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Page 84
... and , being attached to another creed , may have forthwith expelled the
Brahmans , together with the symbols of their ... of historical truth ; inasmuch as it
is a well - established fact , that Brahmanism was compelled to retreat before
Buddhism ...
... and , being attached to another creed , may have forthwith expelled the
Brahmans , together with the symbols of their ... of historical truth ; inasmuch as it
is a well - established fact , that Brahmanism was compelled to retreat before
Buddhism ...
Page 102
Some are left alone to buffet with the waves in their own strength ; while others ,
who , when living in this world , supported Brahmans , are helped across by the
sacred cow , who swims before , and drags them along by her tail , which they ...
Some are left alone to buffet with the waves in their own strength ; while others ,
who , when living in this world , supported Brahmans , are helped across by the
sacred cow , who swims before , and drags them along by her tail , which they ...
Page 136
was van sight - seers , would be an inducement to the Brahmans to keep the
building and its instruments in repair , and so prevent them from falling into decay
; but they seem to be utterly careless on these points , and are allowing the hot
sun ...
was van sight - seers , would be an inducement to the Brahmans to keep the
building and its instruments in repair , and so prevent them from falling into decay
; but they seem to be utterly careless on these points , and are allowing the hot
sun ...
Page 148
... into deities worthy of worship , by means of certain ceremonies prescribed by
the sacred books and performed by the Brahmans , which , as is fondly asserted ,
are capable of producing such an astounding and impossible result .
... into deities worthy of worship , by means of certain ceremonies prescribed by
the sacred books and performed by the Brahmans , which , as is fondly asserted ,
are capable of producing such an astounding and impossible result .
Page 153
The presence of the cord is no difficulty in the way of this supposition ; inasmuch
as several of the pre - historical Buddhas were Brahmans . The hair is arranged
in a manner altogether different from that which the modern Hindus practise .
The presence of the cord is no difficulty in the way of this supposition ; inasmuch
as several of the pre - historical Buddhas were Brahmans . The hair is arranged
in a manner altogether different from that which the modern Hindus practise .
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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