The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 34
... extent a natural boundary . In some late Brah- manical writings , Benares is spoken of as lying between the Varaná and the Así ; but , in fact , it lies at a con- siderable distance from the Varaná in one direction , and in the other ...
... extent a natural boundary . In some late Brah- manical writings , Benares is spoken of as lying between the Varaná and the Así ; but , in fact , it lies at a con- siderable distance from the Varaná in one direction , and in the other ...
Page 37
... extent to which the spirit of idolatry has permeated all classes , that pandits and thinking men , who ought to know better , join in the general practice . The only persons that do not heartily engage in it are converts.
... extent to which the spirit of idolatry has permeated all classes , that pandits and thinking men , who ought to know better , join in the general practice . The only persons that do not heartily engage in it are converts.
Page 38
... extent convinced of the falsity of Hinduism . Since the country has come into our hands , a great im- petus has been given to the erection of temples , and to the manufacture of idols , in Northern India . In Benares , temples have ...
... extent convinced of the falsity of Hinduism . Since the country has come into our hands , a great im- petus has been given to the erection of temples , and to the manufacture of idols , in Northern India . In Benares , temples have ...
Page 40
... extent spasmodic , intended to counteract the Christian influences which , in so many ways and in so many places , are operating upon the community . Undoubtedly , it is quite true that the religious sentiments of a Hindu would prompt ...
... extent spasmodic , intended to counteract the Christian influences which , in so many ways and in so many places , are operating upon the community . Undoubtedly , it is quite true that the religious sentiments of a Hindu would prompt ...
Page 46
... extent , they have forgotten the essential distinctions of things . Their idol - worship has plunged them into immoralities of the grossest forms , has robbed them of truth , has filled their minds with deceit , has vitiated their holy ...
... extent , they have forgotten the essential distinctions of things . Their idol - worship has plunged them into immoralities of the grossest forms , has robbed them of truth , has filled their minds with deceit , has vitiated their holy ...
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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