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

Avikshita, see Marutta A.

Avrak, constellation, together with
Tijtar, 5, 25 sq., 168.

Avyakr/ta, Sk., t.t., the Undeveloped, 34, cxix. See Avyakta.

Avyakta, Sk., t.t., the Undeveloped, the Unevolved. See Undeveloped.

Ayanghar/ (Ayanghas), n.p., 47, 35,
140.

Ayara, lords of the days in their
Jength, worshipped, 31,^379.

Aya3thu;/a, see Ganaki A.

Ayasya Angirasa, a name of
Breath (mukhya pra«a), 15, 80, 82,
83 ; n. of a teacher, 15, 119, 187.

Ayathrima, the advancer, worshipped, 31, 198,205,210,216,220, 224, 335, 338,368, 370, 372.

Ayavas, Yavas and, lords of creatures, 43, 69, 69 n., 76.

Ayazem, son of Raij-an, ancestor of
Zoroaster, 5, 141 ; 47, 34 n., 140.

Ayehi, sterility, a demon, 4, 234.

'Ayeshah, wife of Mohammed, 6, xxix ; 9, 290 n., 307 n., 344 n. ; vindication of her character and denunciation of her accusers, 6, xcix ; 9, 74 sq., 74 n., 78 n.

Ayoasti, son of Pouru-dhakhjti, .23,211.

Ayogava, Marutta Avikshita, the

^A. king, 44, 397.

Ayu, or Ayus, son of Urvajt and
Puriiravas, 12, 389 n. ; 26, 91 ; 46,
318, 323 sq. ; n. of x\gni, 26,^ 118 ;
41, 323; 46, 142; prayer to A and
other gods, 44, 385 ; a mythical
ancestor of mankind, 46, 119,
122 sq., ^317, 321; Agni is the
guest of A., 46, 194; the Bhr/gus
established Agni among the clans^of
A., 46, 202 ; Agni, the praise of A.,
46, 341,^371 ; Agni the homestead

/or the A, 46, 382. See also Ayus.

Ayupala, n. of a Buddhist teacher,
35, XXV ; confuted by Milinda, 35,

.30-33-

Ayus, men who brighten and enliven everything, 32, 353, 355; name of a clan of ancient worshippers of Agni, 46, 45, 52, 171, 343.

Ayushya rite, j^^ Child (^).

Ayuta, n.p., 23, 215.

Az, or A«o, Phi., the same as Zd. Azi, or Azi, demon of Greed, 5, iiosq..; 18, 95; 24, 33, 33 n., 50; 37, 253, 253 n. ; 47, 101 ; extinguishes the fire, 4, 198, 198 n. ;

^defeated, 5, 128 sq.

Azar, father of Abraham, 6, 124,

^124 n.

Azata, son of Karesna, 23, 209.

Azhi Dahaka, see Dahak.

Azt— BALABHADRA

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Azi, or Azi, see Az.
As^-i Dahak, see Dahak.
A^l Sruvar, one of the seven heinous
^sinner?, 18, 217, 217 n.
A^-d, set hi..
Azra'il, the angel of death, 6, Ixix.

B

Baal, Elias protested against the worship of, 9, 173.

Babel, overthrow of the tower of,
6, 253 n.

Babhrava, see Vatsanapat B.

Babhravya, a teacher, worshipped at the Tarpawa, 29, 122, 141, 220.

Babhru, a teacher, worshipped at the Tarpawa, 29, 122, 141, 244.

Babhru, the brown one, a demon of disease, 42, 30, 466.

Babhrukar;/a,the brown-eared one, a demon of disease, 42, 30, 466.

Babylon, k%\ Dahaka in Bawri or
B., 23, 60, 60 n.

Backbiting, freedom from the habit of, 8, 114, 326, 364; one of the defects of self-restraint, 8, 168 ; one of the defects of frenzy, 8, 183 ; is of the quality of passion, 8, 323; punishments in hell for b., 10 (ii), 121 sq. See also Abuse, Defamation, and Slander.

