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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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... the passage or passages containing it being left undesignated by the translator . No one can give much thought to the labours of M. Julien , without detecting that they were never executed in contemplation of circumspect perusal .
... the passage or passages containing it being left undesignated by the translator . No one can give much thought to the labours of M. Julien , without detecting that they were never executed in contemplation of circumspect perusal .
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The villages lie very near together , and contain a numerous population . Families of great wealth , whose houses are filled with rare and precious things , are to be seen . The people are gentle and polished , and esteem highly those ...
The villages lie very near together , and contain a numerous population . Families of great wealth , whose houses are filled with rare and precious things , are to be seen . The people are gentle and polished , and esteem highly those ...
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There are thirty ( Buddhist ) monasteries , containing about three thousand monks . There are a hundred temples of the ( Hindu ) gods , and about ten thousand heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu ...
There are thirty ( Buddhist ) monasteries , containing about three thousand monks . There are a hundred temples of the ( Hindu ) gods , and about ten thousand heretics ( Hindus ) , who , for the most part , worship the god Ta - tseu ...
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The sacred writings of Ceylon , called the Játakas , 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 ...
The sacred writings of Ceylon , called the Játakas , 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 ...
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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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