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The Sacred City Of The Hindus

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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868

The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1868 with Hindu temples categories.

Benares The Sacred City

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Author : Ernest Binfield Havell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1912

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The Sacred City Of The Hindus

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Author : Rev M. a. Sherring
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-11-28

The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by Rev M. a. Sherring and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-28 with History categories.

From the PREFACE. The history of a country is sometimes epitomized in the history of one of its principal cities. The city of Benares represents India, religiously and intellectually, just as Paris represents the political sentiments of France. There are few cities in the world of greater antiquity, and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction. In Benares, Buddhism was first promulgated; in Benares, Hinduism has had her home in the bosom of her most impassioned votaries. This city, therefore, has given impulse and vigour to the two religions which to this day govern half the world. An account of a city of such remarkable associations, which has occupied such a prominent place in the annals of the human race, is not without its importance, and ought not to be devoid of interest. Having resided in it for several years, I have enjoyed peculiarly favourable opportunities for becoming acquainted with its inner life and character. The task I have set myself is not that of discussing the religious systems existing there, which -would he an unnecessary undertaking, it having been so frequently accomplished by abler hands, - but of giving a representation of Benares as she was in the past, and as she is in the present. Her early condition, her connexion with ancient Buddhism - her architectural remains - her famous temples, holy wells and tanks, and numerous ghats or stairs leading down to the Ganges - the legends concerning them - the peculiar customs at the temples - the ceremonies of the idolater - the modes of worship - the religious festivals, and other topics, illustrative of the character which Benares maintains as the sacred city of India, are dwelt upon, with some amount of detail, in this volume. I have deemed it of moment, also, in a book of this nature, to make some observations on the influence which education, European civilization, and, above all, Christianity, are now exerting upon the city. As Benares has held a foremost place in the history of India for two thousand five hundred years, at the least, so, in all likelihood, she is destined to retain that position in the new era of enlightenment which has already dawned upon the land. Portions of this work have, at various times, appeared in print, in contributions to the Calcutta Review and the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, and in a lecture delivered before the Benares Institute, published in the Transactions of that Society. I would express my warmest thanks to Charles Horne, Esq., C.S., late Judge of Benares, for his very valuable assistance in the archaeological researches described in this book, especially in Chapters xix. and xx. My thanks are also due to J. H. B. Ironside, Esq., C.B., Magistrate of Benares, for his kindness in placing at my disposal a paper on the Melas or Festivals of Benares, drawn up by Babu Sital Prasad, Deputy Inspector of Schools. I would likewise acknowledge my great obligations to D. Tresham, Esq., Head Master of the Government Normal School, Benares, for his excellent photographs of the city, from which the illustrations of this volume have been taken. M. A. SHERRING, July 2nd, 1868.

Benares

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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021

Benares written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Hindu temples categories.

The Sacred City Of The Hindus

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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1868

Benares

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Author : M. A. Sherring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-12-15

Benares written by M. A. Sherring and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-15 with History categories.

Written just after the freedom struggle of 1857 it offers a piercing insight into the culture of Benares as seen through the eyes of a European, telling why it has been for over two and a half thousand years a pre-eminent sacred city of Hindus.

The Sacred City Of The Hindus

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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-05-19

The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-19 with categories.

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Benares The Sacred City Of The Hindus In Ancient And Modern Times

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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

Benares The Sacred City Of The Hindus In Ancient And Modern Times written by Matthew Atmore Sherring and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with categories.

The Sacred City Of The Hindus

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Author : Matthew Atmore Sherring
language : en
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Release Date : 2015-07-06

Excerpt from The Sacred City of the Hindus: An Account of Benares in Ancient and Modern Times The history of a country is sometimes epitomized in the history of one of its principal cities. The city of Benares represents India, religiously and intellectually, just as Paris represents the political sentiments of France. There are few cities in the world of greater antiquity, and none that have so uninterruptedly maintained their ancient celebrity and distinction. In Benares, Buddhism was first promulgated; in Benares, Hinduism has had her home in the bosom of her most impassioned votaries. This city, therefore, has given impulse and vigour to the two religions which to this day govern half the world. An account of a city of such remarkable associations, which has occupied such a prominent place in the annals of the human race, is not without its importance, and ought not to be devoid of interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Sacred City Of The Hindus

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Author : M. A. Sherring
language : en
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Release Date : 2020-01-22

The Sacred City Of The Hindus written by M. A. Sherring and has been published by Alpha Edition this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-22 with History categories.

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The Sacred City Of The Hindus

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