Ba^, see Wind.

Backbiting, freedom from the habit of, 8, 114, 326, 364; one of the defects of self-restraint, 8, 168 ; one of the defects of frenzy, 8, 183 ; is of the quality of passion, 8, 323; punishments in hell for b., 10 (ii), 121 sq. See also Abuse, Defamation, and Slander.

Ba^, see Wind.

Badaraya;/a, his Vedanta - sutras posterior to Bhagavadgita, 8, 30-3 ; 34, cxxvi; quoted by Hirawyakejin, 30, 200 ; the author of the Vedantasutras, 34, xi ; and the chief distinguishing doctrines of 5ankara and Ramanu^a, 34, Ixxxvii-ci ; the system of B. had greater affinities with that of the Bhagavatas and Ramanu^a than with that of S'afikara, 34, c ; quoted in the Vedantasutras, 34, 198, 218 ; 38, 182 sq., 285, 290, 297 sq., 318, 360, 402 sq., 410, 412 sq. ; 48, 326 sq., 336, 626, 694 ; the foremost among those who understand the Veda, 48, 529; his views opposed to Gai mini's, 48, 686, 689 ; his view on Brahman as the soul's aim, 48, 752 ; his view on the released soul, 48, 7 6 1 , 7 6 3. See also Vedanta-sutras.

Badari, quoted by Baudhayana, 14, xl n. ; quoted in the Vedanta-sutras, 34, xix, Ixxxii sq., xc sq., 151 ; 38, 121 ; 48, 293, 592, 748, 750, 763 ; thinks that the souls are led to the lower Brahman, 38, 389-92, 39:- 402 ; asserts the absence of a body and sense-organs on the part of the released, 38, 411 rq.

Badejdputra, n. of a teacher, 15,
224 n.

Badhva, n. of a teacher, 1, 259 sq.-
259 n.

Baeshatastira, n.p., 23, 218.

Ba^abq^a, a demon harassing children, 30, 2ir.

Bahak, n.p., 5, 145-7, 145 n.

Bahak, n.p., 5, 145.

Bahavi, a teacher, satiated at the
Tarpa^a, 29, 220.

Bahikas, n. of a people, call Rudra
Bhava, 12, 20 r.

Bahman, see Vohuman.

Bahman Pun^yah, his account of
the Nasks, 37, 418, 418 n. ; his
Rivayat, 37, 451.

Bahman Ya^-t, account of its contents, 5, 1-lii ; and Vohuman Yajt, 5, Hi sq. ; its age, 5, liii-lvi; MSS. and Pazand and Persian versions of it, 5, Ivi-lix ; 47, xxiv ; B. or Zand-i Vohuman Yasno, translated, 5, 189- 235; refers to next-of-kin marriage, 18, 3^99.

Bahram, or Verethraghna, 4, 221 n.
See Verethraghna.

Bahram fire, see Fire.

Bahuka, n. of a great ascetic, 45,
268.

Bahuputta A^etiya at Vesaii, 11, 40,
58.

Bahva, when questioned about
Brahman by Vashkalin, explained it
to him by silence, 38, 157.

Bahvr/^as, i.e. the theologians of the Rigveda, 44, 72, 72 n.

Bahv^/>^a-Upanishad, see Upanishads («).

Bakht-afrl^, n.p., 5, 194; quoted,
5, 395-

Bakkula, superior to Buddha in bodily health, 36, 8-12, 11 n.

Bala (plur. balani), Sk. and Pali t.t.
See Power.

Balaam, alluded to, 6, 159 n.

Balabhadra, king of Sugriva, father of Mr/gaputra, 45, 88.

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BALABHIC'iVA— BARMAyOn

Balabhi^-JJa, n. of a Tathagata, 49
(ii), 67.

