Banāras, City of LightKnopf, 1982 - 427 pages An account of the sacred history, geography, and art of the city of Banāras, one of the oldest living cities in the world, and a symbol of Hindu culture. |
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Diana L. Eck. earth . Very few people become sannyāsins or sādhus , but in going on a pilgrimage , ordinary ... becomes for these pilgrims a kind of asceticism in which the journey itself is as purifying as the sacred destination . In the ...
Diana L. Eck. earth . Very few people become sannyāsins or sādhus , but in going on a pilgrimage , ordinary ... becomes for these pilgrims a kind of asceticism in which the journey itself is as purifying as the sacred destination . In the ...
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... becomes ashes , his ornaments become snakes , and his silken garments become animal hides . Here he stands outside varnashrama dharma and is no family man , but a seeming madman . Fourth is Shiva's moment of concealment or obscuration ...
... becomes ashes , his ornaments become snakes , and his silken garments become animal hides . Here he stands outside varnashrama dharma and is no family man , but a seeming madman . Fourth is Shiva's moment of concealment or obscuration ...
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... become pure by the power of the City of Light , just as wine poured into the Ganges becomes the Ganges . 23 " This Vārānasī is the divine embodiment of mercy , " they say , " where , leaving one's body , one enters happily into the ...
... become pure by the power of the City of Light , just as wine poured into the Ganges becomes the Ganges . 23 " This Vārānasī is the divine embodiment of mercy , " they say , " where , leaving one's body , one enters happily into the ...
Contents
AN INTRODUCTION | 3 |
BANARAS IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE | 43 |
3 | 94 |
Copyright | |
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According ancient appeared Banaras bathing became become beginning Bhairava body Brahma brahmin called century course cremation darshana Dashashvamedha death deities described destroyed Devi dharma directions divine dwell earth entire especially established example famous festival Finally five flowers followed Forest fortnight four Ganesha Ganges Ghat goddess gods ground heaven Hindu holy honored important India Kashi Kāshi Khanda Kedara King known Krishna Kund lanes leave liberation light linga live located Lord māhātmyas Manikarnika means month myth night North offerings origin period pilgrimage pilgrims popular present Purāna religious rites ritual river Road sacred sacred city Sanskrit season seen Shiva shrine sins sometimes stands stone story symbol temple thousand tirthas tradition universe Vārānasī Vishnu Vishvanatha Vishveshvara visited waters whole worship yakshas