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The Chaukandi Tower.—The I'éipattana Hall, or abode of Buddhist Devotees.-—
Remains of Vihara . 169 . 184: . 197 . 213 or Temple-monastery.-Small Building,
containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal Chaityas.—-The Buddhist Formula.—S' ...
The Chaukandi Tower.—The I'éipattana Hall, or abode of Buddhist Devotees.-—
Remains of Vihara . 169 . 184: . 197 . 213 or Temple-monastery.-Small Building,
containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal Chaityas.—-The Buddhist Formula.—S' ...
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Small Building, containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal Chaityas.—-The Buddhist
Formula.—S'akya Muni, the historical Buddha—His visit to Benares.—-Spread of
Buddhism from Benares.-Decline of Buddhism in India.Destruction of Buddhist ...
Small Building, containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal Chaityas.—-The Buddhist
Formula.—S'akya Muni, the historical Buddha—His visit to Benares.—-Spread of
Buddhism from Benares.-Decline of Buddhism in India.Destruction of Buddhist ...
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... was thereby unavoidably misled to the conclusion that Po-lo-na'z', the so-
called shortened or depraved form of Po~lo-m'-sse, must be employed in the
original, the passage or passages containing it being left undesignated by the
translator.
... was thereby unavoidably misled to the conclusion that Po-lo-na'z', the so-
called shortened or depraved form of Po~lo-m'-sse, must be employed in the
original, the passage or passages containing it being left undesignated by the
translator.
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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 who are ...
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 who are ...
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of Buddha. The climate is temperate, grain is in abundance, the fruit-trees are
luxuriant, and the earth is covered with tufted vegetation. There are thirty (
Buddhist) monasteries, containing about three thousand monks. . . . . There are a
hundred ...
of Buddha. The climate is temperate, grain is in abundance, the fruit-trees are
luxuriant, and the earth is covered with tufted vegetation. There are thirty (
Buddhist) monasteries, containing about three thousand monks. . . . . There are a
hundred ...
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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 | Fitz-Edward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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