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Page xxvi
The Brahmadatta who figures so largely , in their sacred writings , as king of
Benares ! very likely was not a mythe ; ' but there is no ground for crediting that
Gautama ever governed that city at all , notwithstanding that they represent him to
have ...
The Brahmadatta who figures so largely , in their sacred writings , as king of
Benares ! very likely was not a mythe ; ' but there is no ground for crediting that
Gautama ever governed that city at all , notwithstanding that they represent him to
have ...
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Various intermediate stages of diversity are represented in other buildings ; but I
cannot now further enlarge on them . The first class of pillars , however , must , I
contend , be of a much earlier date than the other . Yet it does not follow that this
...
Various intermediate stages of diversity are represented in other buildings ; but I
cannot now further enlarge on them . The first class of pillars , however , must , I
contend , be of a much earlier date than the other . Yet it does not follow that this
...
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... uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other indecent figures , and of a
multitude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous objects . Some of them are wild
parodies on the animal kingdom , representing imaginary creatures made up in ...
... uncouth idols , of monsters , of the linga and other indecent figures , and of a
multitude of grotesque , ill - shapen , and hideous objects . Some of them are wild
parodies on the animal kingdom , representing imaginary creatures made up in ...
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hundred thousand temples to the city , made this stipulation , that they were all to
be commenced and finished in one day . The plan hit upon was , to cut out on
blocks of stone a great many tiny carvings , each one representing a temple .
hundred thousand temples to the city , made this stipulation , that they were all to
be commenced and finished in one day . The plan hit upon was , to cut out on
blocks of stone a great many tiny carvings , each one representing a temple .
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These remarks are especially true of rigid and thorough Hindus , like the
Gangaputras , or “ sons of the Ganges , ” who may be regarded as representing ,
in their own persons , the complete results of their strange religion . To speak
plainly ...
These remarks are especially true of rigid and thorough Hindus , like the
Gangaputras , or “ sons of the Ganges , ” who may be regarded as representing ,
in their own persons , the complete results of their strange religion . To speak
plainly ...
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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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