Banaras, City of LightColumbia University Press, 1999 - 427 pages "In BANARAS, Diana Eck . . . has written a notable book about this greatest of Indian pilgrimage sites. . . . Her brilliant, comprehensive book seems likely to remain for a long time the definitive work on this great Indian city".--WASHINGTON POST. 61 photos. 7 maps. |
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Diana L. Eck. 6 SEASONS AND TIMES 252 7 CITY OF ALL INDIA 283 8 CITY OF THE GOOD LIFE 304 9 CITY OF DEATH AND LIBERATION 324 APPENDIX I Sanskrit Sources for the Study of Banaras 347 APPENDIX II The Zones of the Sacred City 350 APPENDIX ...
Diana L. Eck. 6 SEASONS AND TIMES 252 7 CITY OF ALL INDIA 283 8 CITY OF THE GOOD LIFE 304 9 CITY OF DEATH AND LIBERATION 324 APPENDIX I Sanskrit Sources for the Study of Banaras 347 APPENDIX II The Zones of the Sacred City 350 APPENDIX ...
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... sacred well set in a pavilion squarely between the mosque and temple . It is noteworthy that this juxtaposition of temple and mosque , right in the heart of the city , has been accom- modated by Banārsīs , both Hindu and Muslim , for ...
... sacred well set in a pavilion squarely between the mosque and temple . It is noteworthy that this juxtaposition of temple and mosque , right in the heart of the city , has been accom- modated by Banārsīs , both Hindu and Muslim , for ...
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... city so dominated by Lord Shiva . In the praises of Banaras , viewed from ... city of death as well as life , even though the ritual industry of death rites ... Sacred City , Hindu Traditions ( 1993 ) brings together ongoing research on ...
... city so dominated by Lord Shiva . In the praises of Banaras , viewed from ... city of death as well as life , even though the ritual industry of death rites ... Sacred City , Hindu Traditions ( 1993 ) brings together ongoing research on ...
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... City of Light my goal was to illumine what Ban- āras has meant and means today to Hindus who have prized this city as sacred . Two years after the book was published , I was invited by the Hanuman Samsthān of Calcutta to receive their ...
... City of Light my goal was to illumine what Ban- āras has meant and means today to Hindus who have prized this city as sacred . Two years after the book was published , I was invited by the Hanuman Samsthān of Calcutta to receive their ...
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Diana L. Eck. classical Sanskrit texts and the " text " of the city , brought together so that we may see this city and understand its sacred structure and meaning as it has been seen and understood by Hindus . The Sanskrit texts alone ...
Diana L. Eck. classical Sanskrit texts and the " text " of the city , brought together so that we may see this city and understand its sacred structure and meaning as it has been seen and understood by Hindus . The Sanskrit texts alone ...
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Adi Keshava ancient Annapūrnā ascetic auspicious Avimukta Avimukteshvara Banaras bathing Bhairava Bindu Bindu Madhava Brahma brahmin Buddha Buddhist called century B.C. city's cremation ground Dandapani darshana Dashashvamedha death deities Devi dharma divine Divodāsa Durgā earth famous festival Forest of Bliss ganas Ganesha Gangā Gauri Ghat goddess gods Gupta heaven Himalayas Hindu holy honored Jātaka Kāla Kāla Bhairava Kāma Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedāra Khanda King Krishna Kund lanes liberation linga of light live located Lolārka Lord Shiva Mahābhārata māhātmyas Manikarnikā Matsya Matsyodari moksha mosque Muslim myth nāgas Nārāyana Nikumbha North India Omkara Panchaganga Panchakroshi Road Pārvatī pilgrimage pilgrims Prayaga Purāna Rāma Rāmāyana religious rites ritual riverfront sacred city sage Sankatā sannyasins Sanskrit season Shakti Shiva linga shrine sins Skanda story symbol tīrthas tradition Trilochana Tulsi Vāpī Varana Vārānasī Vedas Vinayaka Vishnu Vishvanatha Temple Vishveshvara waters waxing fortnight worship yakshas