The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page xxviii
... distance of " environ dix li au nord - est du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâṇaçî ) . ” In a foot note , the phrase " ŕ l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâṇaçî ) ” is explained to signify " ŕ l'occident du Gange . " As ...
... distance of " environ dix li au nord - est du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâṇaçî ) . ” In a foot note , the phrase " ŕ l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - sse ( Vârâṇaçî ) ” is explained to signify " ŕ l'occident du Gange . " As ...
Page 6
... distance of 288 miles . " P. 184. The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have been as follows : " Then Budha opened his mouth , and preached the Dhamsak - pawatum - sútra ( Dhamma- chakka ) . ' There are two ...
... distance of 288 miles . " P. 184. The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have been as follows : " Then Budha opened his mouth , and preached the Dhamsak - pawatum - sútra ( Dhamma- chakka ) . ' There are two ...
Page 34
... distance from the Varaná in one direction , and in the other , while it has passed over the small rivulet of the Así , and now embraces it within itself , it is evident that at one time it was a long way distant from that stream . The ...
... distance from the Varaná in one direction , and in the other , while it has passed over the small rivulet of the Así , and now embraces it within itself , it is evident that at one time it was a long way distant from that stream . The ...
Page 50
... distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ; and the third is ...
... distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva , whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ; and the third is ...
Page 55
... distance to the east of Ad - Bisheswar . Besides the vertical opening , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by re- ligious Hindus desirous of approaching the holiest part of the well . A few ...
... distance to the east of Ad - Bisheswar . Besides the vertical opening , there is a passage leading down to the water , which formerly was traversed daily by re- ligious Hindus desirous of approaching the holiest part of the well . A few ...
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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