The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... thousand temples , he purified and consecrated the latter to the worship of the true God . " Colonel Briggs's translation from Farishta , Vol . I. , p . 179 . many centuries , is well - nigh a blank . xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
... thousand temples , he purified and consecrated the latter to the worship of the true God . " Colonel Briggs's translation from Farishta , Vol . I. , p . 179 . many centuries , is well - nigh a blank . xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
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An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. many centuries , is well - nigh a blank ... century after him , provided the Obser- vatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the building was ...
An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times Matthew Atmore Sherring. many centuries , is well - nigh a blank ... century after him , provided the Obser- vatory with astronomical instruments . From Raja Mânasimha the building was ...
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... exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide supra , p . xxvii . f THE SACRED CITY OF THE HINDUS . CHAPTER I. xxxvi INTRODUCTION .
... exceed one mile . " Benares Illustrated , p . 12. Hiouen Thsang found Benares , in the seventh century , of not far from the same dimensions . Vide supra , p . xxvii . f THE SACRED CITY OF THE HINDUS . CHAPTER I. xxxvi INTRODUCTION .
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... century of the Christian era.- Macaulay's description of Benares . Connexion of Benares with the religious history of half the human race . - Its connexion with Buddhism . - Life and labours of Buddha . - Benares subsequently to the ...
... century of the Christian era.- Macaulay's description of Benares . Connexion of Benares with the religious history of half the human race . - Its connexion with Buddhism . - Life and labours of Buddha . - Benares subsequently to the ...
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... century of its existence . For the sanctity of its inhabitants of its temples and reservoirs of its wells and streams - of the very soil that is trodden - of the very air that is breathed — and of everything in it and around it ...
... century of its existence . For the sanctity of its inhabitants of its temples and reservoirs of its wells and streams - of the very soil that is trodden - of the very air that is breathed — and of everything in it and around it ...
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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