The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... face to face with Hindus . Nevertheless , we have no historical proof that India was ever the theatre of a Buddhist persecution . Few Sanskrit manuscripts exist that were copied more than four or five centuries ago , at which time ...
... face to face with Hindus . Nevertheless , we have no historical proof that India was ever the theatre of a Buddhist persecution . Few Sanskrit manuscripts exist that were copied more than four or five centuries ago , at which time ...
Page 44
... face , and with finger and thumb compressing her two . nostrils , in order that , holding her breath as far as possible , she might increase the merit of her worship and the efficacy of her prayer . I did not stay to the end ; yet I ...
... face , and with finger and thumb compressing her two . nostrils , in order that , holding her breath as far as possible , she might increase the merit of her worship and the efficacy of her prayer . I did not stay to the end ; yet I ...
Page 52
... face of the terrace on which the mosque stands , Buddhist pillars , of a simple and very early type , forming recesses or rooms , but which were , originally , in all probability , cloisters , are distinctly visible . The mosque ...
... face of the terrace on which the mosque stands , Buddhist pillars , of a simple and very early type , forming recesses or rooms , but which were , originally , in all probability , cloisters , are distinctly visible . The mosque ...
Page 62
... face ; but , when our wondering eyes beheld it , there was only the bare stone visible , with a garland depending from the upper extremity . In front of the stick , three bells were hanging ; and , on one side , a priest sat , with a ...
... face ; but , when our wondering eyes beheld it , there was only the bare stone visible , with a garland depending from the upper extremity . In front of the stick , three bells were hanging ; and , on one side , a priest sat , with a ...
Page 64
... face is of silver . He possesses four hands , and stands in a gro- tesque posture . His head is encinctured with garlands , which hang down in front ; and a small oil lamp is kept burning near by . A priest sits close by and 64 BENARES ...
... face is of silver . He possesses four hands , and stands in a gro- tesque posture . His head is encinctured with garlands , which hang down in front ; and a small oil lamp is kept burning near by . A priest sits close by and 64 BENARES ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship