Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... century , and perhaps is older than Hinduism itself . One of Shiva's names , Rudra , is the name of the Vedic storm- god . Shiva is mentioned several times in the Mahâ- bhârata , and we learn from Hiuen Thsang that in the first half of ...
... century , and perhaps is older than Hinduism itself . One of Shiva's names , Rudra , is the name of the Vedic storm- god . Shiva is mentioned several times in the Mahâ- bhârata , and we learn from Hiuen Thsang that in the first half of ...
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... century ; but in the eighth century Buddhism as a separate religion was already dis- credited , and the Brahmins were reinstated in their position as the spiritual leaders of the people . After the establishment of Muhammadan rule the ...
... century ; but in the eighth century Buddhism as a separate religion was already dis- credited , and the Brahmins were reinstated in their position as the spiritual leaders of the people . After the establishment of Muhammadan rule the ...
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... century . The Afghans , who in 1194 A.D. burnt the Buddhist monasteries at Sarnath , probably laid waste Benares also . Alâuddîn , about 1300 A.D. , is said to have de- stroyed a thousand temples . During the tolerant rule of Akbar and ...
... century . The Afghans , who in 1194 A.D. burnt the Buddhist monasteries at Sarnath , probably laid waste Benares also . Alâuddîn , about 1300 A.D. , is said to have de- stroyed a thousand temples . During the tolerant rule of Akbar and ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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