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

(individual souls and Brahman), 15,
34 ; B4, 277 n., 279; 38, 29, 30, 6r,
62, 139; the Self compared to the
f. produced by the two arams, 15,
236 sq. ; God is like the f. that has
set in the ocean, 15,. 265 ; the

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symbol of f., tending upwards, 16, 243 ; the vital ft in the life of creatures, 18, 42, 42 n., 172, 172 n. ; 24, 265 sq. ; churning the f., 19, 161, 174, 302; 26, 90-2; 42, 460 sq.; 44, 188; 46, 302-6; the f. of lust, malice, and delusion, 19, 186; 36, 197, 257, 257 n., 260, 366; means of producing f., 20, 292, 292 n. ; 27, 449 sq. ; 35, 85, 85 n. ; the f.-bodies live only three days, 22, 7 n. ; sins caused by actions injuring the souls in f., 22, 7 sq., 67, 67 n. ; 45, 293, 358; nature of f. and water, 24, 123 sq. ; sprang from water, 25, 399, 399 n. ; 33, 114; false oath permitted for the sake of fuel, 27, 273 ; springs from air, 34, Hi, 20-2 ; 48, 535 sq.; the Lord constitutes the Self of the intestinal f., 34, 92, 147, 149; 48, 248; f.- extinguishing apparatus, 35, 67 sq. ; all on f. is this endless becoming, 36, 200 ; water is dissolved into f., and f. into air, 38, 26 ; is Saman, 38, 345-9 ; is sun, wind, earth, 41, 317 ; as vital air, 41, 317 ; is immortality, 41, 366 ; the different kinds of f., 42, 54 ; fever and f., 42, 565 ; breath fashioned from f., 43, 4 ; is kindled by the breath, 43, 399 ; one of the six doors to the Brahman, 44, 66 sq. ; gold made a type of f., 44, 125 ; why it does not blaze unless fanned or kindled, 44, 130 ; ordinary f. is a promiscuous eater, an eater of raw flesh, 44, 201 ; origin and feeding of f.-bodies, 45, 397, 397 n. ; the infant Zoroaster rescued from f., 47, 36 sq. ; f. of torment, see Hell («, c). See also Parables (/), and Vaijvanara. {b) The god F.

F. carries the offerings to the gods, 2, 71 ; 12, 2 3psq. ; 25, 167 ; worship of Agni and Atar, 4, Hi ; F, (the son) of Ahura-Mazda, 4, 10 1 ; 23, 120; 31, 37, 41, 80, 84, 96, 102, 260, 284 sq., 313-16, 319; 37, 453 sq.; 47, 67 ; * f .-creature ' and other names wherein is the word f., 4, 203, 203 n.; sacrifices to the F.,4, 206 sq., 217, 223; 5, 337; Aharman's conflict with the F., 5, 17, 19, 184-6 ; Biirjsm F., 5, 38, 41, 173, 229 ; the F. Vazijt opposes the demon Apaosh,

Vazijt opposes the demon Apaosh,

5, 1 7 1 ; the F. Froba, 5, 2 29 ; Krishna is F. among the Vasus, 8, 88, 97 ; the moon together with the f., upholding aU beings, 8, 257; is aU the deities, 8, 276; the presiding deity of speech, 8, 338 ; is the lord of the elements, 8, 346 ; f. is male, water is female, 12, 9 sq. ; 18, 410 ; gold is the firstborn of F., 14, 134 ; the protector of vows, 14, 305; Fravashi of F. worshipped, 23, 200 ; morning service of the F., 23, 322 n. ; prayer to the F., son of Ahura-Mazda, 23, 334; 31, 307 sq.; Bhr/gu, offspring of F.,25, 169, 169 n.; a guardian of the world, 25, 185, 216 sq. ; the spy of the world, 25, 274 ; the King in the character of F., 25, 396 sq., 397 n. ; made to consume aU things by Bhr/gu, 25, 398, 398 n. ; is the mouth of the gods, 29, 254 ; 33, 109 ; Ahura and his F. and mind protect Zarathujtra, 31, 132, 138; Ahura-Mazda wiH give his gifts in connexion with the F., 31, 147, 150 ; Ahura invoked for a sign from the holy F., 31, 177, 182, 182 n.; Ahura- Mazda's son, worshipped, 31, 196 sq., 196 n., 199, 204, 205 sq., 208-10, 212, 214-16, 218 sq., 220, 222-5, 227, 251, 256, 258, 270-2, 274-7, 320, 323, 325, 331, 346, 348, 35T, 353, 358, 374, 381-4; B7, 184; the herds which have the f. and its blessings, 31, 360 ; enmity of F. to Keresasp, 37, 198 sq., 199 n. ; assisted by truth, 37, 355 ; deity and metre, 43, 53 ; created, 43, 380, 402 ; the glory of Zoroaster descends from endless light to f., and from f. to the mother of Zoroaster, 47, 18 sq., 139 ; assists Zoroaster in converting Vijtasp,^ 47, 67-9, 164. See also Agni, and Atar. {c) Purity, respectively defilement, OF F.

