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... at the close of your studies ) , do not cut off the line of children ( i . e . marry and
bring up a family ) . Do not swerve from the truth . Do not swerve from virtue . Do
not swerve from the good . Do not be indifferent to the attainment of greatness .
... at the close of your studies ) , do not cut off the line of children ( i . e . marry and
bring up a family ) . Do not swerve from the truth . Do not swerve from virtue . Do
not swerve from the good . Do not be indifferent to the attainment of greatness .
Page 149
Close by this ghất is the fragment of a stone column , now worshipped as a
lingam , which is probably one of the lâts , or columns , erected by Asoka or some
other Buddhist sovereign , and inscribed with proclamations of the Buddhist faith .
Close by this ghất is the fragment of a stone column , now worshipped as a
lingam , which is probably one of the lâts , or columns , erected by Asoka or some
other Buddhist sovereign , and inscribed with proclamations of the Buddhist faith .
Page 213
During the tumult Chết Singh escaped to Ramnagar by lowering himself from one
of the windows of the palace , for the river was in high flood and boats could be
brought close under the palace walls . The position of Hastings was then critical ...
During the tumult Chết Singh escaped to Ramnagar by lowering himself from one
of the windows of the palace , for the river was in high flood and boats could be
brought close under the palace walls . The position of Hastings was then critical ...
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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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