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https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.635#0214
OLD REMAINS
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are of the early Buddhist period, and numbers of them
are now being dug up in the neighbourhood of Sar-
nath. They are not, however, Buddhist, but dedi-
cated to various Hindu deities. The Deer-park at
Sarnath was, as we know, a retreat, or kind of sacred
grove, where religious devotees of all sects met.
ANCIENT VOTIVE STONES
The most interesting of the ruined buildings of
ancient Benares now existing are those which have
been appropriated by the Muhammadans. At the
back of the mosque of Aurangzib, near the Golden
Temple, is a fragment of what must have been a very
imposing Brahminical or Jain temple. The south wall
of the mosque is built into it. Tradition points to this
as being part of the original temple of Vishweshwar
destroyed by Aurangzib. From the style it would
appear to belong to the time of Akbar, or about the
201
are of the early Buddhist period, and numbers of them
are now being dug up in the neighbourhood of Sar-
nath. They are not, however, Buddhist, but dedi-
cated to various Hindu deities. The Deer-park at
Sarnath was, as we know, a retreat, or kind of sacred
grove, where religious devotees of all sects met.
ANCIENT VOTIVE STONES
The most interesting of the ruined buildings of
ancient Benares now existing are those which have
been appropriated by the Muhammadans. At the
back of the mosque of Aurangzib, near the Golden
Temple, is a fragment of what must have been a very
imposing Brahminical or Jain temple. The south wall
of the mosque is built into it. Tradition points to this
as being part of the original temple of Vishweshwar
destroyed by Aurangzib. From the style it would
appear to belong to the time of Akbar, or about the