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Page vi
... two thousand five hundred years, at the least, so, in all likelihood, she is
destined to retain that position in the new era of enlightenment which has already
dawned upon the land. Portions of this work have, at various times, appeared in
print, ...
... two thousand five hundred years, at the least, so, in all likelihood, she is
destined to retain that position in the new era of enlightenment which has already
dawned upon the land. Portions of this work have, at various times, appeared in
print, ...
Page xvii
At least since a hundred and twenty years before our era, Varanasi, as denoting
a city, has been a name 1 Vida mfra, p. xxv., note 1. '3 Also called Varanasi and
Varanasi, according to the Haima-koéa and the Sabdaratndvali, respectively.
At least since a hundred and twenty years before our era, Varanasi, as denoting
a city, has been a name 1 Vida mfra, p. xxv., note 1. '3 Also called Varanasi and
Varanasi, according to the Haima-koéa and the Sabdaratndvali, respectively.
Page xviii
General Cunningham states that Raja Banar is traditionally believed to have
rebuilt Benares about eight hundred years ago. Journal of the Asiatic Society of
Bengal, for 1863, Supplementary Number, p. xcvi. 1 Varanasi is specified more
than ...
General Cunningham states that Raja Banar is traditionally believed to have
rebuilt Benares about eight hundred years ago. Journal of the Asiatic Society of
Bengal, for 1863, Supplementary Number, p. xcvi. 1 Varanasi is specified more
than ...
Page xxvii
At that date, as he informs us, the kingdom of Varanasi had a circuit of eight
hundred miles,1 while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one. The inhabitants of the kingdom were, for the most part, Hindus. These
were ...
At that date, as he informs us, the kingdom of Varanasi had a circuit of eight
hundred miles,1 while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one. The inhabitants of the kingdom were, for the most part, Hindus. These
were ...
Page xxviii
In the capital1 were twenty Hindu temples, and a latten statue of Siva, a hundred
feet in height. We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself; and the obvious inference is, that ...
In the capital1 were twenty Hindu temples, and a latten statue of Siva, a hundred
feet in height. We are not apprised whether there were any sacred edifices of the
pilgrim's fellowreligionists in the capital itself; and the obvious inference is, that ...
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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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