The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... religions which to this day govern half the world . An account of a city of such remarkable associations , which has occupied such a prominent place in the annals of the human race , is not without its importance , and ought not to be ...
... religions which to this day govern half the world . An account of a city of such remarkable associations , which has occupied such a prominent place in the annals of the human race , is not without its importance , and ought not to be ...
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... religious systems existing there , - which would be an unnecessary undertaking , it having been so frequently accomplished by abler hands , -but of giving a representation of Benares as she was in the past , and as she is in the present ...
... religious systems existing there , - which would be an unnecessary undertaking , it having been so frequently accomplished by abler hands , -but of giving a representation of Benares as she was in the past , and as she is in the present ...
Page ix
... religious history of half the human race . Its connexion with Buddhism . Life and labours of Buddha . - Benares subsequent to the fall of Buddhism in India . The Brahman . — Sons of the Ganges . - Devotees and pilgrims . -Benares , the ...
... religious history of half the human race . Its connexion with Buddhism . Life and labours of Buddha . - Benares subsequent to the fall of Buddhism in India . The Brahman . — Sons of the Ganges . - Devotees and pilgrims . -Benares , the ...
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... Religious Societies amongst the natives . - The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . - Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají - His account of the consequences of Hinduism . - Effect of Missions and Education on Benares and on India ...
... Religious Societies amongst the natives . - The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . - Lecture of Pandit Lakshmají - His account of the consequences of Hinduism . - Effect of Missions and Education on Benares and on India ...
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... religious houses , tenanted by three thousand inmates , all of the Sammatîya sect . In the capital1 were twenty Hindu temples , and a latten statue of Siva , a hundred feet in height . We are not apprised whether there were any sacred ...
... religious houses , tenanted by three thousand inmates , all of the Sammatîya sect . In the capital1 were twenty Hindu temples , and a latten statue of Siva , a hundred feet in height . We are not apprised whether there were any sacred ...
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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