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On the word of M. Stanislas Julien , Hiouen Thsang locates a monument au nord - est de la capitale , et à l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - 8se ( Vârâņaçî ) , ” and tells of a certain monastery at the distance of “ environ dix li ...
On the word of M. Stanislas Julien , Hiouen Thsang locates a monument au nord - est de la capitale , et à l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - 8se ( Vârâņaçî ) , ” and tells of a certain monastery at the distance of “ environ dix li ...
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At the end of sixty days , in the eighth week after he became Budha , Gótama went from the Ajápála tree to Isipatana alone , a distance of 288 miles . ” P. 184. The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have ...
At the end of sixty days , in the eighth week after he became Budha , Gótama went from the Ajápála tree to Isipatana alone , a distance of 288 miles . ” P. 184. The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have ...
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In some late Brahmanical writings , Benares is spoken of as lying between the Varaṇa and the Así ; but , in fact , it lies at a considerable distance from the Varaņá in one direction , and in the other , while it has passed over the ...
In some late Brahmanical writings , Benares is spoken of as lying between the Varaṇa and the Así ; but , in fact , it lies at a considerable distance from the Varaņá in one direction , and in the other , while it has passed over the ...
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When observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ...
When observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ...
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Káśí Karwat , a sacred well of some repute , is situated a short distance to the east of Ad - Bisheswar . Besides the vertical opening , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by religious ...
Káśí Karwat , a sacred well of some repute , is situated a short distance to the east of Ad - Bisheswar . Besides the vertical opening , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by religious ...
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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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