The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page xxix
... called shortened or depraved form of Po - lo - ni - sse , must be employed in the original , the passage or passages containing it being left undesig- nated by the translator . No one can give much thought to the labours of M. Julien ...
... called shortened or depraved form of Po - lo - ni - sse , must be employed in the original , the passage or passages containing it being left undesig- nated by the translator . No one can give much thought to the labours of M. Julien ...
Page xxx
... called for specific acknowledgment in his " Errata Alphabétique , " a list which extends to seven pages . 66 - ― may In fine , M. Julien has no Sanskrit authority whatever for his ' Vârâṇaçî , ” i.e. , Vârâṇaśî . Po - lo - ni - sse may ...
... called for specific acknowledgment in his " Errata Alphabétique , " a list which extends to seven pages . 66 - ― may In fine , M. Julien has no Sanskrit authority whatever for his ' Vârâṇaçî , ” i.e. , Vârâṇaśî . Po - lo - ni - sse may ...
Page xxxii
... called Sonitapura . Asiatic Researches , Vol . IX . , p . 199 . 2 Professor Wilson asserts , characteristically , that Benares " has been , from all time , as it is at present , the high place of the Saiva worship . " Translation of the ...
... called Sonitapura . Asiatic Researches , Vol . IX . , p . 199 . 2 Professor Wilson asserts , characteristically , that Benares " has been , from all time , as it is at present , the high place of the Saiva worship . " Translation of the ...
Page xxxv
... provided the Obser- vatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil . city , still entire , of so great antiquity . INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
... provided the Obser- vatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the building was called , from the first , Mânamandira , now corrupted into Mânmandil . city , still entire , of so great antiquity . INTRODUCTION . XXXV.
Page 11
... called the Játakas , which contain an immense number of tales relating to the life of Buddha and to the early history of his religion , are replete with references to Benares ; indeed , each Játaka is almost invariably connected with a ...
... called the Játakas , which contain an immense number of tales relating to the life of Buddha and to the early history of his religion , are replete with references to Benares ; indeed , each Játaka is almost invariably connected with a ...
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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