The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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Page 93
... addition , there are , in this quarter , other spots , with which I am acquainted , where Buddhist ruins are to be found . It is a remarkable circumstance , that , in the modern city , no Hindu temples including the temple of Briddh- kál ,
... addition , there are , in this quarter , other spots , with which I am acquainted , where Buddhist ruins are to be found . It is a remarkable circumstance , that , in the modern city , no Hindu temples including the temple of Briddh- kál ,
Page 195
... ruin . Its foundations are still visible in the bed of the stream ; but they are very limited in extent . A few years ago most of the stones of the ruined bridge were taken away , and utilized for the erection of the present Barna ...
... ruin . Its foundations are still visible in the bed of the stream ; but they are very limited in extent . A few years ago most of the stones of the ruined bridge were taken away , and utilized for the erection of the present Barna ...
Page 202
... ruins . " " This , " he adds , " had been long and generally imputed to him . It was reported that he had inherited a vast mass of wealth from his father , Balwant Singh , which he had secured in the two strong fortresses of Bidjeygur ...
... ruins . " " This , " he adds , " had been long and generally imputed to him . It was reported that he had inherited a vast mass of wealth from his father , Balwant Singh , which he had secured in the two strong fortresses of Bidjeygur ...
Page 208
... ruin which has involved the other branches of the family . The situation of Warren Hastings , at the time of the flight of Cheit Singh , was perilous to the last degree . He had , as before remarked , made Mádhodás ' garden his head ...
... ruin which has involved the other branches of the family . The situation of Warren Hastings , at the time of the flight of Cheit Singh , was perilous to the last degree . He had , as before remarked , made Mádhodás ' garden his head ...
Page 229
... with people , attended by singing and dancing girls , row about the river , proceeding as far as Rámnagar . This melá is of recent date . 230 CHAPTER XVIII . THE Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 229.
... with people , attended by singing and dancing girls , row about the river , proceeding as far as Rámnagar . This melá is of recent date . 230 CHAPTER XVIII . THE Buddhist Ruins at Sárnáth - BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 229.
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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-laď 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