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Benares. The Sacred City. Sketches of Hindu Life and Religion

1905

THE TEMPLES AND SACRED WELLS— The different classes of I lindu deities—Household worship— The Durga temple--The Ahméty temple—Annapurna temple —Vishweshwar—The temple at Ramnagar—The Maharaja's palace—Temple of Bhaironath—Ganesha the god of wisdom— The well of Knowledge and the \yell of Fate—The Snake well ifio CHAPTER X. THE PANCH-TIRTH AND THE PILGRIMAGE OF THE PANCH-KOS1 ROAD—THE PILGRIMAGE OF [...] A very important part of the sacred lore treasured in the religious literature of the Hindus is contained in the Upanishads the records of the debates on metaphysical questions and the theory of sacrificial practice which excited the profoundest interest of our Aryan forefathers. [...] The rest of 'thii story describes Sita's despair and sufferings in the demon king's palace the wanderings of Râma and Lakshman in search of her and the discovery of her by the help of Hanuman the monkey king of the Nilgiri mountains. [...] The main point of difference between the two was that whereas the Brahmanas which contain the essence of the sacerdotal doctrine declare that sacrifice in its totality is the bark which carries one to heaven and that the Brahminical teaching is the only means of 32"DOCTRINES OF BUDDHA 33 salvation Buddha denied the divine authority of the Vedas rejected the theory of sacrifice and declared th [...] Until the recent remarkable discoveries were made the chief interest of Sarnath was centred in the great ruined stupa t to feet high known by the name of I )hamek which General Cunningham derives from the Sanskrit Dharmdesaker or preacher of the law ". It was the last of the memorials built by the Buddhists within the enclosure of the )eer - park for the rich carving of the stone-base was
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Pages
239
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.145090
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Preface
i-xiii E.B. Havell view
Chapter I. In the Vedic Times
1-16 E.B. Havell view
Chapter II. The Hindu Epics—Hero-Worship
17-31 E.B. Havell view
Chapter III. The Advent of Buddha—Sarnath and the Latest Discoveries—The Jains
32-57 E.B. Havell view
Chapter IV. The Rise of Modern Hinduism
58-70 E.B. Havell view
Chapter V. In the City
71-89 E.B. Havell view
Chapter VI. On the Ganges
90-105 E.B. Havell view
Chapter VII. The Ghats. Asi-Sangam to Nepali Ghat
106-133 E.B. Havell view
Chapter VIII. The Ghats—From Manikarnika to Barna Sangam
134-159 E.B. Havell view
Chapter IX. The Temples and Sacred Wells
160-185 E.B. Havell view
Chapter X. The Panch-Tirth and the Panch-Kosi Road—The Pilgrimage of the Soul
186-198 E.B. Havell view
Chapter XI. Remains of Old Benares—A Hindu-Muhammadan Riot—A Weavers’ Colony
199-209 E.B. Havell view
Chapter XII. Benares under British Rule
210-226 E.B. Havell view

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