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

and goddesses at the birth and death of Mahavira, 22,

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191 sq., 251 sq., 256, 265 ; the name Venerable Ascetic Mahavira was given by the g., 22, 193, 256; Mahavira's parents, after living as ascetics, were born as g., 22, 194, 256; the KuWaladharas, the Laukantikaand Maharddhikag.,22, 195 ; miracles performed by the g. when Mahavira retired from the world, and reached the highest knowledge, 22, 195-202 ; orders and numbers of g., 22, 222 sq.; 45, 183, 183 n.; disputes occurring in the assemblies of g., men, and Asuras, 22, 268 ; sages who though no g. have obtained the powers of g., 22, 268 ; state of the g., one of the happy existences, 22, 268 n.; saints born among the g. in their former existence, 22, 271, 281; 45, 35; the body of monks who fast longer than four days is inhabited by a deity, 22, 300 n. ; Mahavira surrounded by g. and goddesses, 22, 311; the pious monk will be honoured by g., Gandharvas, and men, 45, 8 ; pious monks reborn as g. of great power and small imperfections, 45, 8 ; men born as g. according to their actions, 45, 15, 30 sq., 57, 61, 84, 259, 384, 415, 417; to the highest regions^ in due order, to those ivhere there is no delusion, and to those which are full of light, where the glorious {g. dwell) — tiiho have long life, g7'eat power, great lustre, who can change their shape at will, who are beautiful as on their first day, and have the brilliancy of many suns — to such places go those who are traiited in self-control and penance, monks or householders, who have obtained liberation by absence of passion, 45, 23 ; the life and pleasures of the g. surpass human pleasures a thousand times and more, 45, 29 sq. ; the state of the Kevalin higher than that of the g., 45, 30 n. ; shower down a rain of perfumed flowers and water, and heavenly treasure, at the conversion of a Brahmawa, 45, 54; a monk should not be frightened by voices of g., 45, 72 ; pay homage to a chaste monk, 45, 77 ; long life of the g., 45, 84, 84 n. ; calamities produced by g., animals, and men, 45, no, 181, 255 ; descend from heaven to celebrate the re-

; calamities produced by g., animals, and men, 45, no, 181, 255 ; descend from heaven to celebrate the renunciation of a saint, 45, 114 sq. ; attend the meeting of Kesi and Gautama, 45, 121 ; conjuring a god, a means of extorting alms, employed by bad monks, 45, 133 n. ; carnal love towards divine beings, 45, 139 ; from desire of pleasure arises the misery of the world, the g. included, 45, 187 ; duration of Lejyas of g., 45, 202 ; classification and description of g., and duration of their life, 45, 225-9, 381; why people are born as AbhiyOgidevas, Kilvishadevas and Asuras, 45, 2 3 1 n. ; the world created by the g., 45, 244 ; even g. must suffer for their deeds, 45, 250; the Supar/za g. reside in the 5almali tree, 45, 290 ; the Lavasaptamas, the highest of those g. who live very long, 45, 291 ; do not reach final beatitude, 45, 3 3 1 ; some pious men become liberated saints, others g., 45, 331 sq., 352 ; commit sins, 45, 356 ; Gainas should believe that g. and goddesses exist, 45, 408. See also Vimanas. (/) Angels and archangels in zoroastrianism.

A. assist the Mazdayasnians against demons and demon-worshippers, 5, li sq,, 224-30; how each of the archa. can best be propitiated, 5, Ixii, 372-9 ; thirty a. and archa., 5, 103-5, 103 sq. n.; no a. come to the body of him who does not perform ablution, 5, 299; all worship reaches either the a. or the demons, 5, 310; a. and archa. invoked, praised, worshipped, 5, 312-14; 18, 324, 357; 37, 34 sq., 168, 232-4, 277, 293 sq., 298, 303, 315 sq., 438, 444 sq., 463 ; 47, 51, 95 ; the activity of the seven archa., 5, 357, 357 n. ; archa. are intangible spirits, but must be worshipped, 5, 372 sq. n. ; the thirty a. and archa. presiding over the days of the month, 5, 401-6, 406 n. ; 23, 3; heavenly and earthly a. invoked, 18, 3 ; spiritual life and glory for the soul owing to the a., 18, 22 sq.; they dwell in heaven, 18, 57, 275; Srosh to be reverenced separately from all the other a., 18, 61, 61 n. ; archa. assemble in the middle of the sky, 18, 87 ; a. vanquish wizards

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invoked, 18, 3 ; spiritual life and glory for the soul owing to the a., 18, 22 sq.; they dwell in heaven, 18, 57, 275; Srosh to be reverenced separately from all the other a., 18, 61, 61 n. ; archa. assemble in the middle of the sky, 18, 87 ; a. vanquish wizards

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and witches, 18, 88 sq. ; a. attend to the wishes of the Creator, 18, i2o; seven archa. in the propitiatory dedication of the sacred cake, 18, 143 sq. ; archa. pleased by the ceremonial, 18, 159 sq., 159 n. ; 37, 173 sq. ; a. not attacked by the stench of unnatural sin, 18, 220 sq. ; archa. are immortal, undistressed, and omniscient, 18, 221 ; archa. assist Tijtar against Apaosh, 18, 267 ; a. opposed by the fiends, 18, 270 sq., 319, 319 n.; a. are distressed by an imperfect purification rite, 18, 294; a. intercede for the soul of Keresasp, 18, 378-80 ; archa. sit around Auharmaz^^ 18, 415 sq. ; archa. and a. of the spiritual and worldly creations propitiated, 24, 3 sq., 4 n., 8 ; a., archa., and spirits gratified by Vijtasp, 24, 65 ; goodness of the archa. the cause of prosperity of the world, 37, 196; Kai-Os attempts to reach the heavenly region of the archa., 37, 221 ; he who provides for the Mazda-worshipper provides for the archa., 37, 280; assistance by the archa., 37, 291 sq. ; wisdom of archa., 37, 305 ; increasing the strength of the archa., 37, 341 ; obeisance to the archa., 37, 360 sq., 378 ; exploits of the archa., 37, 364 ; contentment of the archa., 37, 370 ; archa. lodge in him who loves Vohuman,37, 382 ; Zoroaster's conference with the archa., 47, xv, xxi, xxiv, xxvii, xxx, 156-62 ; Zoroaster's spiritual body with the archa., 47, xxviii sq. ; archa. protect agriculture, 47, 7 ; Zoroaster's guardian spirit and body united by the archa., 47, 21-9 ; archa. opposed to harm, 47, 55 ; archa. assist Zoroaster in converting Vijtasp, 47, 67-70, 81, 124, 164; archa. send forth the soul of Srito from heaven, 47, 79 ; archa. report the birth of Zoroaster, 47, 87; apostles confer with the archa., 47, 106, 112 ; archa. sent by Auharmaz^ to protect the infant Zoroaster, 47, 145 ; glory of the seven archa., 47, 148 ; reverence of the emanations of the six archa., 47, 168. See also Ameshaspewtas, and Angels (3).

{m) G. OR SACRED BEINGS (YAZATAS,

YazdAn) in Zoroastrianism.

Abstract deities worshipped by the adherents of Zoroastrianism, 4, Ixi, Ixv ; 23, 30 ; natural deities in early Zoroastrianism, 4, Ixi, Ixv ; prayers and sacrifices to all the g. offered by Zoroastrians, 4, 221-4, 245, 248 ; the holy g. and the great Ratu,

4, 250 ; Auharmaai and the angels who are the whole of the heavenly and earthly sacred beings (yazdan),