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

Pra^niputra Asurivasin, n.p., 15,
226.

Prata^savana, see Sacrifice (/).

Pratapavat, the 2nd Tathagata, 49
(ii), 6.

Pratardana, the son of Divodasa, came to the abode of Indra, instituted the inner Agnihotra, 1, 283, 293 sqq. ; 34, 97-9, loi ; 38, 305 sq. ; 48, 250-4.

Pratibimbavada, Sk., t.t., the doctrine that the soul is a reflection of the Self in the buddhi, 34, Iviii, xcvii sq.

Pratibodha, the watchful divinity, or the Sage Watchful, 42, 54, 60,

571.
Pratibodhi, n. of a wife of Hrasva

MaWukeya, 1, 253.
Pratidarja 5vaikna performed the

Dakshayawa sacrifice, 12, 376 ; P.

Aibhavata questioned by Suplan

Sarw^aya, 44, 239, 239 n. Pratihartr/, see Priests {a)^ Prati/^ma, * back-hurler,' the descendant of Angiras, 42, 73, 603, Pratikopasana, see Meditation. Pratikrama;^a, Gaina t.t., expiation of sins enjoined by Mahavira, 45,

434 sq., 434 n.
Pratimoksha, see Patimokkha.
Pratipiya, see Balhika P.
Pratiprasthatr/, see Priests {a),
Pratitheyi, see Va^ava P.
Pratr/da, n.p., 15, 194.
Pratyanika, King, oblation (at the

wedding) to, 29, 32.
Pratyavaroha/^a, see Serpents.
Pratyekabuddhas, the vehicle of

the, 21, 10,78-80,88 sq. ; men who covet the state of P. compared to f2

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PRATYEKABUDDH AS— PRAYERS

mean plants, 21, 126; hospitality towards P. and Bodhisattvas, 21, 318, 318 n. ; the four P., Nami, &c., 45, 35 n., 87 n,

Fravaha;^a Gaivali, prince of Pa«-
y^ala, questions 5vetaketu, 1, 15-17,
76 sq. ; 12, xlii ; 15, 204-9 ; 48, 585.

Pravara, see -R/shis, and Sacrifice (/).

Pravargya ceremony, at Soma sacrifice, 38, 222-4; 41, 355; 43, 187 sq. ; 44, 441-510; its history and significance, 44, xlvi-1 ; sacrifice shattered by the death of thesamr%- cow, atonement for it, 44, 13 1-4, 131 n. ; the names Gharma, P., Mahavira, Samra^ explained, 44, 442 sq. ; a mystery taught by Dadhya«^ to the Ajvins, 44, 444 ; to be kept secret, 44, 445, 458 n. ; the P. is the sun, 44, 445 sq., 452 sq., 457,

460, 466 sq., 469, 472-4, 477,
481 sq., 484sq., 501; he who teaches
or partakes of the P. enters that
life and that light, 44, 458, 468, 472,
478, 493, 504, 510; observance of
P. is the same as Creation, 44, 458,
458 n., 468, 472, 478, 493j 504,
510 ; the head of the sacrifice, 44,
461; called Emperor (Samra^g-) as
distinguished from King Soma, 44,

461, 461 n. ; is the wind, 44, 475 ; must not be performed at one's first Soma-sacrifice, and not for anybody and everybody, 44, 490 ; the P. is the year, the P. is everything, 44, 491, 507 sq. ; sacrifices at which a P. may be performed, 44, 491 ; how it is distinguished from other sacrifices, 44, 491-3; arrangement of sacrificial apparatus in form of human body, 44, 499 sq. ; is Agni, Vayu, Aditya, and is all sacrifices, 44, 508 sq. ; to be studied in the forest, 48, 644 sq. See also Sacrifice (y).

Pravra^ta, see Pabba^ita.

Praya/^iya, °yeshd, see Sacrifice (i).

Prayantika, a Brahmay^arin, converted by Buddha, 19, 242.

Praya^/^itta, Sk., t.t., see Penances.

; is Agni, Vayu, Aditya, and is all sacrifices, 44, 508 sq. ; to be studied in the forest, 48, 644 sq. See also Sacrifice (y).

Pravra^ta, see Pabba^ita.

Praya/^iya, °yeshd, see Sacrifice (i).

Prayantika, a Brahmay^arin, converted by Buddha, 19, 242.

Praya^/^itta, Sk., t.t., see Penances.

Prayasvanta Atreya, author of a
Vedic hymn, 46, 410.

Prayers.

• (a) Indian p, in general. (^) Indian p. for certain occasions,
• (c) Certain Indian p. (alphabetically arranged).

{(i) Zoroastrian p. in general.

{e) Zoroastrian p. for certain occasions, to certain divinities. if) Certain Zoroastrian p. (alphabetically arranged). {g) Chinese p. {h) P. in Islam.

