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Page xxviii
On the word of M. Stanislas Julien , Hiouen Thsang locates a monument au nord
- est de la capitale , et à l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - 88e ( Vârâņaçî ) , "
and tells of a certain monastery at the distance of “ environ dix li au nord - est du ...
On the word of M. Stanislas Julien , Hiouen Thsang locates a monument au nord
- est de la capitale , et à l'occident du fleuve de Po - lo - ni - 88e ( Vârâņaçî ) , "
and tells of a certain monastery at the distance of “ environ dix li au nord - est du ...
Page 6
At the end of sixty days , in the eighth week after he became Budha , Gótama
went from the Ajápála tree to Isipatana alone , a distance of 288 miles . " P. 184.
The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have been as
...
At the end of sixty days , in the eighth week after he became Budha , Gótama
went from the Ajápála tree to Isipatana alone , a distance of 288 miles . " P. 184.
The brief inaugural discourse which he there delivered is stated to have been as
...
Page 34
... Benares is spoken of as lying between the Varana and the Así ; but , in fact , it
lies at a considerable distance from the Varaņá in one direction , and in the other
, while it has passed over the small rivulet of the Así , and now embraces it within
...
... Benares is spoken of as lying between the Varana and the Así ; but , in fact , it
lies at a considerable distance from the Varaņá in one direction , and in the other
, while it has passed over the small rivulet of the Así , and now embraces it within
...
Page 50
When observed in the 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 ...
When observed in the 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 ...
Page 55
Formerly a communication was open between the enclosure of Ád - Bisheśwar
and the courtyard of Aurungzeb's mosque already described ; but is now closed .
Káśí Karwat , a sacred well of some repute , is situated a short distance to the ...
Formerly a communication was open between the enclosure of Ád - Bisheśwar
and the courtyard of Aurungzeb's mosque already described ; but is now closed .
Káśí Karwat , a sacred well of some repute , is situated a short distance to the ...
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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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