INDEX
275
Bhoga-Vira, the standing form of Vira- bhadra, 159.
Bhojakata, country, 239.
Bhrigu, sage, 90, 239, 254.
Bhringi, Bhringiriti or Bhringisa, devotee and attendant of Siva, 113, I2O, 161, 165 : name of the Dvarapala at the southern entrance into Siva temples,
254". bhringipada, ornament seen on the right
leg of Saiva images, 100, 268/2. Bhu (Earth), consort of Vishnu, 22, 189. Bhujangalalita, variety of Nataraja's dance,
84.
Bhujangatrasita, do. t Saw. bhuta, a demon, 148, 230, 251. Bhutamata, goddess, 216. Bhuvaraha, s.a Varaha, 22. Blja-Ganapati, form of Ganapati, 176. bijapura, fruit, symbol in the hand of
Maha-Ganapati, 173. bill-hook, symbol in the hand of Karup-
pannasami, 230. bilva, fruit, symbol in the hand of Gaja-
Lakshmi, 187. Binayakia, Japanese name for Vinayaka,
i68w. bindu (dot), connected with mystic charms
called yantras and chakras, 222. boar, crest of the Western Chalukya,
Kakatiya, Reddi and Vijayanagara kings,
24. Boar or Man-Boar (Varaha), incarnation of
Vishnu, 22, 24, 93. bones, garland of, found on Saiva images,
125, 212. book, symbol, in the hand of the Asvins,
2?9 ; of Bala-Sakti, 222; of"
Brahma, 107 ; of Brihaspati, 239; of
Dakshinamurti, 90, 93 ; of Hayagrlva,
55 ; of Madhvacharya, 259 ; of rishi-
images, 254 ; of Sankaracharya, 259 ;
of Sarasvati, 185 ; of Sukra, 239. boon-giving pose of hand in images, 52;*,
77, 100, 129*, 162, 168, 173, 187, 218, See varada. bow, weapon, in the hand of Aiyanar, 230 ;
of Chamunda, 194, 206 ; of Durga, Mahishasuramardini and Maha-Lakshmi, 199, 206 ; of Indra, 241 ; of Kalagni- Rudra, 155 ; of Kama, 62 ; of Kiratarjuna, 143 ; of Rama and Lakshmana, 35 ; of Sani, 239 ; of Skanda, 177, 178 ; of Sudarsana, 66 ; of Tripurantaka, 140 ; of Virabhadra, I55 J 59; of Vishnu, 17;;, 30, 55.
Brahma, god, the Creator, 10, ir, 24, 32, 50, 52, 73, 74, 82, 93, 97, TOO, 103, 113, 141, 184, 185, 194, 197, 218;;, 224;;, 236, 251.
brahmacharin, an unmarried student of the Vedas, 30, 173, 177.
Brahmacharinl, form of Durga, 202.
Brahma-kapalam, place of pilgrimage on the Himalayas, 100,
Brahman, the all-pervading Eternal Spirit,
io, 30. 70, 74- Brahmana, caste, 7, 38, 41, 55, 70, 71, too,
168, 197, 2I3, 226, 229, 236, 239, 241. Brahmavaivarta-Purana, io, i68. Brahmi or Brahmani, one of the Sapta-
matrikas, 190, 194, 196. Brahmiya-Silpa, work on Arts, 22, 38;*,
47, 5 2 *. breast-band, found on images of Durga,
199, 206; of Pratyangira, 2I3M. Brihadlsvara, temple, at Tanjore, 77, 88w,
155, 176, 268.
Brihaspati (Jupiter), planet, 239. Brindavana (Brindaban), village, 37, 38,
41. 43, 47-
broom, symbol of Sitala, 213. Buddha, saint, 73 : incarnation of Vishnu,
22, 47 ; called Muni, 234. Buddhism, 73, 184. Buddhist, 2, 77*, i68, 185, i94, 2I3,
2l8, 22OW, 248.
Budha (Mercury), planet, 239.
buffalo, demon, 197, 199, 202, 206, 211 : sacrifice, 226: vehicle of Kala (Yama), 137, 243 ; - of Varahl, 194.
bull, guardian deity at the western entrance of Siva temples, 254 : vehicle and banner of Siva, 76;*, 90, 97, no, 113, 114, 120, 125, 132, 141, 162,267: - vehicle of Chandesa in the Kali-yuga, 161 ; of Mahesvari, 194; of Saila- putrl, 202 ; of Savitri, 2l8w.
cane, symbol in the hand of Nandi, i62. Castes and Tribes (Thurston), qttoled,
226.
caverns and rock-cut beds, 2w.
Ceylon, island, 64, II4, 223^, 229, 254^,
chain, symbol of Karuppannasami, 230.
chaitya, a temple, 2.
chakra {disc q.v ), symbol of Vishnu, 26,
38w, 52, 55, 70.
Chakrapani, temple, at Kumbakonam, 70. Chakra-Perumal, s.a. Sudarsana, 66. chakra-puja, ceremony observed in
temples of village deities, 226. chakras, mystic diagrams connected with
Sakti worship, 185, 220, 222. Chakra-tirtha, tank, source of the river
GandakI, 70. Chakravartins, group of demi-gods of Jaina
mythology, 265.
Chalukya, Western, dynasty, 24. Chalukyan Architecture (Rea), quoted,
52W.
Chamunda (Chandi), one of the Sapta- matrikas, 190, 194, 196 : epithet of Mahishasuramardini, 194*, 196, 197, 202, 206.
Chanda, name of Chandesa in the Treta- yuga, 161 ; of a Dvarapala image, 251 ;
