The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 25
... perhaps as much space as those structures the foundations and remains of which are found at Sárnáth . A third archæologist , Mr. Thomas , late Judge of Benares , and a distinguished numismatist , trod in the same footsteps , only taking ...
... perhaps as much space as those structures the foundations and remains of which are found at Sárnáth . A third archæologist , Mr. Thomas , late Judge of Benares , and a distinguished numismatist , trod in the same footsteps , only taking ...
Page 28
... perhaps from the first or second to the third or fourth century A.D. There are several ancient edifices in Benares , which , if not original , are certainly to a large extent built of old materials . In these , more especially in their ...
... perhaps from the first or second to the third or fourth century A.D. There are several ancient edifices in Benares , which , if not original , are certainly to a large extent built of old materials . In these , more especially in their ...
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... perhaps into Hindustan ; and , whether the work of Bud- dhists or of Hindus is , doubtless , of high antiquity . Yet how it found its way here is open to question . This part of the existing city , as already stated , is much older than ...
... perhaps into Hindustan ; and , whether the work of Bud- dhists or of Hindus is , doubtless , of high antiquity . Yet how it found its way here is open to question . This part of the existing city , as already stated , is much older than ...
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... perhaps worthy of mention . It is said that a certain Raja Banár formerly ruled over Benares , and gave his own name to the city . 1 It would appear , that , with the followers of Bud- dha , the popular name of the city was not Káśí ...
... perhaps worthy of mention . It is said that a certain Raja Banár formerly ruled over Benares , and gave his own name to the city . 1 It would appear , that , with the followers of Bud- dha , the popular name of the city was not Káśí ...
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... perhaps of interest to the general reader , although of much importance to the archæologist and to all concerned in the physical aspects of old Benares , is given in several chapters towards the close of the volume . I proceed now to a ...
... perhaps of interest to the general reader , although of much importance to the archæologist and to all concerned in the physical aspects of old Benares , is given in several chapters towards the close of the volume . I proceed now to a ...
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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