The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Native Aristocracy of Benares . - Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . - Karn- ghaṇṭa Táláo or Tank . - Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.— Temple of Bará Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank ...
... Native Aristocracy of Benares . - Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . - Karn- ghaṇṭa Táláo or Tank . - Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.— Temple of Bará Gaṇeś . — Jagannath . - Satís CHAPTER IX . • · The Piśách - Mochan Tank ...
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... Native Schools of various classes . - The Benares Institute . - Public Buildings in the suburbs . - Monu- ment to Mr. Cherry . - Influential Native Gentlemen of Benares . 328 CHAPTER XXII . Sentiments engendered by the contemplation of ...
... Native Schools of various classes . - The Benares Institute . - Public Buildings in the suburbs . - Monu- ment to Mr. Cherry . - Influential Native Gentlemen of Benares . 328 CHAPTER XXII . Sentiments engendered by the contemplation of ...
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... native society . The Brahmo Samáj . - Diminished study of Sanskrit . -Diminished faith in Idolatry in Benares and ... natives . - The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . - Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají - His account of the ...
... native society . The Brahmo Samáj . - Diminished study of Sanskrit . -Diminished faith in Idolatry in Benares and ... natives . - The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . - Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají - His account of the ...
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... natives , Dhamekh , — a corruption , in all likelihood , of an old word involving dharma as its first factor . On the word of M. Stanislas Julien , Hiouen Thsang locates a monument " au nord - est de la capitale , et ŕ l'occident du ...
... natives , Dhamekh , — a corruption , in all likelihood , of an old word involving dharma as its first factor . On the word of M. Stanislas Julien , Hiouen Thsang locates a monument " au nord - est de la capitale , et ŕ l'occident du ...
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... natives of India . Considering the character of their respective beliefs , the Buddhists and the Hindus were under no obligation to be truculently inimical to each other . There is even reason to believe that there were medieval Indian ...
... natives of India . Considering the character of their respective beliefs , the Buddhists and the Hindus were under no obligation to be truculently inimical to each other . There is even reason to believe that there were medieval Indian ...
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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-laď 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