Baladevas are never born in low families, 22, 225 ; the mothers of B. wake up after seeing four auspicious dreams, 22, 246.

Balakalo^akara-gama, Buddha at,
17, 308.

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BALABHIC'iVA— BARMAyOn

Balabhi^-JJa, n. of a Tathagata, 49
(ii), 67.

Baladevas are never born in low families, 22, 225 ; the mothers of B. wake up after seeing four auspicious dreams, 22, 246.

Balakalo^akara-gama, Buddha at,
17, 308.

Balaki, discussion on Brahman between Gargya B. and A^atajatru, 1, 300-7; 15, 100-5; 34, cv, 268-74; 48, 378-80, 383 ; addressed, 44, 165. See also Gargya.

Balak6sh//^a, chief of a iTaw^ala tribe, 45, 50 n.

Balamukliya,theBhikshuManthalagautama seduced by her, 49 (i), 38 sq.

Balance, the right edge of the Vedi a b., in which the Sacrificer is weighed, 44, 45. See also Ordeals.

Bala^ri, or Mr/gaputra, q.v.

Balhika Pratipiya, the Kauravya king, 44, 269, 272.

Balhikaa, n. of a people, 42, 2, 446,
448 sq.

Bali, a chief of demons, 21, 6 ; Namu/^i represents B. in the Gaina version of the myth of the three strides of Vish«u, 45, 86 n. ; a younger brother of Dhruva, 49 (i), 94 ; Indra, B., and Nahusha, 49 (i), 113; world of the dead, the domain ofB.,49(i), 197.

Bali, Sk., t.t., certain offerings. See
Sacrifices (/).

Balissaha, disciple of Mahagiri, 22,
289.

Bambhari, guardian of Soma, 26, 72.

Bâmda.'/, Mazdik son of, 5, 194,
201.

Ba;^a, his date, 8, 28 sq. ; refers to the Narada-smr/ti, 33, xviii.

Bandhu, a Gaupayana, 46, 415.

Banishment, see Sawgha.

Banners, see War.

Barashnum, see Purification.

Barazak, the causer of strife, 37,
203, 203 n.

Barazd = Ibairaz, one of tlie immortals, 18, 258 sq. n.

Barbarians (Mle^i-^as), a Snaiaka must not speak to, 2, 220; 7, 228 ; talking to b. defiles, 7, 95 ; after having bathed, one must not converse with b., 7, 205 ; the term * barbarian countries' explained, 7,

253 ; country of b. to be avoided
by the wandering Gaina mendicant,
22, 137 sq. ; Asuras speak like b.,
26, 31 sq. ; do not understand the
language of Aryas, 45, 241.

Barber, legend of the old b. who became a Bhikkhu, 17, 140-2.

Baremna, n.p., 23, 216.

Bareshnum, see Purification.

Baresma (Baresom, Barsom), t.t., bundle of sacred twigs, held by the Parsi priest when reciting prayers, 4, 22 sq., 22 n., 50, 61 sq. ; 5, Ixxii, 212, 227, 229; 18, 142, 142 n., 164 sq. and n. ; 24, 103, 103 n. ; 37, 96, 162 sq. and n. ; consecration of B. for sacrifices, 4, 207 ; 5, 283 sq., 284 sq. n., 307, 333, 338, 370; the trees that yield up B. worshipped, 4, 214 sq. and n. ; 23, 158 ; the sacrificer must keep his eyes on the B., 4, 215, 215 n. ; the plucking of the B. twigs, 4, 289 n. ; the preparation of the B., 4, 357 n., 359, 361, 363, 365 ; 5, 205 ; to be kept free from pollution, 5, 251 ; 18, 432 sq. ; defiled by the look of a menstruous woman, 5, 278 sq., 281, 283 sq., 285 ; 24, 334, 334 n. ; spread in three, five, seven, and nine bundles, 31, 299, 299 n.

Baresom, see Baresma.