The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page xxvii
... miles , ' 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 , mainly , worshippers of Siva ; and among them were two classes of ...
... miles , ' 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 , mainly , worshippers of Siva ; and among them were two classes of ...
Page xxxvi
... miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide supra , p . xxvii . f THE SACRED CITY OF THE ...
... miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide supra , p . xxvii . f THE SACRED CITY OF THE ...
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... miles . " P. 184. The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have been as follows : " Then Budha opened his mouth , and preached the Dhamsak - pawatum - sútra ( Dhamma- chakka ) . ' There are two things , ' said ...
... miles . " P. 184. The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have been as follows : " Then Budha opened his mouth , and preached the Dhamsak - pawatum - sútra ( Dhamma- chakka ) . ' There are two things , ' said ...
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... miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges , —which is from eighteen to nineteen li ( three miles and upwards ) long , and from five to six li ( about one mile ) broad . The villages lie very near together ...
... miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges , —which is from eighteen to nineteen li ( three miles and upwards ) long , and from five to six li ( about one mile ) broad . The villages lie very near together ...
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... miles to the north of Benares , did not , so far as is known , examine the city itself . Indeed , so inattentive was ... mile from the college which he was erecting , without reflecting that they might possibly be relics of ancient ...
... miles to the north of Benares , did not , so far as is known , examine the city itself . Indeed , so inattentive was ... mile from the college which he was erecting , without reflecting that they might possibly be relics of ancient ...
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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