The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... religious ceremonies and social usages . Were the Hindus proverbially reckless in their state- ments and opinions , and had they never produced any great work exhibiting minuteness of detail , together with clearness , consistency , and ...
... religious ceremonies and social usages . Were the Hindus proverbially reckless in their state- ments and opinions , and had they never produced any great work exhibiting minuteness of detail , together with clearness , consistency , and ...
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... religious hermits , men of con- siderable note in the early history of Buddhism , who had formerly been associated ... religion , and became disciples of Buddha . At Sárnáth S'ákya Muni first began to " turn the wheel of the Law , " in ...
... religious hermits , men of con- siderable note in the early history of Buddhism , who had formerly been associated ... religion , and became disciples of Buddha . At Sárnáth S'ákya Muni first began to " turn the wheel of the Law , " in ...
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... religious topics was very considerable in the country generally ; and , therefore , that it was of the utmost consequence to secure its countenance and support on any great subject affecting the religious belief of the entire nation ...
... religious topics was very considerable in the country generally ; and , therefore , that it was of the utmost consequence to secure its countenance and support on any great subject affecting the religious belief of the entire nation ...
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... religion . All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandize ... religious history of one half the human race , inhabiting the countries of Eastern Asia , is a subject of surpassing ...
... religion . All along the shores of the venerable stream lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandize ... religious history of one half the human race , inhabiting the countries of Eastern Asia , is a subject of surpassing ...
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... religious influence over the land . Throughout the Buddhist period in India , —a period extending from seven hundred ... religion , are replete with references to Benares ; indeed , each Játaka is almost invariably connected with a ...
... religious influence over the land . Throughout the Buddhist period in India , —a period extending from seven hundred ... religion , are replete with references to Benares ; indeed , each Játaka is almost invariably connected with 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