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Remains of Buddhist Monastery.—Tank of Bhairo.— Lat or Pillar of Siva.-Ancient
Pillar.—Account of Disturbance in Benares when the Pillar was thrown down.-
Tl1e Ghazeepore Road-Ancient Bridge over the Barna CHAPTER XVI. S'ivala
Ghat ...
Remains of Buddhist Monastery.—Tank of Bhairo.— Lat or Pillar of Siva.-Ancient
Pillar.—Account of Disturbance in Benares when the Pillar was thrown down.-
Tl1e Ghazeepore Road-Ancient Bridge over the Barna CHAPTER XVI. S'ivala
Ghat ...
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or Temple-monastery.-Small Building, containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal
Chaityas.—-The Buddhist Formula.—S'akya Muni, the historical Buddha—His
visit to Benares.—-Spread of Buddhism from Benares.-Decline of Buddhism in
India.
or Temple-monastery.-Small Building, containing Sixty Sculptures-The Seal
Chaityas.—-The Buddhist Formula.—S'akya Muni, the historical Buddha—His
visit to Benares.—-Spread of Buddhism from Benares.-Decline of Buddhism in
India.
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The Chinese does not, to be sure, as the translator at first expressed it, literally
quarter the aforesaid heretics in the temples, or, rather, monasteries; and yet its
indefiniteness easily endures this interpretation. So I am informed by Professor ...
The Chinese does not, to be sure, as the translator at first expressed it, literally
quarter the aforesaid heretics in the temples, or, rather, monasteries; and yet its
indefiniteness easily endures this interpretation. So I am informed by Professor ...
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On the monasteries, towers, and reservoirs of the immediate vicinity,2 hallowed
by Buddhist associations, Hiouen ... et a l'occident du fleuve de Po-lo-ni-sse (Var-
amen,” and tells of a certain monastery at the distance of “environ dix li au ...
On the monasteries, towers, and reservoirs of the immediate vicinity,2 hallowed
by Buddhist associations, Hiouen ... et a l'occident du fleuve de Po-lo-ni-sse (Var-
amen,” and tells of a certain monastery at the distance of “environ dix li au ...
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... and only really historical Buddha, on attaining the mysterious condition of
Buddhahood under the Bodhi tree in the neighbourhood of Gaya, travelled to
Benares, and proceeded to the Isipattana Vihara, 0r monastery, now known as
Sarnath.
... and only really historical Buddha, on attaining the mysterious condition of
Buddhahood under the Bodhi tree in the neighbourhood of Gaya, travelled to
Benares, and proceeded to the Isipattana Vihara, 0r monastery, now known as
Sarnath.
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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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