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

Rainbow, called ' Indra's bow,' 2,
96, 221; 7, 299; 14, 62, 242; 29,
318; its cause, 18, 210; imperfect
and perfect r., 25, 15, 15 n. ; must
not be pointed out to anybody, 25,
138; 40, 244.

Rainy season (Sk. varsha^, Pali Vassa or Was), ascetic must not change his residence during the, 2, 193, 193 n. ; 8, 363 ; 14, 260 ; regulations for the residence of Bhikkhus during the r. s. (keeping Vassa), 2, 193 n.; 13, 298-324; 17, 147 sq. ; 85, 23 sq. ; year (varsha) named from it, 12, 315 sq. and n. ; when interruption of keeping Vassa is permitted, 13, 274, 285, 302-17 ; special rules about the r. s. due to Ahiwsa, 13, 298 sq., 300 ; two periods of the r. s., 13, 299 sq., 300 n. ; allowed and unallowed places for keeping Vassa, 13, 317-19; rules about the Pavara«a ceremony at the end of the r. s., 13, 325-55 ; 17, I47 sq., 268 sq., 288-91, 338, 340, 373 sq., 386 sq. ; proper days for the Pavara«a ceremony, 13, 330 sq.; Pavarawa should not be held in an assembly of Bhikkhus before a Bhikkhuni, 13, 337 ; Pavarawa ceremony, regulations for it in times of danger, 13, 337-40 ; Bhikkhus guilty of an offence excluded from Pavarawa, 13, 340-9? 351 sq., 354 sq. ; in Isha or September, 14, 35 n. ; Ka^^ina ceremony after r. s., 17, 149 sq. ; rules about robes given to Bhikkhus while keeping Vassa, 17, 217-20, 234-40, 248-53 ; allotments of lodging-places in the VihEra take place after the Pavara«a ceremony, 20, 204 ; duties of Bhikkhunis with regard to Pavarawa, 20, 323, 356-8 ; rules about the r. s. (Pa^usan) for Gaina monks and nuns, 22, 136 sq., 296-311 ; what householders do in the r. s., 22, 296 ; in the r. s. living beings, grass, seeds, &c., frequently come forth, 22, 308 ; an Ash/aka celebrated in the r. s., 29, 345, 345 n. ; Bhikkhus spend Was with friends, 36, 36 ; is the offspring of the eye, 43, 8 ; consists of months

Nabhas and Nabhasya, 43, 48. See

also Seasons.
Raivata, a Manu, 25, 19.
Raivata, a seer, skilled in sorcery,

converted by Buddha, 49 (i), 194. Raivataka, n. of a mountain, 45,

115, 115 n.
Rak, son of DurasrSb, 5, 138, 141 n. ;

R. and NC^ar, 47, 29, 29 n., 40, 44. Raka, invoked at the Simantonnayana, 29, 181 ; 30, 55, 208 ; invoked at the 5rava«a ceremony, 29, 412;

offerings to R., 30, 124 ; 41, 54 n. ;

43, 264, 264 n.

Rakhshas, the iniquitous act like them, 31, 249.

Rakkhasas, see Rakshasas.

Raksha of the Kajyapa gotra, a
Sthavira, 22, 294.

Raka, invoked at the Simantonna-

yana, 29, 181 ; 30, 55, 208 ; invoked at the 5rava«a ceremony, 29, 412;

offerings to R., 30, 124 ; 41, 54 n. ;

43, 264, 264 n.

Rakhshas, the iniquitous act like them, 31, 249.

Rakkhasas, see Rakshasas.

Raksha of the Kajyapa gotra, a
Sthavira, 22, 294.

Rakshasas, or Rakshas (devils, goblins), Bali-offering to the, 2, 107, 107 n. ; 29, 388 ; 30, 23 ; created, 7, 4; 8, 387; 25, 15; penance and vows performed under false pretence go to the R., 7, 275; 25, 160 ; delusive nature of Asuras and R., 8, 83 ; Kubera, chief of Yakshas and R., 8, 88 ; 44, 367 ; worship of Yakshas and R. of the quality of passion, 8, 118; bands of R. extol the emancipated saint, 8, 345 ; Vish«u is the ruler of snakes, R., &c., 8, 347 ; tjvara, the lord of gods, Danavas, snakes, R., &c., 8, 354 ; cried out against the injustice of killing cows for sacrifices, 10 (ii), 51 ; prayer to the R. on touching water, 12, 3 n. ; charms against the R., 12, 7; 41, 37isq. andn.; 42, 33i 36-8, 57, 69, 280-4; the R. forbade (raksh) the gods to sacrifice and set up fires, 12, 8 sq., 35, 69, 126, 297 ; repelling the R. at sacrificial rites, 12, 12, 16, 24 sq., 31, 36, 38, 45 sq., 69, 92 sq., 158, 185, 189 sq., 220-2, 298, 352, 364 n., 365; 26, 15 sq., 28, 34, 74, 76-80, 99, 131, 136-40, 142, 158, 165, 167-70, 174-6, 186 sq., 193 sq., 206, 225, 233, 253, 283, 289, 328, 380; 41, 49, 51-4, 80, 92, 199, 357, 359, 371-3 ; 42, 187, 190; 43, 308;

