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Page vi
Portions of this work have , at various times , appeared in print , in contributions to
the Calcutta Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , and in a
Lecture delivered before the Benares Institute , published in the vi PREFACE .
Portions of this work have , at various times , appeared in print , in contributions to
the Calcutta Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , and in a
Lecture delivered before the Benares Institute , published in the vi PREFACE .
Page 5
At Sárnáth S'ákya Muni first began to " turn the wheel of the Law , " in other words
, to preach the famous doctrines of Dharma and Nirváņa , which were destined ,
in later years , to exert such an extraordinary influence over a large portion of ...
At Sárnáth S'ákya Muni first began to " turn the wheel of the Law , " in other words
, to preach the famous doctrines of Dharma and Nirváņa , which were destined ,
in later years , to exert such an extraordinary influence over a large portion of ...
Page 8
... and esteem highly those who are devoted to a studious life . The greater
portion of them believe in the heretical doctrines of Hinduism ) , and few have
respect for the Law ( religion ) . of Buddha . The climate is temperate , grain 8
BENARES ...
... and esteem highly those who are devoted to a studious life . The greater
portion of them believe in the heretical doctrines of Hinduism ) , and few have
respect for the Law ( religion ) . of Buddha . The climate is temperate , grain 8
BENARES ...
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Is it at all likely that the Aryan race existed in India for between one and two
thousand years , that they conquered a large portion of the country , that they
attained to greatness and glory , and made wonderful progress in civilization ,
equalling ...
Is it at all likely that the Aryan race existed in India for between one and two
thousand years , that they conquered a large portion of the country , that they
attained to greatness and glory , and made wonderful progress in civilization ,
equalling ...
Page 26
... portions ; and , consequently , the explorer , in commencing his task , has been
in considerable doubt where to begin . ... in such great profusion , that it is
impossible not to believe that on this site stood an older city or , at least , a portion
of it ...
... portions ; and , consequently , the explorer , in commencing his task , has been
in considerable doubt where to begin . ... in such great profusion , that it is
impossible not to believe that on this site stood an older city or , at least , a portion
of it ...
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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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