The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... regarded , in after ages , as consecrated ground . These spots were , however , in the neighbourhood of cities , -as Gayâ , Mathurâ , Ayo- dhyâ , and Benares , rather than in the cities them- selves ; and it was not till after Buddhism ...
... regarded , in after ages , as consecrated ground . These spots were , however , in the neighbourhood of cities , -as Gayâ , Mathurâ , Ayo- dhyâ , and Benares , rather than in the cities them- selves ; and it was not till after Buddhism ...
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... regarded , by all Hindus , as coeval with the birth of Hinduism , a notion derived both from tradition and from their own writings . Allusions to Benares are ex- ceedingly abundant in ancient Sanskrit literature ; and perhaps there is ...
... regarded , by all Hindus , as coeval with the birth of Hinduism , a notion derived both from tradition and from their own writings . Allusions to Benares are ex- ceedingly abundant in ancient Sanskrit literature ; and perhaps there is ...
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... regarded as dry and uninteresting . I refer to the subject of Grammar . Carefully collecting the facts brought to light by critical and painstaking observation , they have elaborated a system of Grammar , of gigantic dimensions , far ...
... regarded as dry and uninteresting . I refer to the subject of Grammar . Carefully collecting the facts brought to light by critical and painstaking observation , they have elaborated a system of Grammar , of gigantic dimensions , far ...
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... regarded the city with much the same kind of veneration as the Hindu does now . The sacred writings of Ceylon , called the Játakas , which contain an immense number of tales relating to the life of Buddha and to the early history of his ...
... regarded the city with much the same kind of veneration as the Hindu does now . The sacred writings of Ceylon , called the Játakas , which contain an immense number of tales relating to the life of Buddha and to the early history of his ...
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... regarded with super- stitious reverence by every genuine Hindu ; and the name produces in his breast a kind of fascination and charm . " Holy Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of the gods ! Would that I might die ...
... regarded with super- stitious reverence by every genuine Hindu ; and the name produces in his breast a kind of fascination and charm . " Holy Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of the gods ! Would that I might die ...
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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