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342 INDEX Riddi (Reddis), a sub-caste of the Sudras, 245 Rig- Veda, funeral hymn of the, 71 Roe, Sir Thomas, ambassador from James I of England to Jahangir, the Great Mogul, 306 Roger, Abraham, a Dutch missionary, resident at Pulicat, describes suttee, 88-95 Describes the manners and customs of the Hindus, 237-279 Death of, in 1649, 237 " Roteiro," quotation from the, regard- ing Vasco da Gama's visit to Calicut, 205-210, 213-219 Royal succession, Hindu, 148 Sabarmati (Sabermeti), a river, the favourite resort of ascetics, 302 Sabos (Sambos), an Indian prince whose territory bordered on Patalene, 25 Sagara, King, legend of the sons of, 193- 194 Sailoda, a sacred pond, the source of the river of the same name, 193 St. Thomas Christians in Malabar, 236 Saktis (Tschectea), a sect of the Brah- mans, 261 Salt mines in India, 23 Salutation, nine Hindu forms of, 146- 147 Sama-Veda, studied by the Brahmans, 137 Samba, son of Vishnu, directions for con- structing an idol of, 179 Sandrokottos, Indian king, ruler of the nation of the Gangaridai and Pra- sioi, 43 Sarada, a wooden idol in Inner Kashmir, 177 Sarasvati (Sarsuti), a river having its source in the sacred pond Vishnu- pada, 191 Sarayu, a river having its source in the sacred pond Manasa, 192 Sarmanes, see Garmanes Schaerwaecka (Sarvaka), a sect of the Brahmans, 259 Sciences, five Hindu, 136 Seasons of the Hindu year, 127-129 Seivia (Aradh-iha, Saivites), a sect of the Brahmans, 257-258 Seleukos Nikator, a general of Alexander the Great, and founder of the Grseco-Syrian empire, 1 Semiramis said to have made expeditions against India, 4 Seres (Chinese), long life of, 27 Serpents, found in the Emoda Mountains, 20 In India, 30, 37-38 Sesostris, an Egyptian ruler, advances as far as Europe, 4 Settreas, see Kshatriyas " Seven Mothers," directions for con- structing an idol of the, 181 Shamanians (Buddhists), devoted to the worship of Buddha, 185 At the instance of Buddha, throw their dead into flowing water, 188 Sibai, a tribe of Northern India, 25 Sickness, fasting in case of, 148 Suicide to escape from, 149 Persons exposed and abandoned in case of, in ancient times in India, 186 Silas, a river of India, on the surface of which nothing will float, 30-31 Silver-mines in India, 23, 27 Sindomana (identified with Sehwan), the capital of Sabos, 25 Siriperen, a sub-caste of the Pariahs, 248- 250 Sitticaram, a sub-caste of the Sudras, 245 Sittijs (Sittars), a sub-caste of the Sudras, 245 Sitti weapari, a division of the Vaisya caste, duties of the, 241-242 Siva worshipped by anchorites, 185 " Si-yu-ki," by Hiuan Tsang, quotation from, 121-153 Skanda, son of Mahadeva, directions for constructing an idol of, 179 Slave trade in Bengal, 290 Slavonians, custom of the, to burn their dead, 186 Smaerta (Smartas), a sect of the Brah- mans, 2S&-259 Sokrates, similarity of the doctrines of, to those of the Hindus, 57 Soldiery, Hindu, 143, 150 Somnath, description of the shrine and temple of, 200-204 Destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni, 200, 202-203 Hindus make pilgrimages to, at an eclipse of the moon, 201 Worship of, 201-202 Somowansjam, a division of the Ksha- triyas, derivation of the name of the, 240 Sopeithes (Subhuti), king of Northern India, dispute as to the situation of the country of, 20 Sophistai (Sophists), wise men of India, 37 Account of, by Nearchos, 58 Soul, Hindu beliefs regarding the, 160- 163, 167-168, 174-175