336 INDEX
Augustus Caesar, receives embassies from
either Pandion or Poros, 3
Hindu embassy to, 66-67
Avesta, age of the, 328-329
Ayur-Veda, a Sanskrit medical work,
studied by the Brahmans, 137
B
Baktriane (modern Bokhara), revolt of,
from the Syrian longs, 2
Baladeva, brotner of Narayana, direc-
tions for constructing an idol of, 179
Bali, son of Virocana, directions for con-
structing an idol of, 178
Banda, Albuquerque decides to drive the
Turks from the castle of, 231
Surrenders to Antonio de Noronha,
232
Banyan-tree, description of the growth
of a, 11-12
Bargeurrea, sub-caste of the Sudras, 245
Benares (Baranasi), sanctity of, 198
Legend of cause of holiness of, 198
Benches, Hindu, description of, 131-132
Bengal, size of, 283
Emperor of Delhi declares war against,
283
Preparations of the king of, to meet the
Emperor of Delhi in war, 284
Fertility of, 284
Large rice crops of, exported, 284
Climate of, 284
Domestic animals of, 285
Abundance of cotton raised in, 286
Scented oils exported from, 286
Abundance of fruit and sugar cane in.
286
Silk raised abundantly in, 286
Handicrafts of, 286-287
Pottery of, 287
Bamboo and rattan, uses of, in, 287-
289
Wild animals of, 289
Large slave-trade of, 290
Manners and customs of the people of,
290-291
Dress of the inhabitants of, 291
Variety of religions in, 291
Bengal, Gulf of, perilous navigation in
the, 284
Bergas, sub-caste of the Sudras, 245
Berga-willala, sub-caste of the Sudras,
245
Betel, mention of the chewing of, 214-
215, 223-224
Beverages, Hindu, 152
Bhagavadgita, extracts from the, 157-
158, 163-166, 187-188
Bhagavatas, priests of Vishnu, 185
Bhagavati, the wife of Siva, directions
for constructing an idol of, 179
One of the " Seven Mothers " group
of idols, 181
Bhagiratha, King, legend of, 193-194
Bias, see Hypanis
al-Biruni, account of the Hindu religion
by, 154-199
Blessings after death, Hindu beliefs re-
garding, 276-279
Bombay, description of, by William
Francklin, 327-330
Brahma, directions for the construction
of an idol of, 179
Brahmani, one of the " Seven Mothers "
group of idols, 181
Brahmans (Brachmanes, Bramines), the
Hindu caste of philosophers, accord-
ing to Megasthenes, 48-50
Customs and beliefs of the, 48-50, 52-53
Simplicity of the life of the, 134
The highest caste in India, 142, 238-
239, 250-252, 255-261
Affect the worship of the " Eight
Mothers," 185
Forbidden by a special law to burn
themselves alive, 190, 239
Traces of Christianity attributed by
Albuquerque to the, in Malabar, 235
Customs and language of the, in Mala-
bar, 235
Brihatsamhita of Varahamihira, ex-
tracts from, relating to the con-
struction of idols, 178-182
Quotations from, regarding ablutions
in sacred ponds, 197-198
Buddha (Jina), discrepancies between
Chinese and Hindu accounts of, due
to misunderstanding of the lan-
guage, 130
Directions for construction of an idol
of, 180
Buddhist division of the Hindu year, 128
Books, rewards for knowledge of, 139-
141
Books, punishment for ignorance of,
141
Buddhists, Hindu schools of the, 139
Devoted to the worship of Buddha, 185
Bukephalia, a city founded by Alexander
on the banks of the Hydaspes, 20
Bukephalos, Alexander's battle-horse, 20
(^abaio, fortress and palace of the, in-
spected by Albuquerque, 230
Cakrasvamin (" the owner of the dis-
cus "), an idol of Thaneswar, de-
scription of, 177
