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Remains of Buddhist Monastery . - Tank of Bhairo . Lát or Pillar of Siva . —
Ancient Pillar . - Account of Disturbance in Benares when the Pillar was thrown
down . - The Ghazeepore Road . - Ancient Bridge over the Barna 184 CHAPTER
XVI .
Remains of Buddhist Monastery . - Tank of Bhairo . Lát or Pillar of Siva . —
Ancient Pillar . - Account of Disturbance in Benares when the Pillar was thrown
down . - The Ghazeepore Road . - Ancient Bridge over the Barna 184 CHAPTER
XVI .
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or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . — The
Seal Chaityas . — The Buddhist Formula . — Sákya ni , the historical Buddha -
His visit to Benares . - Spread of Buddhism from Benares.- Decline of Buddhism
in ...
or Temple - monastery .-- Small Building , containing Sixty Sculptures . — The
Seal Chaityas . — The Buddhist Formula . — Sákya ni , the historical Buddha -
His visit to Benares . - Spread of Buddhism from Benares.- Decline of Buddhism
in ...
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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 , hallowed
by Buddhist One need do no more than ... and tells of a certain monastery at the
distance of “ environ dix li au nord - est du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - 88e ( Vârâņaçî ) .
On the monasteries , towers , and reservoirs of the immediate vicinity , hallowed
by Buddhist One need do no more than ... and tells of a certain monastery at the
distance of “ environ dix li au nord - est du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - 88e ( Vârâņaçî ) .
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... on attaining the mysterious condition of Buddhahood under the Bodhi tree in
the neighbourhood of Gayá , travelled to Benares , and proceeded to the
Ísipattana Vihára , or monastery , now known as Sárnáth . This may have been in
the sixth ...
... on attaining the mysterious condition of Buddhahood under the Bodhi tree in
the neighbourhood of Gayá , travelled to Benares , and proceeded to the
Ísipattana Vihára , or monastery , now known as Sárnáth . This may have been in
the sixth ...
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