The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... character was not , in the eyes of its Islamite masters , a thing to recommend it ; and commercial or political importance it had none . ' Even Akbar , with all his toleration of Hinduism , and occasional partiality to it , did nothing ...
... character was not , in the eyes of its Islamite masters , a thing to recommend it ; and commercial or political importance it had none . ' Even Akbar , with all his toleration of Hinduism , and occasional partiality to it , did nothing ...
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... character of Indian history . - Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . S'ákya Muni , or Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . - Antiquity of Benares . — Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in ...
... character of Indian history . - Ancient Buddhist records respecting Benares . S'ákya Muni , or Buddha , preached the doctrine of Buddhism first in Benares . - Antiquity of Benares . — Hiouen Thsang's account of his visit to the city in ...
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... character , which give symbolical significance to its existence and authority . Her thousands of temples , her myriads of idols , her swarms of pilgrims , her hosts of daily worshippers , together with the pomp and cir- cumstance and ...
... character , which give symbolical significance to its existence and authority . Her thousands of temples , her myriads of idols , her swarms of pilgrims , her hosts of daily worshippers , together with the pomp and cir- cumstance and ...
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... character . - Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? Ancient remains found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city . - Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . -Shifting tendency of the modern city . - Origin of ...
... character . - Did the Hindus borrow from the Assyrian and Persian Sculptors ? Ancient remains found chiefly in the northern quarter of the city . - Mohammedan lust for Hindu edifices . -Shifting tendency of the modern city . - Origin of ...
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... character which would lead us to imagine that they were the very first productions of Indian architectural skill . On the contrary , they indicate an advanced stage , both in the knowledge and application of permanent material , and in ...
... character which would lead us to imagine that they were the very first productions of Indian architectural skill . On the contrary , they indicate an advanced stage , both in the knowledge and application of permanent material , and in ...
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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