The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 70
... Buddha and Jain places of worship , the emblem is , probably , of modern and spurious introduction where it is here set up . There is another páduka near the mouth of the Barna Nála . " The Manikarniká ghát , while the most sacred of ...
... Buddha and Jain places of worship , the emblem is , probably , of modern and spurious introduction where it is here set up . There is another páduka near the mouth of the Barna Nála . " The Manikarniká ghát , while the most sacred of ...
Page 85
... Sanskrit , the latter Pali - constitutes one of the three grand divisions of the Buddhist faith ; and , in the Pali writings , Buddha himself is often spoken of as Dhammo . In the time of Aśoka , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 85.
... Sanskrit , the latter Pali - constitutes one of the three grand divisions of the Buddhist faith ; and , in the Pali writings , Buddha himself is often spoken of as Dhammo . In the time of Aśoka , BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 85.
Page 86
... Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the well is as ancient as the Mahalla itself . The antiquity of the well , therefore , is placed beyond all doubt ...
... Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the well is as ancient as the Mahalla itself . The antiquity of the well , therefore , is placed beyond all doubt ...
Page 92
... Buddha . The apex of the stone was ornamented with a circle , with radii diverging from the centre , in other words , with the Buddhist wheel . Various stones built into the wall , in this quarter of the city , are , likewise ...
... Buddha . The apex of the stone was ornamented with a circle , with radii diverging from the centre , in other words , with the Buddhist wheel . Various stones built into the wall , in this quarter of the city , are , likewise ...
Page 153
... Buddhas were Brahmans . The hair is arranged in a manner altogether different from that which the modern Hindus practise . It is said that Aurungzeb mutilated this statue . The thighs are imbedded in the ground ; but the legs , I was ...
... Buddhas were Brahmans . The hair is arranged in a manner altogether different from that which the modern Hindus practise . It is said that Aurungzeb mutilated this statue . The thighs are imbedded in the ground ; but the legs , I was ...
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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-laď 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