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Page xiv
Sentiments engendered by the contemplation of the city of Benares — Its history ,
the history of India . — Principles of progress at work in the city . Changes visible
in native society .-- The Brahmo Samáj.- Diminished study of Sanskrit .
Sentiments engendered by the contemplation of the city of Benares — Its history ,
the history of India . — Principles of progress at work in the city . Changes visible
in native society .-- The Brahmo Samáj.- Diminished study of Sanskrit .
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ALIKE as to limits and as to influence , the Indian kingdoms of former times were ,
with few exceptions , inconsiderable ; such of them as lay conterminous were
often at open feud ; and their cities , or fortified towns , constituted , in fact , their ...
ALIKE as to limits and as to influence , the Indian kingdoms of former times were ,
with few exceptions , inconsiderable ; such of them as lay conterminous were
often at open feud ; and their cities , or fortified towns , constituted , in fact , their ...
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... of Anandâtman , etymologizes the words . An anonymous expositor of the
same Upanishad , whose work I consulted in India , reads varand and asi ,
explains them by pingalâ and idd , and makes the result of their conjunction ,
váránasi ...
... of Anandâtman , etymologizes the words . An anonymous expositor of the
same Upanishad , whose work I consulted in India , reads varand and asi ,
explains them by pingalâ and idd , and makes the result of their conjunction ,
váránasi ...
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134 . 4 So states the Dipavañía . See the Journal of the . Asiatic Society of Bengal
, for 1838 , p . 927 . 5 Mémoires sur les Contrées Occidentales , Vol . I. , pp . 353 ,
et seq . India in the first half of the seventh century . xxvi INTRODUCTION .
134 . 4 So states the Dipavañía . See the Journal of the . Asiatic Society of Bengal
, for 1838 , p . 927 . 5 Mémoires sur les Contrées Occidentales , Vol . I. , pp . 353 ,
et seq . India in the first half of the seventh century . xxvi INTRODUCTION .
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Not only was the character of their religion pacific , but at no time during their
presence in India ' were they , albeit in the ascendant , beyond doubt a majority of
the people . It | How the Buddhists came to leave India has not yet been shown ...
Not only was the character of their religion pacific , but at no time during their
presence in India ' were they , albeit in the ascendant , beyond doubt a majority of
the people . It | How the Buddhists came to leave India has not yet been shown ...
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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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