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... Hindu , no river is holier than the Ganges and no city holier than this . A dip in the river washes away all of his sins , and death in the city takes him to heaven . The Buddha gave his first sermon at nearby Sārnāth ; Vārānasi's ...
... Hindu , no river is holier than the Ganges and no city holier than this . A dip in the river washes away all of his sins , and death in the city takes him to heaven . The Buddha gave his first sermon at nearby Sārnāth ; Vārānasi's ...
Page 533
... Hindu - Arabic notation , decimal fractions , logarithms , and circular and linear slide rules , gave unmistakable evidence of his mathematical talents . Wallis ' appointment in 1649 to the Savilian Professor- ship in Geometry at Oxford ...
... Hindu - Arabic notation , decimal fractions , logarithms , and circular and linear slide rules , gave unmistakable evidence of his mathematical talents . Wallis ' appointment in 1649 to the Savilian Professor- ship in Geometry at Oxford ...
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... Hindu philosopher and teacher Swami Vivekananda in 1897 ; there are also a large number of hospitals and schools operated by Christian organizations . The economy . Small in size , West Bengal nevertheless accounted for 10 percent of ...
... Hindu philosopher and teacher Swami Vivekananda in 1897 ; there are also a large number of hospitals and schools operated by Christian organizations . The economy . Small in size , West Bengal nevertheless accounted for 10 percent of ...
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