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Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period , not of a rude character . - Did the
Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? - Ancient remains
found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city .-Mohammedan lust for Hindu
edifices .
Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period , not of a rude character . - Did the
Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? - Ancient remains
found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city .-Mohammedan lust for Hindu
edifices .
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nent fame is a conclusion scarcely indicated by documentary evidence . And so it
was during the period of the Buddhists . So far as we know , these sectaries ,
unlike the Muhammadans , never assumed an attitude of implied acquiescence .
nent fame is a conclusion scarcely indicated by documentary evidence . And so it
was during the period of the Buddhists . So far as we know , these sectaries ,
unlike the Muhammadans , never assumed an attitude of implied acquiescence .
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As for Benares , the attribution to it of peculiar sanctity seems to date from the
period of the Purâņas ; ' and some of these compositions may , unquestionably ,
claim a very respectable antiquity . A diligent perusal of the copious inanity of the
...
As for Benares , the attribution to it of peculiar sanctity seems to date from the
period of the Purâņas ; ' and some of these compositions may , unquestionably ,
claim a very respectable antiquity . A diligent perusal of the copious inanity of the
...
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But of its great antiquity , stretching back through the dim ages of early Indian
history , far into the clouds and mists of the Vedic and pre - historical periods ,
there is no question . It is certain that the city is regarded , by all Hindus , as
coeval with ...
But of its great antiquity , stretching back through the dim ages of early Indian
history , far into the clouds and mists of the Vedic and pre - historical periods ,
there is no question . It is certain that the city is regarded , by all Hindus , as
coeval with ...
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Throughout the Buddhist period in India , - a period extending from seven
hundred to a thousand years , —she gave the same support to Buddhism which
she had previously given to the Hindu faith . Buddhist works of that era have
abundant ...
Throughout the Buddhist period in India , - a period extending from seven
hundred to a thousand years , —she gave the same support to Buddhism which
she had previously given to the Hindu faith . Buddhist works of that era have
abundant ...
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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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