The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 69
... divine hands ; and , although the singular fact of several joinings being visible is , to the un- initiated , a slight difficulty in the way of such an asser- tion , yet the Hindus , brushing aside such a trivial cir- cumstance ...
... divine hands ; and , although the singular fact of several joinings being visible is , to the un- initiated , a slight difficulty in the way of such an asser- tion , yet the Hindus , brushing aside such a trivial cir- cumstance ...
Page 70
... divine honours . In the month of Kártik , multitudes of people flock to Vishnu's feet , imagining that all who worship them are guaranteed a sure introduction into heaven . Mr. Prinsep observes , that " the charan- páduka ( impression ...
... divine honours . In the month of Kártik , multitudes of people flock to Vishnu's feet , imagining that all who worship them are guaranteed a sure introduction into heaven . Mr. Prinsep observes , that " the charan- páduka ( impression ...
Page 81
... divine admonition , laid aside his levelling project . It is reported , also , and com- monly believed , that , while digging at the foundations of the temple , on this occasion , a jewel was discovered be- neath it ; but the natives ...
... divine admonition , laid aside his levelling project . It is reported , also , and com- monly believed , that , while digging at the foundations of the temple , on this occasion , a jewel was discovered be- neath it ; but the natives ...
Page 82
... divine authority , yet it is commonly believed , by the inhabitants , that there was a time when such a divinity was not wor- shipped here , but divine honours were bestowed on a Raja called Divodás . The tradition , too , is sanctioned ...
... divine authority , yet it is commonly believed , by the inhabitants , that there was a time when such a divinity was not wor- shipped here , but divine honours were bestowed on a Raja called Divodás . The tradition , too , is sanctioned ...
Page 86
... divine head of such creed , or Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the well is as ancient as the Mahalla itself . The antiquity of the well , therefore ...
... divine head of such creed , or Buddha . This entire Mahalla or ward of the city is called Dharm - kúp , thereby showing , that , in all likelihood , the well is as ancient as the Mahalla itself . The antiquity of the well , therefore ...
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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