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Foundation of an Ancient Tower — Major - General Cunningham's Description of
it.- The Chaukandí Tower . - The l'áipattana Hall , or abode of Buddhist Devotees
. — Remains of Vihára or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing ...
Foundation of an Ancient Tower — Major - General Cunningham's Description of
it.- The Chaukandí Tower . - The l'áipattana Hall , or abode of Buddhist Devotees
. — Remains of Vihára or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing ...
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring.
or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . — The
Seal Chaityas . — The Buddhist Formula . — Sákya ni , the historical Buddha -
His ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring.
or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . — The
Seal Chaityas . — The Buddhist Formula . — Sákya ni , the historical Buddha -
His ...
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... must be employed in the original , 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 ...
... must be employed in the original , 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 ...
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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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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
temples of ...
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
temples of ...
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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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