The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page vi
... position in the new era of en- lightenment 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 en- lightenment 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 ...
Page xxx
... 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 suicidal Méthode , and even earlier , chose to shut his eyes to this ...
... 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 suicidal Méthode , and even earlier , chose to shut his eyes to this ...
Page xxxi
... 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 Buddhist ; and ...
... 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 Buddhist ; and ...
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... position as the sacred city . From the period of the revival of Hinduism down to the present moment , her influence has continued undi- minished . It is exceedingly difficult to convey a correct idea of either the nature or extent of ...
... position as the sacred city . From the period of the revival of Hinduism down to the present moment , her influence has continued undi- minished . It is exceedingly difficult to convey a correct idea of either the nature or extent of ...
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... position of influence . Her place is in the front rank . While all India is making progress , intellectually and morally , she must advance likewise . But she must do more . She has always been a leader of the people , in everything ...
... position of influence . Her place is in the front rank . While all India is making progress , intellectually and morally , she must advance likewise . But she must do more . She has always been a leader of the people , in everything ...
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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-laï 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