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191 Ancient Carving , Khandawa Temple - - - - - 193 “ Thin vaporous clouds of
smoke rise from the funeral pyres . The slanting rays of the morning sun cast long
shadows across the ghât ” - - - - - - - - Ancient Votive Stones . . . . . . . . . 201 Tomb
...
191 Ancient Carving , Khandawa Temple - - - - - 193 “ Thin vaporous clouds of
smoke rise from the funeral pyres . The slanting rays of the morning sun cast long
shadows across the ghât ” - - - - - - - - Ancient Votive Stones . . . . . . . . . 201 Tomb
...
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It is unborn , eternal , everlasting , and ancient . When the body is destroyed , it is
not destroyed . " If the slayer thinks he slays the Self , and if the slain believes the
Self is slain , both are ignorant . The Self is neither slain nor slays . “ The wise ...
It is unborn , eternal , everlasting , and ancient . When the body is destroyed , it is
not destroyed . " If the slayer thinks he slays the Self , and if the slain believes the
Self is slain , both are ignorant . The Self is neither slain nor slays . “ The wise ...
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They name are mostly of one type , the form of which was probably derived from
an ancient Aryan tent or hut , or from some primitive non - Aryan fetish shrine .
The curvilinear form in ancient times was no doubt formed of bamboos tied
together ...
They name are mostly of one type , the form of which was probably derived from
an ancient Aryan tent or hut , or from some primitive non - Aryan fetish shrine .
The curvilinear form in ancient times was no doubt formed of bamboos tied
together ...
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Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
THE ADVENT OF BUDDHASARNATH AND | 32 |
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| Title | Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion |
| Author | Ernest Binfield Havell |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | W. Thacker, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 3 Sep 2008 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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