majority of the people . It 1 How the Buddhists came to leave India has not yet been shown ...
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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