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Page xvii
It was, probably, with the dominion of the Kasis as it was with other seats of Hindu
power. Deriving its origin from some city, as Pratishthana,l or Varanasi,2 it must
have acquired extent and consideration by very gradual development. At least ...
It was, probably, with the dominion of the Kasis as it was with other seats of Hindu
power. Deriving its origin from some city, as Pratishthana,l or Varanasi,2 it must
have acquired extent and consideration by very gradual development. At least ...
Page xxii
Kunti, a woman, was so called from Kunti, a man. Kas'i, according to the Vishqm-
purdaa,—see the English translalation, Vol. IV., p. 159,—was the name of the
wife of Bhimasena. The reading is, however, erroneous, most probably. I find, as
a ...
Kunti, a woman, was so called from Kunti, a man. Kas'i, according to the Vishqm-
purdaa,—see the English translalation, Vol. IV., p. 159,—was the name of the
wife of Bhimasena. The reading is, however, erroneous, most probably. I find, as
a ...
Page xxiii
1 The oldest among them, probably, is Panini, IV., II., 116 ; with which compare IV
., II., 113. Then come the S'atapatha-brdhmagza, the Brihad-drazzyaka and
Kauskitaki-brdhmaaa Upanishads, etc., etc. In some of these works, the
substantive ...
1 The oldest among them, probably, is Panini, IV., II., 116 ; with which compare IV
., II., 113. Then come the S'atapatha-brdhmagza, the Brihad-drazzyaka and
Kauskitaki-brdhmaaa Upanishads, etc., etc. In some of these works, the
substantive ...
Page 4
Thanks to a rival creed, however,—which sprang into existence probably in the
sixth century before the Christian era,—whose annals have been kept with some
decent amount of trustworthiness, we gain certain specific information respecting
...
Thanks to a rival creed, however,—which sprang into existence probably in the
sixth century before the Christian era,—whose annals have been kept with some
decent amount of trustworthiness, we gain certain specific information respecting
...
Page 39
Though freed from the persecutions of the bigoted emperor, the temples suffered
grievously from the general want ; and it was, probably, only in the Mahratta
provinces that Hinduism flourished ; in them realizing its prosperity from the
plunder ...
Though freed from the persecutions of the bigoted emperor, the temples suffered
grievously from the general want ; and it was, probably, only in the Mahratta
provinces that Hinduism flourished ; in them realizing its prosperity from the
plunder ...
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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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