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Kāśi

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Kāśi. One of the seven sacred cities of India, an earlier name for Vārānasī (Benares). A centre of pilgrimage with many temples, it is especially important for devotion to Śiva, who is worshipped (in a temple of this name) as Viśvanātha, Lord of the universe.

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Kāsī

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

Kāsī. A kingdom of ancient India, bordering the River Ganges to the north and centred on its capital Vārāṇasī. During the lifetime of the Buddha, its independence was extinguished when it was incorporated into the Magadhan empire (see Magadha).

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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Kāsī." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-Ks.html

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Kasi

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Kasi ♂ Sanskrit: ‘shining’; a name of Varanasi (Benares), most sacred Hindu city on the Ganges.

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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Kasi." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Kasi.html

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