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Page xxii
... a people 1 Kâsi's successors were likewise known as Kâśyas and as Kâśikas .
These terms are , all , actually employed . The last is , also , applied to persons or
things pertaining to Kasi . • Kuntî , a woman , was so called from Kunti , a man .
... a people 1 Kâsi's successors were likewise known as Kâśyas and as Kâśikas .
These terms are , all , actually employed . The last is , also , applied to persons or
things pertaining to Kasi . • Kuntî , a woman , was so called from Kunti , a man .
Page xxiii
Kâśirâja and Kâśya are used of the same person in the Bhagavad - gita , I. , 5 , 17
. The Rigveda affords no warrant for connecting with the Kâśis any person whom
it mentions . It speaks of Divodâsa , and it speaks of Pratardana ; but only in ...
Kâśirâja and Kâśya are used of the same person in the Bhagavad - gita , I. , 5 , 17
. The Rigveda affords no warrant for connecting with the Kâśis any person whom
it mentions . It speaks of Divodâsa , and it speaks of Pratardana ; but only in ...
Page 11
Thus these sixty persons were the first , or amongst the first , disciples of this
remarkable personage ; and to them he gave instructions to proceed in different
directions , and announce to the world that the Supreme Buddha had appeared .
Thus these sixty persons were the first , or amongst the first , disciples of this
remarkable personage ; and to them he gave instructions to proceed in different
directions , and announce to the world that the Supreme Buddha had appeared .
Page 15
... case brazen vessel in his hand , filled with water from the the Ganges , which
he is taking to drink or for sacrifice , be touched by such a person , he
immediately throws the water away , and scours the vessel thoroughly before
using it again .
... case brazen vessel in his hand , filled with water from the the Ganges , which
he is taking to drink or for sacrifice , be touched by such a person , he
immediately throws the water away , and scours the vessel thoroughly before
using it again .
Page 32
If any person will take the trouble to ride through the city from north to south , and
then all along its extensive suburbs , from the ancient fort at the junction of the
Barna and the Ganges , down the road leading towards the cantonments 32 ...
If any person will take the trouble to ride through the city from north to south , and
then all along its extensive suburbs , from the ancient fort at the junction of the
Barna and the Ganges , down the road leading towards the cantonments 32 ...
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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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