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In the midst of the enclosure was a temple - monastery , the lower part of stone ,
surmounted by a tower of brick faced ... but which were probably only of bronze
or copper gilt , like those now found in Buddhist shrines and monasteries in
Nepal ...
In the midst of the enclosure was a temple - monastery , the lower part of stone ,
surmounted by a tower of brick faced ... but which were probably only of bronze
or copper gilt , like those now found in Buddhist shrines and monasteries in
Nepal ...
Page 145
THE SĀDHUS 145 monastery to monastery , and from shrine to shrinethrough
the country where Rāma and Sītā wandered in their exile , the places where
Krishna was born , where he passed his childhood , sported with Radha and the
...
THE SĀDHUS 145 monastery to monastery , and from shrine to shrinethrough
the country where Rāma and Sītā wandered in their exile , the places where
Krishna was born , where he passed his childhood , sported with Radha and the
...
Page 202
... some very much older structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a
Buddhist vihāra or temple - monastery . ... temples and monasteries of many
different periods , such as are often found grouped together in places considered
...
... some very much older structure , which Sherring suggests might have been a
Buddhist vihāra or temple - monastery . ... temples and monasteries of many
different periods , such as are often found grouped together in places considered
...
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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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