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Page xvii
In the ordinary belief of the vulgar of Benares , the name of their city is connected
with Raja Banâr , --- a mythical magnate , of whom mention is associated with
that of the reformer Kabîr , of the beginning of the fifteenth century . Asiatic ...
In the ordinary belief of the vulgar of Benares , the name of their city is connected
with Raja Banâr , --- a mythical magnate , of whom mention is associated with
that of the reformer Kabîr , of the beginning of the fifteenth century . Asiatic ...
Page xxiii
The Rigveda affords no warrant for connecting with the Kâśis any person whom it
mentions . It speaks of Divodâsa , and it speaks of Pratardana ; but only in later
literature are they called father and son , and rulers of the Kâsis ; and , where ...
The Rigveda affords no warrant for connecting with the Kâśis any person whom it
mentions . It speaks of Divodâsa , and it speaks of Pratardana ; but only in later
literature are they called father and son , and rulers of the Kâsis ; and , where ...
Page 11
... which contain an immense number of tales relating to the life of Buddha and to
the early history of his religion , are replete with references to Benares ; indeed ,
each Játaka is almost invariably connected with a Brahmadatta , king of Benares
...
... which contain an immense number of tales relating to the life of Buddha and to
the early history of his religion , are replete with references to Benares ; indeed ,
each Játaka is almost invariably connected with a Brahmadatta , king of Benares
...
Page 16
Every sacred spot has some peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great
moment that no punctilio should be omitted . They receive the offerings , the alms
, the public dinners , and the good things which devout Hindus are ever ready to
...
Every sacred spot has some peculiarity connected with it ; and it is of great
moment that no punctilio should be omitted . They receive the offerings , the alms
, the public dinners , and the good things which devout Hindus are ever ready to
...
Page 18
But they do not speak to the masses , who never ask their opinion , and are never
guided by their authority on any subject connected with their social or religious
usages . Benares , on the contrary , is the living oracle of the nation , and governs
...
But they do not speak to the masses , who never ask their opinion , and are never
guided by their authority on any subject connected with their social or religious
usages . Benares , on the contrary , is the living oracle of the nation , and governs
...
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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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