Four Reports Made During the Years, 1862-63-64-65, Volume 1Government Central Press, 1871 - Excavations (Archaeology) |
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... feet in height , is undoubtedly old ; and perhaps the date of 1071 Samvat , or A. D. 1014 , found on one of the blocks of the granite pavement may record the actual period of the erection of the temple . The basement mouldings are ...
... feet in height , is undoubtedly old ; and perhaps the date of 1071 Samvat , or A. D. 1014 , found on one of the blocks of the granite pavement may record the actual period of the erection of the temple . The basement mouldings are ...
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... feet square at base and 160 feet in height from the granite floor of the lower story to the top of its broken pinnacle . This is beyond all doubt the Vihár , from 160 to 170 feet in height , described by Hwen Thsang as standing to the ...
... feet square at base and 160 feet in height from the granite floor of the lower story to the top of its broken pinnacle . This is beyond all doubt the Vihár , from 160 to 170 feet in height , described by Hwen Thsang as standing to the ...
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... feet and 5 inches in height , 8 feet 8 inches in breadth across the knees , and 6 feet 2 inches across the shoulders . The figure was sitting cross - legged facing the east . Now these particulars correspond almost exactly with the ...
... feet and 5 inches in height , 8 feet 8 inches in breadth across the knees , and 6 feet 2 inches across the shoulders . The figure was sitting cross - legged facing the east . Now these particulars correspond almost exactly with the ...
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... feet 4 inches in diameter , and up- wards of 16 feet in height , which was set up as a central point in Sahebganj , as recorded in a Persian inscription by Charles Bâdom Saheb ( Boddam ) in A. D. 1789 . The tope and pillar of Bakror ...
... feet 4 inches in diameter , and up- wards of 16 feet in height , which was set up as a central point in Sahebganj , as recorded in a Persian inscription by Charles Bâdom Saheb ( Boddam ) in A. D. 1789 . The tope and pillar of Bakror ...
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... feet in diameter , and 21 feet in height , resting on a square basement 14 feet high . The cylinder was once surmounted by a solid dome or hemisphere of brick , of which only 6 feet now remain , and this dome must have been crowned with ...
... feet in diameter , and 21 feet in height , resting on a square basement 14 feet high . The cylinder was once surmounted by a solid dome or hemisphere of brick , of which only 6 feet now remain , and this dome must have been crowned with ...
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ancient archæological Asiatic Society's Journal Asoka Banâras Barâbar Baragaon Bengal Asiatic Society's Bhitari Bihâr Bodhi tree Brahmanical brick-work Buchanan Buddha Buddha-Gaya Buddhist building built Calcutta called capital cave century Chinese pilgrim coins Cunningham Delhi described by Hwen Deva diameter Dilli discovery distance dynasty east erected excavation existing Fa-Hian feet 6 inches feet in height feet square Firuz Gaya Giryek granite ground Gupta Gupta Dynasty hill Hindu Hwen Thsang India inscribed inscription Jain James Prinsep Jetavana Julien's Hwen Thsang Kanoj Kesariya King Kusinagara Kutb Minar Lauriya letters lingam Major Kittoe Masjid Mathura miles monastery monuments mound Muhammadan Musalmân Nâlanda north-east north-west original Pâl pedestal pillar Plate Pokhar probably Purâna Raja Rajagriha Rajgir recorded reign remains ruins Sanskrit Sârnâth sculpture shaft side south-east south-west stone stupa tank temple tion tomb topes tower translation tree village Vishnu walls
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Page 173 - While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand; 'When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; 'And when Rome falls — the World.
Page 197 - The plinth is a polygon of twenty sides : the basement story has the same number of faces formed into convex flutes which are alternately angular and semicircular, the next has semicircular flutes, and in the third they are all angular. Then rises a plain story, and above it soars a partially fluted story, whose shaft is adorned with bands of marble and red sandstone.
Page 212 - Siri is a round city. Its buildings are lofty ; they are surrounded by fortifications built of stone and brick, and they are very strong ; old Delhi also has a similar strong fort, but it is larger than that of Siri. From the fort of Siri to that of old Delhi, which is a considerable distance, there runs a strong wall built of stone and cement.
Page 171 - ... a courtier, jealous of the Brahman's influence, declared that the pillar was not placed over the serpent's head, but that he could point out the true place, which he had seen in a dream. The pillar was accordingly taken up by the Raja's order, and agreeably to the Brahman's prediction, the foot of it was found wet with the blood of the serpent's head.
Page 166 - ... the pillar. The last ten lines of the eastern face, as well as the whole of the continuous inscription round the shaft, are peculiar to the Delhi pillar.
Page 171 - Vasuki, the serpent king. A lady traveller, who visited Delhi between 1804 and 1814, heard the tradition in a somewhat different way. A Brahman told the king that if he could place the seat of his government on the head of the snake that supports the world, his kingdom...
Page 140 - Kanoj during the latter half of the sixth, and the first half of the seventh century.
Page 204 - Kiblah of white marble discoloured with age. About 5 ft. from the ground are several lines in Kufik. The tomb is in the centre, and has been greatly injured ; the top part is of modern masonry. Cunningham says that there is no roof, "but there is good reason to believe that it was originally covered by an overlapping Hindu dome. A single stone of one of the overlapping circles, with Arabic letters on it, still remains.
Page 212 - I took a ride round the cities. Siri is a round city. Its buildings are lofty ; they are surrounded by fortifications built of stone and brick, and they are very strong ; old Delhi also has a similar strong fort, but it is larger than that of Siri.
Page 66 - Ben preserves the very same story which is recorded by Hwen Thsang. That the stupa was intended to commemorate a Chakravartti Raja might also have been inferred from its position at the meeting of four principal roads. " For a Chakravartti Raja," said Buddha addressing Auanda, " they build the thupo at a spot where four principal roads meet.