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Page xi
CHAPTER VIII . Temple of Jágeswar , a Resort of the Native Aristocracy of
Benares . — Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . — Karmghaņța Táláo
or Tank . — Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.Temple of Bará Gaņeś . -
Jagannath .
CHAPTER VIII . Temple of Jágeswar , a Resort of the Native Aristocracy of
Benares . — Káśí - Deví , Goddess of the City of Benares . — Karmghaņța Táláo
or Tank . — Temple of the Demon Bhút - Bhairo.Temple of Bará Gaņeś . -
Jagannath .
Page xiii
Source of the great wealth of Benares — Its chief Articles of Commerce - Its
Native Bankers - Its Poor- Increased desire for Education . The Government or
Queen's College .-- Monolith in the College Grounds . — The Normal School .
Source of the great wealth of Benares — Its chief Articles of Commerce - Its
Native Bankers - Its Poor- Increased desire for Education . The Government or
Queen's College .-- Monolith in the College Grounds . — The Normal School .
Page xiv
Changes visible in native society .-- The Brahmo Samáj.- Diminished study of
Sanskrit . -Diminished faith in ... Literary and Religious Societies amongst the
natives . — The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . — Lecture of Pandit
...
Changes visible in native society .-- The Brahmo Samáj.- Diminished study of
Sanskrit . -Diminished faith in ... Literary and Religious Societies amongst the
natives . — The Benares Institute - Nature of its discussions . — Lecture of Pandit
...
Page xxviii
... by the natives , Dhamekh ,a corruption , in all likelihood , of an old word
involving dharma as its first factor . 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 ...
... by the natives , Dhamekh ,a corruption , in all likelihood , of an old word
involving dharma as its first factor . 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 ...
Page xxxi
... fact that their books are now but very rarely met with in the possession of
natives of India . Considering the character of their respective beliefs , the
Buddhists and the Hindus were under no obligation to be truculently inimical to
each other .
... fact that their books are now but very rarely met with in the possession of
natives of India . Considering the character of their respective beliefs , the
Buddhists and the Hindus were under no obligation to be truculently inimical to
each other .
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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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