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Not only was the character of their religion pacific , but at no time during their
presence in India ' were they , albeit in the ascendant , beyond doubt a majority of
the people . It | How the Buddhists came to leave India has not yet been shown ...
Not only was the character of their religion pacific , but at no time during their
presence in India ' were they , albeit in the ascendant , beyond doubt a majority of
the people . It | How the Buddhists came to leave India has not yet been shown ...
Page xxxv
Its religious character was not , in the eyes of its Islamite masters , a thing to
recommend it ; and commercial or political importance it had none . " Even Akbar
, with all his toleration of Hinduism , and occasional partiality to it , did nothing to
prop ...
Its religious character was not , in the eyes of its Islamite masters , a thing to
recommend it ; and commercial or political importance it had none . " Even Akbar
, with all his toleration of Hinduism , and occasional partiality to it , did nothing to
prop ...
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Connexion of Benares with the religious history of half the human race . — Its
connexion with Buddhism . — Life and labours of Buddha . — Benares
subsequently to the fall of Buddhism in India . — The Brahman . — Sons of the
Ganges .
Connexion of Benares with the religious history of half the human race . — Its
connexion with Buddhism . — Life and labours of Buddha . — Benares
subsequently to the fall of Buddhism in India . — The Brahman . — Sons of the
Ganges .
Page 3
... great pretensions to logical accuracy ; and that the habit of the nation generally
, for thousands of years , has been to reverence the past , and to reflect upon and
observe , with punctilious nicety , its religious ceremonies and social usages .
... great pretensions to logical accuracy ; and that the habit of the nation generally
, for thousands of years , has been to reverence the past , and to reflect upon and
observe , with punctilious nicety , its religious ceremonies and social usages .
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The five Bhikshus , or religious hermits , men of considerable note in the early
history of Buddhism , who had formerly been ... who happened , at that time , to
be at the Ísipattana monastery , embraced the new religion , and became
disciples of ...
The five Bhikshus , or religious hermits , men of considerable note in the early
history of Buddhism , who had formerly been ... who happened , at that time , to
be at the Ísipattana monastery , embraced the new religion , and became
disciples of ...
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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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