The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 237
... of a small pin- nacle , about ten feet square , which , most probably , once supported a stone umbrella . I infer this , because the figures of Buddha , the Teacher , are usually represented BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 237.
... of a small pin- nacle , about ten feet square , which , most probably , once supported a stone umbrella . I infer this , because the figures of Buddha , the Teacher , are usually represented BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 237.
Page 241
... probably , of a flag - staff . The lowest of these stones can only be reached by a ladder ; but ladders must have been always available , if , as I suppose , it was customary , on stated occasions , to fix flags and streamers on various ...
... probably , of a flag - staff . The lowest of these stones can only be reached by a ladder ; but ladders must have been always available , if , as I suppose , it was customary , on stated occasions , to fix flags and streamers on various ...
Page 248
... probably to afford a free view of the object of worship , without necessitating too near an approach on the part of the ordinary votaries . " 1 It has been already remarked , that the excavations have brought to light a large number of ...
... probably to afford a free view of the object of worship , without necessitating too near an approach on the part of the ordinary votaries . " 1 It has been already remarked , that the excavations have brought to light a large number of ...
Page 258
... probably reached to the roof , and took the place of a pillar . A small drain led under ground from the north - west corner of the central square to the outside of the building on the north , for the purpose , as I conclude , of ...
... probably reached to the roof , and took the place of a pillar . A small drain led under ground from the north - west corner of the central square to the outside of the building on the north , for the purpose , as I conclude , of ...
Page 264
... probably in the neighbourhood of Goruckpore , upwards of a hun- dred miles to the north of Benares . Until his twenty- ninth year , Sákya paid no special attention to religion , but passed his time in the pursuit of pleasure . At this ...
... probably in the neighbourhood of Goruckpore , upwards of a hun- dred miles to the north of Benares . Until his twenty- ninth year , Sákya paid no special attention to religion , but passed his time in the pursuit of pleasure . At this ...
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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