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... 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 .
... 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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Throughout the country , Benares is regarded with superstitious reverence by every genuine Hindu ; and the namo produces in his breast a kind of fascination and charm . “ Holy Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of ...
Throughout the country , Benares is regarded with superstitious reverence by every genuine Hindu ; and the namo produces in his breast a kind of fascination and charm . “ Holy Káśí ! would that I could see the eternal city , favoured of ...
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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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