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... position in the new era of enlightenment which has already dawned upon the land . Portions of this work have , at various times , appeared in print , in contributions to the Calcutta Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of ...
... position in the new era of enlightenment which has already dawned upon the land . Portions of this work have , at various times , appeared in print , in contributions to the Calcutta Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of ...
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Indeed , the balance of probability is overwhelmingly in favour of the position , that the Indian proper names translettered by Hiouen Thsang were Prakrit , not Sanskrit . Perhaps it is not strange that M. Julien , in drawing up his ...
Indeed , the balance of probability is overwhelmingly in favour of the position , that the Indian proper names translettered by Hiouen Thsang were Prakrit , not Sanskrit . Perhaps it is not strange that M. Julien , in drawing up his ...
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For instance , a position of practical indifference in respect of the prevailing superstitions seems to be ascertained with reference to Harsha , king of Kanauj in the seventh century . Hiouen Thsang speaks of him much as if he were a ...
For instance , a position of practical indifference in respect of the prevailing superstitions seems to be ascertained with reference to Harsha , king of Kanauj in the seventh century . Hiouen Thsang speaks of him much as if he were a ...
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Benares , however , notwithstanding this circumstance , has not ceased to retain her position as the sacred city . From the period of the revival of Hinduism down to the present moment , her influence has ...
Benares , however , notwithstanding this circumstance , has not ceased to retain her position as the sacred city . From the period of the revival of Hinduism down to the present moment , her influence has ...
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... to know what part she is likely to take in that extraordinary movement of mental awakening and religious reform which has already commenced in India . It is not for her to fall back , and resign her position of influence .
... to know what part she is likely to take in that extraordinary movement of mental awakening and religious reform which has already commenced in India . It is not for her to fall back , and resign her position of influence .
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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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