The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 258
... described would appear to have been a Vihára , or ' Chapel Monastery , ' that is , a monastery with a chapel or temple , forming an integral part of the building . From the thickness of the outer wall , I infer that this edifice was not ...
... described would appear to have been a Vihára , or ' Chapel Monastery , ' that is , a monastery with a chapel or temple , forming an integral part of the building . From the thickness of the outer wall , I infer that this edifice was not ...
Page 260
... described . At a depth of two feet below the surface , I found about sixty statues and bass - reliefs , in an upright position , all packed closely together with- in a small space of less than ten feet square . The walls of the building ...
... described . At a depth of two feet below the surface , I found about sixty statues and bass - reliefs , in an upright position , all packed closely together with- in a small space of less than ten feet square . The walls of the building ...
Page 261
... described , I conclude that the whole of the sculptures must have belonged to the temple , and that they were secreted in the place where I discovered them , during a time of persecution , when the monks were obliged to abandon their ...
... described , I conclude that the whole of the sculptures must have belonged to the temple , and that they were secreted in the place where I discovered them , during a time of persecution , when the monks were obliged to abandon their ...
Page 262
... described by Hiouen Thsang , on which Buddha had spread out his kasháya to dry , after washing it in the neighbouring tank . Certain marks on the stone appeared to the Buddhists to represent the thread lines of the web of Buddha's cloth ...
... described by Hiouen Thsang , on which Buddha had spread out his kasháya to dry , after washing it in the neighbouring tank . Certain marks on the stone appeared to the Buddhists to represent the thread lines of the web of Buddha's cloth ...
Page 271
... , in the city proper , had been discovered ; but the reason of this was , I believe , that they had never been carefully sought after . The extensive ruins at Sárnáth , described in the previous chapter , are , at least , three miles.
... , in the city proper , had been discovered ; but the reason of this was , I believe , that they had never been carefully sought after . The extensive ruins at Sárnáth , described in the previous chapter , are , at least , three miles.
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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