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... of enlightenment which has already dawned upon the land . Portions of this
work have , at various times , appeared in print , in contributions to the Calcutta
Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , and in a Lecture
delivered ...
... of enlightenment which has already dawned upon the land . Portions of this
work have , at various times , appeared in print , in contributions to the Calcutta
Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , and in a Lecture
delivered ...
Page xxi
... Colonel Wilford and his numerous followers intend to take the word from the
adjective káśin , they have forgotten that the feminine is not kási , but káśini . See
the Asiatic Researches , Vol . III . , p . 409 . ? Professor Wilson has already written
...
... Colonel Wilford and his numerous followers intend to take the word from the
adjective káśin , they have forgotten that the feminine is not kási , but káśini . See
the Asiatic Researches , Vol . III . , p . 409 . ? Professor Wilson has already written
...
Page xxix
M. Julien , however , deemed otherwise ; and he unavowedly took for granted ,
besides , that , in both these instances , Po - lo - nie was a corruption of the
already corrupt Po - lo - naď . Father Vivien de Saint - Martin , in his geographical
...
M. Julien , however , deemed otherwise ; and he unavowedly took for granted ,
besides , that , in both these instances , Po - lo - nie was a corruption of the
already corrupt Po - lo - naď . Father Vivien de Saint - Martin , in his geographical
...
Page xxxii
In the twelfth century , as we learn from the Haima - kośa , Benares was already
distinguished as Sivapurî , “ the city of S'iva ; ” and we may thence gather that the
worship of Siva especially predominated there at that time . 3 « There is every ...
In the twelfth century , as we learn from the Haima - kośa , Benares was already
distinguished as Sivapurî , “ the city of S'iva ; ” and we may thence gather that the
worship of Siva especially predominated there at that time . 3 « There is every ...
Page 7
... or Greece had contended with Persia , or Cyrus had added lustre to the
Persian monarchy , or Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem , and the
inhabitants of Judća had been carried into captivity , she had already risen to
greatness , if ...
... or Greece had contended with Persia , or Cyrus had added lustre to the
Persian monarchy , or Nebuchadnezzar had captured Jerusalem , and the
inhabitants of Judća had been carried into captivity , she had already risen to
greatness , if ...
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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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