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Gaya and Buddha-Gaya [Early History of the Holy Land]

1931

as I stood confronted by the wide expanse of the sandy bed of the Plial! 1. or as I walked up and down alony' the hat& of the Pliahm and the Naroiijonri to inspect the various 1. ncielit sites of importance to the Hindus and the Buddhists. [...] But it expressly says that the Pludgutirtha proper was co-extensive with the Gavagira or Gayairsha hill and its spurs the Nagakilta the Gridlfrakitta the Ja närdanakitta and the site of the Brahmaynpa its extension from the GayitEqra hill to the North Manasa tank being 1 kroga.' if the Gaydira hill and its spurs determined the extension of the then known town of Gaya (Gaydpuri) front south to [...] The Gayi-o;ira the nundapriahtha the Prabhasa the Udyanta the Gitan5da the 131vsinal:fita the NTigakilta the GrAtakuta. [...] the Silatirtha the Ramatirtha the Gadinolatirtlia the Vaitatani the Bra hma sara the Brahmkunda the North the South 111rmasa. [...] and that this liitga is but a visil)le symbol of the deity honoured by the name of Prabhasea the Lord of the.Prallasa hill."' The Gridhraldita hill is called Gridhrakata or Vultures' Peak on account of the fact that the great sages attained the final beatitude by meditating upon it assuming the posture of p vulture.
history
Pages
311
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.141975
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Frontmatter
i-xv Benimadhab Barua view
Task Difined
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Gaya-Mahatmya—A Monstrous Legend
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Gaya-Mahatmya Its Contents
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Legend Of Gayasura-Mitra’s Interpretation
33-36 unknown view
O'Malley’s Contention And Counter Theory
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Criticism of Mitra’s Interpretation
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Criticism of O'Malley's Counter-Theory
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Antiquity of the Gaya-Mahatmya
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Earlier Version of the Gaya-Mahatmya
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Characterisation of the Epic Version
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Gaya in the Skanda-Purana
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Gaya in the Books Ritual
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Gaya in Buddhist Literature
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Gaya from Buddhist Point of View
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Gaya from Hindu Point of View
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Bodh-Gaya from Buddhist Point of View
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Bodh-Gaya from Hindu Point of View
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Gaya as Place for Funeral Obsequies
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Gaya as Meeting Place of Hinduism and Buddhism
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Appendix Chaitanya’s Pilgrimage to Gaya
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Indices
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