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