See also Charms, Curse, Exorcisms,
Imprecations, Speech, and Spells,

{a) Indian p. in general.

All sacrifices are contained in the hymns, 1, 112,114; fired by hope does memory read the hymns, 1, 119; hymn of triumph, of one who has reached the world of Brahman, 1, 143; 'rich in p.,' an epithet of Sarasvati, 1, 165 ; p. will not save a man who is in the bonds of death, 7, 82 ; those who neglect their p. defile a company, 7, 253 ; one intent upon saying p. sanctifies a company, 7, 254 ; an ascetic must not pronounce a benediction, 7, 280 ; the taint of p. is non-repetition, 10 (i), 61 ; worthlessness of hymns and sacrifices, 10 (ii), 41 sq. ; the Brahmawas, having composed hymns, went to the king to advise him to offer sacrifices, 10 (ii), 50 sq. ; the teaching of p. for fire-sacrifice, a low art, 11, 199 sq. ; spoken p. and thought p. convey the sacrifice to the gods, 12, i24sq. ; a student reciting p. shall stand in the daytime and sit down at night, 14, 42 ; more efficacious than sacrifices, 14, 128 ; 25, 45 sq. ; great meritoriousness of reciting p., 14, 128 sq. ; the fivefold obeisance to the Arhats, &c., is the best benediction, 22, 217, 224 sq. ; sacraments for females without p., 25, 42 ; the muttering of a sacrificial formula is an occult form of sacrifice, 26, 20 ; p. are also sacrifices, 29, 159 sq.; sacrificial objects hallowed by p. must not be tossed about, 30, 331 ; gods delight in p., and p. delight in gods, 32, 86, 179; Sumati=p.,32,2i9-2i; 5awsa means blessing or curse, or p. of praise, 32, 270 sq. ; p. also are conducive to knowledge of Brahman, 38, 316 ; 48, 704; effect of p., 41, 235, 235 n. ; ceremonies with and without p., 41 , 341 sq. ; p. is thought, 41, 352 ; sacrifices purified by p., 42, 2 1 1 sq. ; fire of Rohita kindled by p., 42, 2 1 3 ;

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of praise, 32, 270 sq. ; p. also are conducive to knowledge of Brahman, 38, 316 ; 48, 704; effect of p., 41, 235, 235 n. ; ceremonies with and without p., 41 , 341 sq. ; p. is thought, 41, 352 ; sacrifices purified by p., 42, 2 1 1 sq. ; fire of Rohita kindled by p., 42, 2 1 3 ;

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list of p. and liturgies, 42, 226-8 ; by singing praises and sacrificing the gods do everything, 43, 73; p. and metres, 43, 330 sq. ; hymn of praise is food for the gods, 44, 232 ; unsuccessful in the sacrifice is what is performed without a formula, 44, 276 ; praises and hymns necessary for final beatitude, 45, 159, 164 ; Agni invoked to announce to the gods ' this our newest efficient Gayatra song,' 46, 16 ; ^^ magnified^ 0 Agni, through this spell {brahman), which zve have made for thee with our skill or with our knowledge, 46, 24 ; worshipper expects reward for his p., 46, 46, 52, 327 ; the Angiras have broken even fortresses by their hymns, 46, 74 ; Agni invoked to prosper the p., 46, 108, 303 ; p. compared with horses, 46, 164 ; p. compared to a cow yielding milk, 46, 194, 197 ; increase, strengthen the god, 46, 228, 240, 259, 391,413; Agni is like a worshipper bearing the lights of p., 46, 259 sq. ; Agni invoked for assistance in spells and hymns, 46, 266, 281, 350, 352; Agni gives wealth for p., 46, 300 ; Agni is the firstborn son of the sacred spell, 46, 304 ; Agni has laid the p., like a burden, on the worshipper, 46, 335 ; godless people called * hymnless,' 46, 366 ; the poet has fashioned his hymn like a workman a chariot, 46, 367 ; Agni led by p. and sacrifices, 46, 380; salvation (Sukhavati) obtained by p., not by works, 49 (ii), 98 sq., 98 n., 102 ; Lord of p., see Brahmawaspati.

{b) Indian p. for certain occasions.

P. to secure the life of sons, and
at rites of conception, childbirth, &c.,
1, 49 sq., 285-8, 286 n. ; 14, 273 ; 15,
220-4; 29, 46-57, 180-6, 287, 290-
300, 394-9 ; 30, 52-63, 208-18 ; for
a man when his end approaches, 1,
52 sq., 261, 313 sq., 313 n. ; 15, 199
sq. ; hymns to be recited at the
Mahavrata ceremony, 1, 157-72,
176-99, 202-4; at rites connected
with the study of the Veda, 1, 246 ;
29, 143-50, 218-22,322 sq., 325? 368;
30,73-3,161,242 sq.,245sq.; recited
by a man who, speaking in an