The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page xxv
... capital was Pratishthâna , in the kingdom of the Kâsis , according to the Râmâyaṇa , Uttara- kanda , LIX . , 18 , 19 : चिदिवं स गतो राजा ययातिर्नजषात्मजः ॥ पूरुञ्चकार तद्राज्यं ...
... capital was Pratishthâna , in the kingdom of the Kâsis , according to the Râmâyaṇa , Uttara- kanda , LIX . , 18 , 19 : चिदिवं स गतो राजा ययातिर्नजषात्मजः ॥ पूरुञ्चकार तद्राज्यं ...
Page xxvi
... capital ruled , in turn , eighty - four thousand mon- archs descended from Asoka.1 From these specimens it is manifest that the Buddhist scriptures are little to be trusted for throwing light on the history of Benares . That Buddhism ...
... capital ruled , in turn , eighty - four thousand mon- archs descended from Asoka.1 From these specimens it is manifest that the Buddhist scriptures are little to be trusted for throwing light on the history of Benares . That Buddhism ...
Page xxvii
... capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus . These were , mainly , worshippers of Siva ; and among them were two classes of ascetics.2 Their temples ...
... capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus . These were , mainly , worshippers of Siva ; and among them were two classes of ascetics.2 Their temples ...
Page xxviii
... capital itself ; and the obvious in- ference is , that there were none , or none worth com- memorating . On the monasteries , towers , and reser- voirs of the immediate vicinity , 2 hallowed by Buddhist One need do no more than collate ...
... capital itself ; and the obvious in- ference is , that there were none , or none worth com- memorating . On the monasteries , towers , and reser- voirs of the immediate vicinity , 2 hallowed by Buddhist One need do no more than collate ...
Page 8
... capital , -near the Ganges , —which is from eighteen to nineteen li ( three miles and upwards ) long , and from five to six li ( about one mile ) broad . The villages lie very near together , and contain a numerous popu- lation ...
... capital , -near the Ganges , —which is from eighteen to nineteen li ( three miles and upwards ) long , and from five to six li ( about one mile ) broad . The villages lie very near together , and contain a numerous popu- lation ...
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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-laï 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