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... most part , applicable to her present state . He speaks of her as “ a city , which ,
in wealth , population , dignity , and sanctity , was among the foremost of Asia . It
was commonly believed that half a million of human beings ? was crowded into ...
... most part , applicable to her present state . He speaks of her as “ a city , which ,
in wealth , population , dignity , and sanctity , was among the foremost of Asia . It
was commonly believed that half a million of human beings ? was crowded into ...
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... and chief seat of its authority . Judging from the strong feelings of veneration
and affection with which the native community regard her Macaulay's Warren
Hastings , p . 55 . 1 in the present day , and bearing in mind that 10 BENARES ,
PAST ...
... and chief seat of its authority . Judging from the strong feelings of veneration
and affection with which the native community regard her Macaulay's Warren
Hastings , p . 55 . 1 in the present day , and bearing in mind that 10 BENARES ,
PAST ...
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in the present day , and bearing in mind that the founder of Buddhism
commenced his ministry at this spot , it seems indisputable that , in those early
times preceding the Buddhist reformation , the city must have exerted a powerful
and wide ...
in the present day , and bearing in mind that the founder of Buddhism
commenced his ministry at this spot , it seems indisputable that , in those early
times preceding the Buddhist reformation , the city must have exerted a powerful
and wide ...
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... the land whence it originally sprang . 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
...
... the land whence it originally sprang . 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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... but at what interval , it is at present impossible to affirm . There is no question
that a large proportion of the ancient remains in Benares are of Buddhist origin ,
but of various epochs ; and , in some cases , those on the same site are of
different ...
... but at what interval , it is at present impossible to affirm . There is no question
that a large proportion of the ancient remains in Benares are of Buddhist origin ,
but of various epochs ; and , in some cases , those on the same site are of
different ...
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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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