A General Index to the Names and Subject-Matter of the Sacred Books of the East — SBE Vol. 50 (compiled by M. Winternitz, 1910)

450 n. ; * on the E.'s place of divine worship,' 44, 450-2, 456 ; is afraid of the Pravargya, blessings invoked on her, 44, 462-4 ; having become a mare, the E. carried Mann, and he is her lord Pra^apati, 44,

451 n., 466 ; Agni, when spreading through the forests, shears the hair of the E., 46, 54 ; has spread herself far and wide, 46, 83 ; Dhisha- «a as the E., 46, 120 sq. ; Agni licks the face of Mother E., 46, 145 ; Agni announces man's sins to E., 46, 325 ; care and propitiation of the E., 47, 162. See also Heaven {c, /j, Prithivi, and Zamyad.

Earth-demon, the firm one, oblation to, 29, 20T, 213, 345.

Earthquake, caused by the chief events in Buddha's life, 11, 44, 116, 155; 19, 146, 163, 268 sq., 307, 345? 350; 49 (i), 7, 141; causes of an e., 11, 45-8 ; 35, 171 sq. ; caused by Vessantara's generosity, 35, 170- 8 ; the earth shook six times in honour of Nagasena, 36, 373 ; expiatory rite on the occasion of an e., 42, 640.

Easing nature, rules about, 2,
93 sq., 220, 222 sq. ; 4, 201 sq.,
202 n. ; 5, 317 sq.; 7, 194-6; 14,
36 sq., 60, 164, 173 sq., 245 ; 24, 12,
12 n., 317; 25, 136 sq., 143, 146,
i52sq., 192 sq., 472; 29, 318 sq.;
37, 207 sq. ; singing of Gathas must
be interrupted when e. n., 4, 325;

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prayer for making water, 5, 318 ;

24, 317; rules of purification, 6, 78,
98 ; rules about it for the Dikshita,
26, 43 sq. ; micturition towards the
sun sinful, 42, 214, 668. See also
Impurity.

East, see Quarters.

Eater, the, is the highest Self, 34,

XXXV, xlii, 1 1 6-1 8.
Eating, rules relating to it, 2, 59-

71, 96, 99 sq., 122 sq., 204, 265-70;

5, 310; 7, 216-21; 10 (ii), 66]

14, 25, 36-9, 146; 15, 312 sqq.;

25, 39 sq., 96; 27, 2-4, 7, 20 sq.,
79-83, 83 n.; 29, 86 sq., 191, 320 sq.;
37, 180, 182 sq. ; rules of e., for the
hermit, 2, 195 ; 7, 277 sq. ; 8,
361 sq. ; 14, 45,^259, 292-4; 25,
199-204; for Snatakas, 2, 223-5;

14, 60-2 ; 25, 138-41 ; 29, 123 sq.,
409 sq. ; 30, 85; for ascetics, 7,
279, 362-4; 14, 46-8, 280-3; 25,
199-201 ; for Buddhist Bhikkhus,
11, 190 sq., 253, 253 n.; 13, 37-4°?
62-5; 17, 67-97, ii7sq., 128 sq.,
130-3, I38sq., I43-5j 220-5; 19,
296, 298; 20, 73-5, 135, 153 sq.,
253, 284-9; 3^j 272; 36, 9 sq.,
98-100, 98n.,99n., 281 sq., 33osq.,
339 sq., 349 sq.; for Gaina monks,
22, 71, 88 sq., 103-10, 114 sq.,
117 sq.; 45, 5 sq. ; — rinsing the
mouth before and after e., is dressing
the breath with water, 1, 74, 74 n.;

15, 204, 312; 38, 211-14; about e. at night, 5, 346 sq.; the Tathagatas do not accept food with their hands, 13, 82 ; e. represented as a sacrifice offered by the Self to the Self, 15, 3 1 2 sqq. ; prayers before and after e., and cleansing the mouth, 18, 133-6 ; 23, 312 ; 24, 282-5 ; moderate e. good for the body, 24, 14; ablution before e., 25, 193 ; e. together of the newly-married couple, 30, 48 sq. ; sin of e. on the road, 37, 129. See also Food, and Meals.

Echo : meditation on the person in the e. as Brahman, 1, 304.

good for the body, 24, 14; ablution before e., 25, 193 ; e. together of the newly-married couple, 30, 48 sq. ; sin of e. on the road, 37, 129. See also Food, and Meals.

Echo : meditation on the person in the e. as Brahman, 1, 304.

Eclipses of the sun and moon, evil omens, ceremonies to avert them, 3, 82, 82 n., 355 ; 28, 434 ; 42, 533 ; the time of an e. auspicious for a ^raddha, 7, 241 ; advantages attending an e. of the sun or moon, 7, 270; ceremonies interrupted on account of an e. of the sun, 27, 328-30, 338 sq.

