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was but natural for their founder, in the course of his mission, to take thought of
the centres of population; and the spots which he and his disciples signalized by
their teachings were reverently regarded, in after ages, as consecrated ground.
was but natural for their founder, in the course of his mission, to take thought of
the centres of population; and the spots which he and his disciples signalized by
their teachings were reverently regarded, in after ages, as consecrated ground.
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It is certain that the city 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 exceedingly abundant in ancient Sanskrit literature; and
perhaps ...
It is certain that the city 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 exceedingly abundant in ancient Sanskrit literature; and
perhaps ...
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But they have astonished the world by their achievements in a department of
learning usually regarded as dry and uninteresting. I refer to the subject of
Grammar. Carefully collecting the facts brought to light 'by critical and painstaking
...
But they have astonished the world by their achievements in a department of
learning usually regarded as dry and uninteresting. I refer to the subject of
Grammar. Carefully collecting the facts brought to light 'by critical and painstaking
...
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Buddhist works of that era have abundant allusions to Benares, and clearly
establish the fact that the Buddhist of those days regarded the city with much the
same kind of veneration as the Hindu does now. The sacred writings of Ceylon,
called ...
Buddhist works of that era have abundant allusions to Benares, and clearly
establish the fact that the Buddhist of those days regarded the city with much the
same kind of veneration as the Hindu does now. The sacred writings of Ceylon,
called ...
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Throughout the country, Benares is regarded with superstitious reverence by
every genuine Hindu; and the name produces in his breast a kind of fascination
and charm. “Holy Kasil would that I could see the eternal city, favoured of the
gods!
Throughout the country, Benares is regarded with superstitious reverence by
every genuine Hindu; and the name produces in his breast a kind of fascination
and charm. “Holy Kasil would that I could see the eternal city, favoured of the
gods!
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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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