The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 21
... they indicate an advanced stage , both in the knowledge and application of permanent material , and in devising and executing elegant designs in it . No one can look upon Aśoka's monoliths and believe for an BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 21.
... they indicate an advanced stage , both in the knowledge and application of permanent material , and in devising and executing elegant designs in it . No one can look upon Aśoka's monoliths and believe for an BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 21.
Page 22
... believe for an instant that the knowledge of architecture which they display was developed wholly during that monarch's reign . Nor can it be credited that the beautiful cave- temples were without their predecessors . It may be replied ...
... believe for an instant that the knowledge of architecture which they display was developed wholly during that monarch's reign . Nor can it be credited that the beautiful cave- temples were without their predecessors . It may be replied ...
Page 24
... 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 remarked , of any monuments hitherto dis- covered , ―the ...
... 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 remarked , of any monuments hitherto dis- covered , ―the ...
Page 26
... believe that on this site stood an older city or , at least , a portion of it . Moreover , the very scattered nature of these remains shows that a considerable period has elapsed since they occupied their proper places in their own ...
... believe that on this site stood an older city or , at least , a portion of it . Moreover , the very scattered nature of these remains shows that a considerable period has elapsed since they occupied their proper places in their own ...
Page 30
... 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 , without doubt , the earliest introduced into Benares , perhaps into ...
... 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 , without doubt , the earliest introduced into Benares , perhaps into ...
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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