The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern TimesTrübner & Company, 1868 - 388 pages |
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... kings of the latest dynasty of Kanauj , from Mada- napâla to the unfortunate Jayachandra , were masters of Benares , in ... king of Gauḍa , Mahîpâla , father of Sthirapâla and Vasantapâla ; and , at the end , the date 1083. An easy ...
... kings of the latest dynasty of Kanauj , from Mada- napâla to the unfortunate Jayachandra , were masters of Benares , in ... king of Gauḍa , Mahîpâla , father of Sthirapâla and Vasantapâla ; and , at the end , the date 1083. An easy ...
Page xxvi
... 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 reigned there during nineteen several states of existence ...
... 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 reigned there during nineteen several states of existence ...
Page xxxi
... kings who , from motives of policy , adiaphorized between the two great classes of the faithful into which their ... king of Kanauj in the seventh century . Hiouen Thsang speaks of him much as if he were a Buddhist ; and Bâṇa , in ...
... kings who , from motives of policy , adiaphorized between the two great classes of the faithful into which their ... king of Kanauj in the seventh century . Hiouen Thsang speaks of him much as if he were a Buddhist ; and Bâṇa , in ...
Page 11
... king of Benares . When Buddha delivered his first discourse at ĺśipattana , near Benares , not only the five Bhikshus , as already stated , but also Yasu , son of Sujáta , and his fifty - four royal companions or princes , embraced the ...
... king of Benares . When Buddha delivered his first discourse at ĺśipattana , near Benares , not only the five Bhikshus , as already stated , but also Yasu , son of Sujáta , and his fifty - four royal companions or princes , embraced the ...
Page 37
... king of Benares . - Ancient Temple of Bisheswar , now a Moham- medan Mosque . — The Well Gyán Bápí . - Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . -The Well Kásí Karwat . — Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrna and her temple . - Temples of Ganes ...
... king of Benares . - Ancient Temple of Bisheswar , now a Moham- medan Mosque . — The Well Gyán Bápí . - Temple of Ad - Bisheswar . -The Well Kásí Karwat . — Temple of Saníchar . - The goddess Annpúrna and her temple . - Temples of Ganes ...
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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