The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... not to be devoid of interest . Having resided in it for several years , I have enjoyed peculiarly favourable opportunities for becoming acquainted with its inner life and character . The task I have set myself is Preface.
... not to be devoid of interest . Having resided in it for several years , I have enjoyed peculiarly favourable opportunities for becoming acquainted with its inner life and character . The task I have set myself is Preface.
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... interest . Pre- viously to the introduction of the Buddhist faith into India , she was already the sacred city of the land , - the centre of Hinduism , and chief seat of its authority . Judging from the strong feelings of veneration and ...
... interest . Pre- viously to the introduction of the Buddhist faith into India , she was already the sacred city of the land , - the centre of Hinduism , and chief seat of its authority . Judging from the strong feelings of veneration and ...
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... and reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , —justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , -that there are few cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
... and reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , —justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , -that there are few cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
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... interest to the Christian and the philosopher than the sacred city of the Hindus . Calcutta , Madras , and Bombay are commercial centres of India , directing , to a large extent , the trade of the country . But they do not speak to the ...
... interest to the Christian and the philosopher than the sacred city of the Hindus . Calcutta , Madras , and Bombay are commercial centres of India , directing , to a large extent , the trade of the country . But they do not speak to the ...
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... interest in bringing to the light of day its hidden historical trea- sures . It is a hopeful sign of the times , that curiosity on this subject is now being extensively excited ; but it has hardly yet passed into the stage of eager ...
... interest in bringing to the light of day its hidden historical trea- sures . It is a hopeful sign of the times , that curiosity on this subject is now being extensively excited ; but it has hardly yet passed into the stage of eager ...
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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