44, 463-5 ; Asuras and R. crushed by the roaring of Manu*s bull, 12, 29 sq. ; Araru was an Asura and R., 12, 57 ; are enemies of Indra, who beats

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crushed by the roaring of Manu*s bull, 12, 29 sq. ; Araru was an Asura and R., 12, 57 ; are enemies of Indra, who beats

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them off towards the South, 12, 128 ; 41, 74, 92 ; 42, 9 ; Agni repels the R. at the sacrifice of the gods, 12, 157 sq.; 42, 58; 46, 104, 367 sq.; refuse of rice and blood of victim are the share of the R. at sacrifices, 12, 265 sq.; 26, 193; 44, 125, 125 n. ; sacrifice offered by the unchaste student to the R., 14, 1 1 8, 215; ablution after worship of R., 14, 193 ; 29, 31 ; 30, 330 ; marriage rite of the R., 25, 79-82 ; 29, 167 ; consume the food eaten by unworthy guests at i'raddha, 25, 107, 118 sq. ; manes of R., 25, 112; destroy a funeral sacrifice not protected by a Vaijvadeva offering, 25, 113; are associates of the night, 25, 127 ; 41, 361 sq, ; using animals for other but sacrificial purposes is a proceeding worthy of R., 25, 174 ; compelled by fear to yield enjoyments, 25, 219; who worships aged men, is honoured even by R., 25, 221 ; their food and drink, 25, 450 ; produced by darkness, 25, 493 ; sinners who are reborn as Brahmar.,25,497,497 n.; pursue women, 26, 35 ; Agni's holy name, unviolated by R., 26, 119; Soma afraid of R., 26, 157 ; move about the air rootless and unfettered, 26, 189, 194, 253; threaten^the animal victim, 26, 209, 209 n. ; Adityas are afraid of R., 26, 350j 352, 355 ; exorcism of R. threatening the place of confinement, 29, 49 ; satiated at the Tarpa«a, 29, 219; among the pa«^a- ^ana^, 34, 262; prayer for protection from the R., the evil-doers, 41, 26 ; the coursers, swallowing the dragon, the wolf, the evil spirits, 41, 27 ; suck out the creatures, 41, 49, 51 ; water unimpaired by the R., 41) 84 sq. ; gods afraid of the R., 41, 191, 199; 43, 104 sq., 316; 44, 453, 462, 467, 478 ; Agni protected from the R., 41, 208, 212 sq. ; threaten Agni, 41, 228, 241 sq., 266, 334, 361 ; smitten by the gods, 41, 357, 359 ; the cause of madness, 42, 32 ; demons of disease, 42, 34 ; magic plants drive away the R., 42, 42, 71 ; slain by an amulet, 42, 62, 80, 96 ; mar the sacrifice, 42, 90 ; invoked upon the enemies, 42,

125 sq.; R., serpents, pious men.
Fathers, 42, 162 ; sacrifice to the
gods frustrated by sacrifice to the
R., 42, 557 ; propitiatory hymn
protecting the fire-altar from R.,

43, 275, 316 ; the Asura-R., i. e. the Asuras, 44, 95; repelled by the singing of Samans, 44, 496 sq. ; their weapons are real, 48, 125; souls of R., 48, 198. See also Asuras, Demons {b), and Superhuman beings.

Rakshovidya, science of demons,

44, 368 n.

Bam, see Parables (c), and Sheep.

Bam, yellow chrysanthemum, the flower of, 5, 104; invoked, 5, 403, 405 ; funeral cake dedicated to the spirit R., 24, 351. See also Vae.

Bama, one of the eight Brahmans
who took note of the marks on
Buddha's body, 36, 44.

Bama (Baladeva), son of King Vasudeva, 45, 112; pays homage to Arish^anSmi, 45, 115.

Bama Aupatasvini, quoted, 26, 425.