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Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . — Sákya Muni , or Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares .-— Antiquity of Benares . - Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the ...
Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . — Sákya Muni , or Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares .-— Antiquity of Benares . - Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the ...
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The Maņikarņiká Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.Temple of Tárakeswar . - Sindhia Ghát , and the Raja of Nagpore's Ghát .-— Temple of Briddhkál . — Shrines of Márkandeswar and Daksheśwar . — Legend of Raja Daksh .
The Maņikarņiká Well and Ghát . - Legends respecting the Well.Temple of Tárakeswar . - Sindhia Ghát , and the Raja of Nagpore's Ghát .-— Temple of Briddhkál . — Shrines of Márkandeswar and Daksheśwar . — Legend of Raja Daksh .
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... or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Summary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at ...
... or Religious Festivals , held periodically , in Benares 213 CHAPTER XVIII . The Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - Their Antiquity . - Summary of the Narratives of Fa Hian and Hiouen Thsang , respecting the buildings formerly existing at ...
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Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . S'ákya Muni , or Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . — Antiquity of Benares . - Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the ...
Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . S'ákya Muni , or Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . — Antiquity of Benares . - Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in the seventh century of the ...
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Thanks to a rival creed , howsprang 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 this ...
Thanks to a rival creed , howsprang 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 this ...
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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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