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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... religious arena . It is a religious tradition that understands life and death as an integrated whole . Here the smoke of the cremation pyres rises heavenward with the spires of a hundred temples and the ashes of the dead swirl through ...
... religious arena . It is a religious tradition that understands life and death as an integrated whole . Here the smoke of the cremation pyres rises heavenward with the spires of a hundred temples and the ashes of the dead swirl through ...
Page 129
... religious book- lets and maps , rudraksha rosaries , sandalwood , and flower garlands . Yet there are still police ... religious history . The two are clearly closely related . As the mahant of Vishvanatha Temple wrote , " Avimukteshwar ...
... religious book- lets and maps , rudraksha rosaries , sandalwood , and flower garlands . Yet there are still police ... religious history . The two are clearly closely related . As the mahant of Vishvanatha Temple wrote , " Avimukteshwar ...
Page 323
... religious action . This , after all , is what religious life is : living life at that center - place that gives meaning to all one's activities - sleeping and waking , buying and sell- ing , bathing and worshipping . Kāshī is that place ...
... religious action . This , after all , is what religious life is : living life at that center - place that gives meaning to all one's activities - sleeping and waking , buying and sell- ing , bathing and worshipping . Kāshī is that place ...
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