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Page 10
Previously to the introduction of the Buddhist faith into India , she was already the
sacred city of the land ,the centre of Hinduism , and chief seat of its authority .
Judging from the strong feelings of veneration and affection with which the native
...
Previously to the introduction of the Buddhist faith into India , she was already the
sacred city of the land ,the centre of Hinduism , and chief seat of its authority .
Judging from the strong feelings of veneration and affection with which the native
...
Page 11
... indeed , each Játaka is almost invariably connected with a Brahmadatta , king
of Benares . When Buddha delivered his first discourse at Ísipattana , near
Benares , not only the five Bhikshus , as already stated , but also Yaśu , son of
Sujáta ...
... indeed , each Játaka is almost invariably connected with a Brahmadatta , king
of Benares . When Buddha delivered his first discourse at Ísipattana , near
Benares , not only the five Bhikshus , as already stated , but also Yaśu , son of
Sujáta ...
Page 18
... controls at pleasure , it is a matter not merely of curiosity , but also of great
importance , to know what part she is likely to take in that extraordinary
movement of mental awakening and religious reform which has already
commenced in India .
... controls at pleasure , it is a matter not merely of curiosity , but also of great
importance , to know what part she is likely to take in that extraordinary
movement of mental awakening and religious reform which has already
commenced in India .
Page 24
We arrive , therefore , at this conclusion , that , as there is every reason to believe
that solid buildings partly if not entirely of stone were erected in India several
hundred years preceding the third century B.C . , — the earliest date , as already
...
We arrive , therefore , at this conclusion , that , as there is every reason to believe
that solid buildings partly if not entirely of stone were erected in India several
hundred years preceding the third century B.C . , — the earliest date , as already
...
Page 30
This part of the existing city , as already stated , is much older than the rest ; but ,
after all , there is good reason to believe that only a small portion of even this
quarter belonged to the most ancient city , in which case the above - mentioned ...
This part of the existing city , as already stated , is much older than the rest ; but ,
after all , there is good reason to believe that only a small portion of even this
quarter belonged to the most ancient city , in which case the above - mentioned ...
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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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