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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