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Page xxvii
At that ' date , as he informs us , the kingdom of Vârâņasî had a circuit of eight
hundred miles , ' while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus .
At that ' date , as he informs us , the kingdom of Vârâņasî had a circuit of eight
hundred miles , ' while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus .
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At that date , as he informs us , the kingdom of Vârâņasî had a circuit of eight
hundred miles , ' while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus .
At that date , as he informs us , the kingdom of Vârâņasî had a circuit of eight
hundred miles , ' while its capital measured nearly four miles by somewhat more
than one . The inhabitants of the kingdom were , for the most part , Hindus .
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As to the extent of the city , “ the measured length along the banks of the river , by
survey , is barely three miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile .
" Benares Illustrated , p . 12 . Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh ...
As to the extent of the city , “ the measured length along the banks of the river , by
survey , is barely three miles ; and the average depth does not exceed one mile .
" Benares Illustrated , p . 12 . Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh ...
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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
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... describes Benares as a kingdom " about four thousand li ( six hundred and
sixty - seven miles ) in circumference . ... which is from eighteen to nineteen li (
three . miles and upwards ) long , and from five to six li ( about one mile ) broad .
... describes Benares as a kingdom " about four thousand li ( six hundred and
sixty - seven miles ) in circumference . ... which is from eighteen to nineteen li (
three . miles and upwards ) long , and from five to six li ( about one mile ) broad .
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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 | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 Jul 2005 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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