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Page 9
The climate is temperate , grain is in abundance , the fruit - trees are luxuriant ,
and the earth is covered with tufted vegetation . There are thirty ( Buddhist )
monasteries , containing about three thousand monks . There are a hundred
temples of ...
The climate is temperate , grain is in abundance , the fruit - trees are luxuriant ,
and the earth is covered with tufted vegetation . There are thirty ( Buddhist )
monasteries , containing about three thousand monks . There are a hundred
temples of ...
Page 20
... although the inscription which covers it is referred to a period so late as the
fourth century after Christ . It has been asserted , on strong authority , that no
ancient temples or religious monasteries , apart from the cave structures , exist in
India ...
... although the inscription which covers it is referred to a period so late as the
fourth century after Christ . It has been asserted , on strong authority , that no
ancient temples or religious monasteries , apart from the cave structures , exist in
India ...
Page 27
For instance , the Buddhist monastery and temples , of which traces are found at
Bakaríyá Kund , differ in their styles of architecture . Of the two small temples ,
parts of which , though possibly altered and transposed , are still standing , the ...
For instance , the Buddhist monastery and temples , of which traces are found at
Bakaríyá Kund , differ in their styles of architecture . Of the two small temples ,
parts of which , though possibly altered and transposed , are still standing , the ...
Page 29
The same eminent writer has elsewhere hazarded the observation , respecting
Buddhist structures , that no built examples whatever exist in India of Buddhist
temples ( chaityas ) and monasteries ( viháras ) ; and has , besides , apparently ...
The same eminent writer has elsewhere hazarded the observation , respecting
Buddhist structures , that no built examples whatever exist in India of Buddhist
temples ( chaityas ) and monasteries ( viháras ) ; and has , besides , apparently ...
Page 144
... raised upon a platform , is an assemblage of temples and idols ; and , on the
western side of the platform , a bell hangs , suspended from the stone scaffolding
. A portion of the quadrangle is - appropriated to a math or Hindu monastery .
... raised upon a platform , is an assemblage of temples and idols ; and , on the
western side of the platform , a bell hangs , suspended from the stone scaffolding
. A portion of the quadrangle is - appropriated to a math or Hindu monastery .
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| Title | The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times |
| Author | Matthew Atmore Sherring |
| Contributor | Fitzedward Hall |
| Publisher | Trübner & Company, 1868 |
| Original from | National Library of the Netherlands |
| Digitized | 16 Nov 2012 |
| Length | 388 pages |
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