Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... Sarnath -- The Chinese pilgrims and their accounts of Sarnath - The recently discovered Asoka column and Buddhist sculptures - The story of the Deer - park - History of Jainism CHAPTER IV . THE RISE OF MODERN HINDUISM-- — · Asoka - The ...
... Sarnath -- The Chinese pilgrims and their accounts of Sarnath - The recently discovered Asoka column and Buddhist sculptures - The story of the Deer - park - History of Jainism CHAPTER IV . THE RISE OF MODERN HINDUISM-- — · Asoka - The ...
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... Sarnath , 1904 51 Carving on the Dhamek Stupa 53 Excavations below Humayun's Tower , Sarnath , 1905 Shiva , as Natesa . From a bronze in the Madras Museum The Goddess Durgâ -- a fresco painting A Benares Street A Village Temple in ...
... Sarnath , 1904 51 Carving on the Dhamek Stupa 53 Excavations below Humayun's Tower , Sarnath , 1905 Shiva , as Natesa . From a bronze in the Madras Museum The Goddess Durgâ -- a fresco painting A Benares Street A Village Temple in ...
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... Sarnath by the Archæological De- partment , have given a wonderful actuality to Hiuen . Thsang's description . In 1794 some workmen , em- ployed by Jagat Singh , Diwan of the Rajah of Benares , to quarry bricks from the ruins at Sarnath ...
... Sarnath by the Archæological De- partment , have given a wonderful actuality to Hiuen . Thsang's description . In 1794 some workmen , em- ployed by Jagat Singh , Diwan of the Rajah of Benares , to quarry bricks from the ruins at Sarnath ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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Aghori ancient Annapurna architectural Aryan ascetic Asoka Barna bath bathers Benares Brahmâ Brahmanas Brahmin brass British brocades Buddha Buddhist built burning ghât Calcutta carved caste century ceremonies Chêt Singh copper Dasâsamedh Ghât Deer-park deity devotees divine doctrines Durgâ earth European funeral pyres Ganêsha Ganges ghât goddess gods Hastings heaven Hinduism Hiuen Thsang holy hymns idol India Indian Ishwara Jain Kâlî Kâsis Khandawa Krishna Kshatriya Madhu Das's Gardens Mahâbhârata Mahâdeva Manikarnika mantras Manu Mogul monasteries mosque Muhammadan northern India palace Panch-kôsi Panchganga Pândava performed philosophy pilgrimage pilgrims Pitris popular priests Raja Râma Râmâyana Ramnagar religion religious representing Rig-Veda rites ritual river sacrifice Sadhus sandhya sannyâsin Sanskrit saris Sarnath sculpture sect Shiva shrines silk Sîtâ Sitala soul spires spiritual stone story stupa Surya Syama symbol tion trees Trimurti Upanishads Vajrasena Vedas Vedic vessels village Vishnu Wazir Ali Wazir Ali's whole women worship Yama Yudhishthira