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Aryans, development of, in Ancient

India, 2-3
A united community, 5
Domestic Economy of, 7
Nomadic life led by, 8
Expansion of, 30, 82, 128-130
Ancient compositions of, preserved tra-
ditionally by certain families, 78

Home of, passage concerning, 201

Ascetics, Hindu, 235, 236
Rules for, 241-242

Ashtaka, rites performed in the month of
Agrahayana, 261-262

Asia, spread of Buddhism throughout, 322

Asoka, Hindu king, 3
Father of Mahinda, 320

Astronomy, science of, 193

In the Rig-Veda, 156-167

In the Brahmanic period, 156, 167

Asvamedha, horse-sacrifice, 163

Celebrated by Yudhishthira, 110

Celebrated by Rama, 124*

Asvapati, a monarch, 163

Asvayugi, rite performed in the month of

Asvayuga, 251

Rites described by Sankhayana, 251

Asvins, 20
Known as great physicians, 74

Atharva-Veda, compilation of, 85, 86

Late in gaining canonicity, 90-91
Division of, ,91
Character of, 91

Brahmanas of, 93

Atomic theory in Hindu philosophy, 264,
265

Avesta, possible allusions to Aryan cus-
toms in, 24

Ayodhya, capital of the Kosalas, 119

Social life in, in the Brahmanic period,

149

B

Badarayana Vyasa, founder of the Ve-

danta philosophy, 270

Outline of Brahma Sutra of, 270-271

Barbarians, revenge of, 36

Battle of the Ten Kings, 37, 38

Baudhayana, one of the earliest of the
Sutrakaras, 200

Benares, a city, 126

Bengal, believed to have been invaded by

Pandavas, 106

Hinduized, 203

Bhaddiya, convert to Buddhism, 293

Bhagu, convert to Buddhism, 293

Bharadvaja, a hermitage, 120

Bharata, son of Duhshanta, 132
Son of Kaikeyi, 119

Bharatas, known also as Kurus, a tribe,
98

Bhima, one of the five Pandava princes,

101
Fights with Duryodhana, 102
Kills brother of Queen of Virata, 108

Kills Duhsasana, 109

Bhishma, a renowned warrior, son of

Santanu, 100

Killed unfairly by Arjuna, 109

Bhujya, shipwreck of, 20

Bimbisara, King of the Magadhas, 284
Conversion of, to Buddhism, 291

Birds, 17

Brahma, evolution of, 75

Theme of the older Upanishads, 95
His part in creation, 167
True nature of, as taught in the Chhan-
dogya Upanishad, 174-176

Marriage of, 238

Brahmadatta and Dighavu, parable of,
313-316

Brahmana literature, 86

Brahman, caste, 136

Duties of a, 86, 87
Worsted in learning by warrior caste,
114
Only, practise austerities in Krita Age,
136
Allowed to marry into other castes, in
Brahmanic and Epic periods, 164
Occupations of, 232, 233
Arrogance toward other castes, 233
Translation from Megasthenes concern-

ing, 234-236

Brahmanas, composition of, 85, 143-144

General character of, 92
Of Rig-Veda, 92-93
Of Sama-Veda, 93
Of Yajur-Veda, 93

Of Atharva-Veda, 93

Brahmanic period, hermit life in, 85, 144

Justice officially administered in, 143
Municipal government in, 143
Students in, 144
Teachers in, 144
Ethical ideal in, 146-146
Metals in, 147
Food in, 147-149
Social life in, 149-154
Plan of towns in, 160
Manufactures in, 160
Child marriage unknown in, 164
Widow marriage not prohibited in, 164

Astronomy a distinct science in, 167

Brihaspati, conception of, 74
Lord of hymns, 74

Buddha, birth of, 281

Religion of, 253
Disapproval of caste by, 276
Beginning of teachings of, 276

Character of, 279