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Her early conditionher connexion with ancient Buddhism - her architectural remains — her famous temples , holy wells and tanks , and numerous gháts or stairs leading down to the Gangesthe legends concerning them — the peculiar customs ...
Her early conditionher connexion with ancient Buddhism - her architectural remains — her famous temples , holy wells and tanks , and numerous gháts or stairs leading down to the Gangesthe legends concerning them — the peculiar customs ...
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This wonderful personage , considering that some of the leading dogmas which he expounded were borrowed from Hinduism , and had been advocated and set forth by various teachers previously to his time , cleverly availed himself of the ...
This wonderful personage , considering that some of the leading dogmas which he expounded were borrowed from Hinduism , and had been advocated and set forth by various teachers previously to his time , cleverly availed himself of the ...
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If any person will take the trouble to ride through the city from north to south , and then all along its extensive suburbs , from the ancient fort at the junction of the Barna and the Ganges , down the road leading towards the ...
If any person will take the trouble to ride through the city from north to south , and then all along its extensive suburbs , from the ancient fort at the junction of the Barna and the Ganges , down the road leading towards the ...
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the Ganges , down the road leading towards the cantonments , thence making a detour as far as Durga - kund until he again reaches the Ganges , he will at once be convinced that the aspects of the city differ greatly from one another .
the Ganges , down the road leading towards the cantonments , thence making a detour as far as Durga - kund until he again reaches the Ganges , he will at once be convinced that the aspects of the city differ greatly from one another .
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Besides the vertical opening , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by religious Hindus desirous of approaching the holiest part of the well . A few years ago a fanatic BENARES , PAST AND ...
Besides the vertical opening , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by religious Hindus desirous of approaching the holiest part of the well . A few years ago a fanatic BENARES , PAST AND ...
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already ancient antiquity appearance banks base bathe believe Benares body Brahmans Buddha Buddhist building built called capitals carved century character Christian considerable contains deities described distance divine edifice enclosure entire erected existence extent face feet figure five former formerly four Ganges Ghát give goddess gods Government ground hands head height held Hindu honour hundred idols images inches India interest king latter leading less Mahadeva Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque native object observed offerings once original pass perhaps period persons pilgrims pillars portion position present probably Raja reason received referred regarded religion religious remains remarkable representing residence respecting river road ruins sacred seen shrine side situated Siva square stands statue stone supposed tank temple thousand tower various wall whole worship
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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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