The Ancient Geography of India: I. The Buddhist Period, Including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-ThsangTrübner and Company, 1871 - 589 pages |
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... stupas in that neighbourhood as the work of Asoka , we have the most satisfactory proofs of the Indian occupation of the Kabul valley in the third and fourth centuries before Christ . The completeness of this occupation is well shown by ...
... stupas in that neighbourhood as the work of Asoka , we have the most satisfactory proofs of the Indian occupation of the Kabul valley in the third and fourth centuries before Christ . The completeness of this occupation is well shown by ...
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... stupas in that neighbourhood as the work of Asoka , we have the most satisfactory proofs of the Indian occupation of the Kabul valley in the third and fourth centuries before Christ . The completeness of this occupation is well shown by ...
... stupas in that neighbourhood as the work of Asoka , we have the most satisfactory proofs of the Indian occupation of the Kabul valley in the third and fourth centuries before Christ . The completeness of this occupation is well shown by ...
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... stupas , tumuli , and caves , which were so successfully explored by Masson . The presence of these important Buddhist ... stupa of the skull - bone of Buddha is said in one passaget to have been in the town of Hilo , while in another ...
... stupas , tumuli , and caves , which were so successfully explored by Masson . The presence of these important Buddhist ... stupa of the skull - bone of Buddha is said in one passaget to have been in the town of Hilo , while in another ...
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... stupa , or solid tower , which was erected on the spot where Buddha was said to have made an alms - offering of his eyes . In the period of Hwen Thsang's visit , it was asserted that the " eyes gift " had been made one thousand ...
... stupa , or solid tower , which was erected on the spot where Buddha was said to have made an alms - offering of his eyes . In the period of Hwen Thsang's visit , it was asserted that the " eyes gift " had been made one thousand ...
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... stupa , which he was afraid might be ab- stracted from the tope after his death . This same tree would appear to have been seen by the Emperor Paber in A.D. 1505 , who describes it as the " stu- pendous tree " of Begrâm , which he ...
... stupa , which he was afraid might be ab- stracted from the tope after his death . This same tree would appear to have been seen by the Emperor Paber in A.D. 1505 , who describes it as the " stu- pendous tree " of Begrâm , which he ...
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Abu Rihân Abul Fazl According agrees Akbar Alexander Alexander's Alor ancient Aornos Arrian Balabhi Banâras bank Bengal Biâs Brahmans breadth bricks Buddha Buddhist called capital Ceylon Chenâb Chinese pilgrim cloth Curtius Debal described distance district Doâb east eastern Edited exactly F. J. FURNIVALL Fa-Hian famous feet Ganges Ghazni Greek Haidarâbâd Harapa hill Hindu Hwen Thsang identified India Indo-Scythian Indus inscription Jalâlpur Jhelam Johiyas Journ Julien's Hiouen Thsang Jumna Kabul Kanoj Kashmir king kingdom Kosala Kusinagara language Magadha Malwa measurement mentioned miles in circuit monastery mound mountain Muhammadan Multân nearly north-east north-west Ohind Panjâb Pliny position present probably province Ptolemy Purâna Raja Râvi reign river road route ruins Sangala Sanskrit Satlej seventh century sewed Sindh situated south-east south-west Srughna stadia Strabo stupa Taxila temple tion town translation Travels valley village visited western whole yojanas