Economy: Ahura-Mazda does not allow us to waste anything of value, 4, 66, 80 sq. ; waste not wastefully, for the wasteful were ever the deviVs brothers^ 9, 4; Muslims should be neither extravagant nor miserly, 9, 89 ; in his expenditure the superior man exceeds in e., 16, 344.

Ecstasy, see Meditation.

Eden, the Garden of, 6, 183, 235,
253 ; 9, 180, 191.

Education, see Instruction, and
Teacher.

Eggidatta, see Kajyapa.

Ego, see I.

Egoism, egoity (aha^^kara) : the ascetic free from e., emancipated, 8, 52, 313, 326, 332 sq., 366, 368, 370 sq., 389 sq.; deluded by e. a man thinks himself the doer of actions, 8, 55; one of the eight divisions of man, 8, 73 sq.; as part of the creation, 8, 3 1 7 ; a development of the Mahat is e., 8, 333 sq., 382 ; is of three descriptions, 8, 334 n.; from e. the five great elements were born, 8, 335 ; eleven organs produced from e., 8, 336; the cause of the whole course of worldly life, and self-consciousness, with Rudra as the presiding deity, 8, 338 ; the wheel of life is lit up by the great e., 8, 356, 356 n.; the great e., the boughs of the tree of worldly life, 8, 371 ; understanding and e., the two birds, 8, 371 n. ; is of the nature of seed and a product, 8, 383 ; is above space, the highest element, 8, 385; those who perform actions, full of e., go near Pra^apati, 8, 389 ; Aniruddha identical with the principle of e., 34, xxiii, 440 ; accomplishes all actions and enjoys their results, 34, 34. See also Aham, Ahawkara, and I.^

Eka, a teacher quoted by Apastamba,
2, xxvii, 70.

Ekadaxini, t.t., set of eleven stakes,
26, 173, 176 sq., 218 sq., 221; 44,
301 n., 309 sq. and n., 335, 335 "-,
404 sq. See also Animal sacrifice

Ekadhana, see Water (b),
Ekagrata, t.t., ^ one-pointedness,'

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EKAGRATA -ELEPHANTS

i. e. concentration of thought, 1, xxiii sq.

Ekana/a, n. of a Brahma«a village, lO(ii), II.

Ekapada, see Metres.

Ekarshi, n. of a teacher, 15, 120, 187.

Ekam;;2gi, daughter of Mahakautuka, converted by Buddha, 49 (i), 198 sq.

Eka-sa/aka, a Brahman and a devout
Buddhist, 35, 172 ; 36, 147.

Ekash/aka, personified as a goddess,
and mother of Indra, 29, 338 n.,
342 ; sacrifice and prayer to E., 29,
424; 30, 114, 11411.; the consort
of the year, 30, 233, 236. See also
AsWaka, and Festivals.

Ekata, an Aptya deity, 12, 47, 48 n.,
49 ; E., Dvita, and Trita, 42,
521 sq.

Ekavratya, n. of a dog-demon harassing children, 30, 2x9.

Ekoddij/a, see ^Sraddha.

See also
AsWaka, and Festivals.

Ekata, an Aptya deity, 12, 47, 48 n.,
49 ; E., Dvita, and Trita, 42,
521 sq.

Ekavratya, n. of a dog-demon harassing children, 30, 2x9.

Ekoddij/a, see ^Sraddha.

Ekuttara Wikaya, see Tipi/aka.

Elapatra, a Naga, worships Buddha,
49 (i), 191.

Elders, see Old Age, and Theras.

Elements (entities, Bhutas) : creation of the three e., viz. fire, water, earth, 1, xxxiii sq., 94 ; 38, 4, 26-8 ; tripartition of the three e., 1, 95-7, 100; 38, 98-100, 104; 48, 119 sq., 369 sq., 578-83, 586; e. and senseorgans, 1, 96-8 ; 8, 337, 340-3, 348, 352, 383-5; 34, 281; 38, 26-8; the five e., viz. earth, air, ether, water, and fire, 1, 221 ; the five e. in the body of man, 1, 223 ; 8, 238 ; 38, 242 ; five hsing or e. (?), 3, 139-41, i4osq. n. ; Purusha separate from the twenty-four e., 7, 287, 287 sq. n. ; twenty-four or twenty-five e., 7, 290 ; 8, 317, 373, 373 n.; the five e. supported by Vishwu, 7, 291 ; included in the Kshetra, 8, 102 ; the enjoyer of the qualities devoid of the qualities of the five e., 8, 247 ; subtle e., 8, 247 n., 318 n.; five great e. (Mahabhutas), 8, 258 n., 317; 15, 296; 38, 4, 4 n. ; the great e. are the branches of the tree of worldly life, ^> 3i3> 313 ^'j 371 > dissolution of the world into the five great e., 8, 335? 387 sq. ; from egoism the five great e. were born, 8, 335, 382;