Benares, the Sacred City: Sketches of Hindu Life and ReligionW. Thacker, 1912 - 226 pages |
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... monasteries at Sarnath and many other places . It is probable that Benares itself greatly diminished in importance during the Buddhist supremacy , as the followers of Buddha naturally esteemed most sacred the Deer - park and the places ...
... monasteries at Sarnath and many other places . It is probable that Benares itself greatly diminished in importance during the Buddhist supremacy , as the followers of Buddha naturally esteemed most sacred the Deer - park and the places ...
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... 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 of the earlier Mogul emperors , the city may have recovered ...
... 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 of the earlier Mogul emperors , the city may have recovered ...
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... monasteries of many different periods , such as are often found grouped together in places considered especially sacred by any sect of Hindus . In the northern side of the city there are several Muham- madan mosques which have been ...
... monasteries of many different periods , such as are often found grouped together in places considered especially sacred by any sect of Hindus . In the northern side of the city there are several Muham- madan mosques which have been ...
Contents
IN THE VEDIC TIMES | 1 |
The Kâsis The Vedic hymns The Upanishads | 9 |
THE HINDU EPICSHEROWORSHIP | 17 |
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