Do not rinse the mouth or spit before the f,^ 1, 29 ; rules about the treatment of f., 2, 56, 56 n., 128 sq.; a means of purifying, 2, 66 sq. ; 7, 96, 98, loi, 103; 14, 60, 121, 160 sq., 188, 190, 241; 25, 187; 33, 109 ; sin of defiling, extinguishing f., precautions that it may not be contaminated, 4, Ixxvi, Ixxvi n., Ixxvni, 50, 50 n., 82, 121 sq., 186, 285; 5,

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Ixi, 248- n., 255 sq. and n., 258,
281-3,285, 300, 307, 334"., 396;
7, 227; 14, 36; 18, 229, 310 sq.,
371-4, 376-80, 432 sq.; 24, 67, 71,
311, 336sq.;25, 137, 151 ; 31, 284 ;
37, 90 sq., 103, 108, 122 sq.j 149,
155, 162, 162 n., 186-90; 47, 101 ;
48, 565 ; does not kill, 4, 49, 52,

52 n. ; purification of the f., defiled by the dead, 4, 11 3-1 5, 142 sq. ; 37, 160; the cleanser delights the f., 4, 133; trembles in front of boiling water, 4, 283, 283 n. ; 24, 311; is always pure, 14, 132; 25, 398; 33, 216; purified by Ka, 14, 331; the purity of the sacred f., 18, 258; must be cold before the ashes are removed, 24, 311 sq. ; contaminated by a menstruous woman, 24, 332 ; if the sun shines on f., it is a sin, 24, 334 sq. ; a symbol of divine power and purity, 31, xix ; water and f. disturbed by untruth, 37, 73 ; wounded by being poked, 41, 49 sq.

(d) F.-woRSHip IN India : the

SACRED F.

; contaminated by a menstruous woman, 24, 332 ; if the sun shines on f., it is a sin, 24, 334 sq. ; a symbol of divine power and purity, 31, xix ; water and f. disturbed by untruth, 37, 73 ; wounded by being poked, 41, 49 sq.

(d) F.-woRSHip IN India : the

SACRED F.

The pupil comes to the teacher
with f.-wood in his hand, 1, 60, Ss,
135, 139 sq., 306 ; 15, 33, 271 ; 44,

53 sq. ; the departed is carried to the f. (of the funeral pile) from whence he sprang, 1, 79 ; rules about the sacred f., 2, i sq., 201, 201 sq. n. ; 25, 104, 108 ; 29, 385 sq. ; 30, xxvi, 138 ; 38, 306 ; daily worship of the f., 2, 16 sq. ; 25, 151 sq., 239 ; 29, 286 sq. ; at night one should not study in a wood where there is no f, nor gold, 2, 44 ; before placing fuel on the f. it must be sprinkled with water, 2, 55 ; the sin of abandoning one's sacred f., 2, 69, 256 sq. and n. ; 7, 135, 176; 25; 103; is a sacred object, 2, 94 ; 14, 36 ; 33, 222 ; a Brahma^arih, when on a journey, shall throw part of the alms into the f. (instead of offering it to the teacher), 2, 135 sq. ; the ascetic lives without a f., 2, 154; 14, 283; kindling of one f. enjoined for the hermit, . 2, 155, 155 n., 157, 195 ; 14, 45, 259 ; 25, 199; money may be taken, to defray the expenses of religious rites, from a rich man who does not