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Page xxxv
The Observatory, built by Manasii'fiha4 about A.D. 1600, is, it may be, the only
noteworthy Hindu edifice of the city, still entire, of so great antiquity. For nearly all.
1 Fiscally, too, it had come, in the days of Akbar, to be of very secondary note.
The Observatory, built by Manasii'fiha4 about A.D. 1600, is, it may be, the only
noteworthy Hindu edifice of the city, still entire, of so great antiquity. For nearly all.
1 Fiscally, too, it had come, in the days of Akbar, to be of very secondary note.
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city, still entire, of so great antiquity. For nearly all that is striking in its architectural
embellishment, Benares is beholden to the Marathas ; and to the zeal and
enterprise of the same energetic race the resuscitation, in the decline of
Hinduism, ...
city, still entire, of so great antiquity. For nearly all that is striking in its architectural
embellishment, Benares is beholden to the Marathas ; and to the zeal and
enterprise of the same energetic race the resuscitation, in the decline of
Hinduism, ...
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... consequence to secure its countenance and support on any great subject
affecting the religious belief of the entire nation. That this was the real reason why
Gautama wished to commence his career from Benares, admits of no controversy
.
... consequence to secure its countenance and support on any great subject
affecting the religious belief of the entire nation. That this was the real reason why
Gautama wished to commence his career from Benares, admits of no controversy
.
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This mysterious notion of divinity, permeating the entire 'life of the Brahman,
originates, not only in the minds of the people, but also in his own mind, a
marvellous idea of his spiritual authority and power. Let any man be so infatuated
as to ...
This mysterious notion of divinity, permeating the entire 'life of the Brahman,
originates, not only in the minds of the people, but also in his own mind, a
marvellous idea of his spiritual authority and power. Let any man be so infatuated
as to ...
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... from fifty to sixty cart-loads of stones from the Sarnath buildings were employed
. But this vandalism hardly equals that of Babu J agat Sinh, who, in the last
century, carted away an entire tape, or sacred BENARES, PAST AND PRESENT.
25.
... from fifty to sixty cart-loads of stones from the Sarnath buildings were employed
. But this vandalism hardly equals that of Babu J agat Sinh, who, in the last
century, carted away an entire tape, or sacred BENARES, PAST AND PRESENT.
25.
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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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