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... its enlightenment and reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , -
justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , —that there are few cities in the
world of greater interest to the Christian 2 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
... its enlightenment and reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , -
justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , —that there are few cities in the
world of greater interest to the Christian 2 BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
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His “ Views of Benares ” are chiefly of a popular cast , and do not give evidence
of any extensive observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late
Government archćologist , and the architect of the Government College , -a ...
His “ Views of Benares ” are chiefly of a popular cast , and do not give evidence
of any extensive observation or research of this nature . Major Kittoe , the late
Government archćologist , and the architect of the Government College , -a ...
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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 39
Dr. Mullens , on the extension of Hinduism , materially and outwardly , in “
Christian Work ” for July , 1864 , strongly bear out the preceding observations : “
There can be little doubt , ” he says , " that a hundred years ago , the temples ,
mosques ...
Dr. Mullens , on the extension of Hinduism , materially and outwardly , in “
Christian Work ” for July , 1864 , strongly bear out the preceding observations : “
There can be little doubt , ” he says , " that a hundred years ago , the temples ,
mosques ...
Page 50
When observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building
presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva ,
whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ; and
the ...
When observed in the distance , from the elevation of the roof , the building
presents three distinct divisions . The first is the spire of a temple of Mahadeva ,
whose base is in the quadrangle below ; the second is a large gilded dome ; and
the ...
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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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