The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 254
... inches ; the slight excess over my measurement being due to the thickness of a base moulding of the original stupa . I have again carefully examined the remains of this monument ; and I am quite satisfied that , in its original state ...
... inches ; the slight excess over my measurement being due to the thickness of a base moulding of the original stupa . I have again carefully examined the remains of this monument ; and I am quite satisfied that , in its original state ...
Page 255
... inches high , erected to commemorate the ascent of the mound by the Emperor Humáyún , son of the great Baber , who succeeded to the throne on the death of his father , A.D. 1531. Extensive excavations have been made into the mound , but ...
... inches high , erected to commemorate the ascent of the mound by the Emperor Humáyún , son of the great Baber , who succeeded to the throne on the death of his father , A.D. 1531. Extensive excavations have been made into the mound , but ...
Page 256
... inches square . " Continuing the work , " he says , " I found the bases of pillars , in pairs , surrounding the square . Amongst the rubbish inside the square , I found an elaborately sculptured bass - relief , in grey sandstone , 256 ...
... inches square . " Continuing the work , " he says , " I found the bases of pillars , in pairs , surrounding the square . Amongst the rubbish inside the square , I found an elaborately sculptured bass - relief , in grey sandstone , 256 ...
Page 267
... inch of the way , and continue the contest even when reduced to absolute weakness . Thus , it took several centuries for Buddhism to expire in India . It is possible that the erection of so many sacred edifices at Sárnáth and in its ...
... inch of the way , and continue the contest even when reduced to absolute weakness . Thus , it took several centuries for Buddhism to expire in India . It is possible that the erection of so many sacred edifices at Sárnáth and in its ...
Page 275
... inches deep , and is ornamented with carvings of various elegant de- vices . As the building is divided into two distinct sections , and , moreover , as the spaces between the pillars are , in several instances , filled up with a mud ...
... inches deep , and is ornamented with carvings of various elegant de- vices . As the building is divided into two distinct sections , and , moreover , as the spaces between the pillars are , in several instances , filled up with a mud ...
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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