The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 14
... Brahman is a cha- racter , a study . No one , not even a foreigner newly arrived in the country , can make a mistake in regard to him . Light in complexion in comparison with the rest of the people , frequently tall in stature , with ...
... Brahman is a cha- racter , a study . No one , not even a foreigner newly arrived in the country , can make a mistake in regard to him . Light in complexion in comparison with the rest of the people , frequently tall in stature , with ...
Page 15
... Brahmans , that , even should the shadow of such a man , or of a Christian , fall upon their food while being cooked , it is altogether re- jected . This mysterious notion of divinity , permeating the entire life of the Brahman ...
... Brahmans , that , even should the shadow of such a man , or of a Christian , fall upon their food while being cooked , it is altogether re- jected . This mysterious notion of divinity , permeating the entire life of the Brahman ...
Page 30
... Brahmanism was entirely extirpated . For my part , I am inclined to believe that some of these ancient remains may be attributed equally to Hindu and Buddhist origin . The simple style of architecture , to which I have referred , was ...
... Brahmanism was entirely extirpated . For my part , I am inclined to believe that some of these ancient remains may be attributed equally to Hindu and Buddhist origin . The simple style of architecture , to which I have referred , was ...
Page 40
... Brahmans , Hindu priests , and other deter- mined idolaters , to sustain Hinduism , and to thwart Christianity , it is a fact , admitting of distinct proof , that the one is on the decline and the other is in the ascendant , the one is ...
... Brahmans , Hindu priests , and other deter- mined idolaters , to sustain Hinduism , and to thwart Christianity , it is a fact , admitting of distinct proof , that the one is on the decline and the other is in the ascendant , the one is ...
Page 41
... Brahmans , all their intellect , and all their mysterious authority . We must expect the opposition to Christianity to be , in many places , organized and systematic , determined and dogged . But , if Christians in India be faithful to ...
... Brahmans , all their intellect , and all their mysterious authority . We must expect the opposition to Christianity to be , in many places , organized and systematic , determined and dogged . But , if Christians in India be faithful to ...
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ANCIENT REMAINS antiquity architraves Asiatic Aśoka Bakaríyá Kund banks Bará Barna bass-relief bathe Bengal Bisheswar Bodhi Brahmans bricks Buddha Buddhist building built capitals carved centre chaityas Cheit Singh Christian Chunar city of Benares cloister deer deities distance divine Durgá edifice enclosure entire erected excavations existence extent feet in height festival figure five formerly four Gaṇeś Ganges goddess ground held Hian Hindu Hinduism Hiouen Thsang honour hundred idolatry idols inches India inscription James Prinsep Jou-laï the Tathágata Káśí king large number Mahadeva Mahalla medan Melá miles Mohammedan monastery mosque mound native neighbourhood niches northern original ornamented persons pilgrimage pilgrims pillars portion present quadrangle Ráj Ghát Raja Rám Rámnagar regarded religion religious remarkable river road ruins sacred Sangam Sanskrit Sárnáth sculptured shrine side Siva spot square stands statue stone Stupa tank temple terrace tower Vihára Vishnu wall Warren Hastings worship