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Page ix
CHAPTER II. No Architectural remains dating prior to the third century before
Christ yet found in India.—Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period, not of a
rude character.—-Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors
?
CHAPTER II. No Architectural remains dating prior to the third century before
Christ yet found in India.—Ancient Hindu Edifices of the primitive period, not of a
rude character.—-Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors
?
Page xxx
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. So important an alteration of opinion as that herein involved
certainly called ...
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. So important an alteration of opinion as that herein involved
certainly called ...
Page xxxii
As for Benares, the attribution to it of peculiar sanctity seems to date from the
period of the Puranas;2 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 Puranas;2 and some of these compositions may, unquestionably,
claim a very respectable antiquity. A diligent perusal of the copious inanity of the
...
Page 1
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 pro-historical periods, there
is no question. It is certain that the city is regarded, by all Hindus, as coeval with
the ...
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 pro-historical periods, there
is no question. It is certain that the city is regarded, by all Hindus, as coeval with
the ...
Page 11
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 | Fitz-Edward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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