The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... 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 that labyrinth of ...
... 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 that labyrinth of ...
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... authority . Judging from the strong feelings of veneration and affection with which the native community regard her 1 Macaulay's Warren Hastings , p . 55 . in the present day , and bearing in mind that 10 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
... authority . Judging from the strong feelings of veneration and affection with which the native community regard her 1 Macaulay's Warren Hastings , p . 55 . in the present day , and bearing in mind that 10 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT .
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. 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 ... PRESENT . 11.
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. 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 ... PRESENT . 11.
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... present moment , her influence has continued undi- minished . It is exceedingly difficult to convey a correct idea of either the nature or extent of this influence . Throughout the country , Benares is regarded with super- stitious ...
... present moment , her influence has continued undi- minished . It is exceedingly difficult to convey a correct idea of either the nature or extent of this influence . Throughout the country , Benares is regarded with super- stitious ...
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... 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 ages . For ...
... 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 ages . For ...
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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-laď 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