The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... Christian era , -whose annals have been kept with some decent amount of trustworthiness , 1 See Prof. Max Müller's History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature , p . 62 . we gain certain specific information respecting this city at that 4 ...
... Christian era , -whose annals have been kept with some decent amount of trustworthiness , 1 See Prof. Max Müller's History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature , p . 62 . we gain certain specific information respecting this city at that 4 ...
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... Christian era , describes Benares as a kingdom " about four thousand li ( six hundred and sixty - seven miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges , —which is from eighteen to nineteen li ( three miles and ...
... Christian era , describes Benares as a kingdom " about four thousand li ( six hundred and sixty - seven miles ) in circumference . To the west is the capital , -near the Ganges , —which is from eighteen to nineteen li ( three miles and ...
Page 15
... Christian , fall upon their food while being cooked , it is altogether re- jected . This mysterious notion of divinity , permeating the entire life of the Brahman , originates , not only in the minds of the people , but also in his own ...
... Christian , fall upon their food while being cooked , it is altogether re- jected . This mysterious notion of divinity , permeating the entire life of the Brahman , originates , not only in the minds of the people , but also in his own ...
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... reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , —justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , -that there are few cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
... reformation . We come , therefore , to this conclusion , —justified , I think , by the foregoing observations , -that there are few cities in the world of greater interest to the Christian BENARES , PAST AND PRESENT . 17.
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... Christian and the philosopher than the sacred city of the Hindus . Calcutta , Madras , and Bombay are commercial centres of India , directing , to a large extent , the trade of the country . But they do not speak to the masses , who ...
... Christian and the philosopher than the sacred city of the Hindus . Calcutta , Madras , and Bombay are commercial centres of India , directing , to a large extent , the trade of the country . But they do not speak to the masses , who ...
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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