Religion in India: A Historical Introduction

Mayo, K., 3
Mecca, 123
Medina, 123
Meykan.t.ar Te ̄var, 102
Milindapanˆha, 45
Mı ̄r a ̄ba ̄i, 148
mleccha, 66, 179
Modhak, B., 218
moks.a, 35–36, 61, 68, 104, 185
Mongols, 126–127
Mt. Meru, 61, 94, 104, 208, 225
mudra ̄, 75, 110
Mughals, 127–131
Muh.ammed, 123–124
Muhammed Alı ̄, 183–184
Muhammed Ibn Qasim, 125
Muhammed Igbal, 184
Muhammed of Ghor, 126
Muh.arram, 205
Muir, J., 184–185
muja ̄hidin, 181
mu ̄ lamantra, 102
Muller, M., 232
Murukan
̄

, 15, 88–89, 93, 139, 148, 180,
197, 200, 228
music, 75–76
Muslim League, 183

nabı ̄, 123
Na ̄ga ̄rjuna, 57, 81, 105
Na ̄ga ̄rjunakonda, 47, 80–81, 93, 115
Nairoji, D., 178
Naipaul, V. S., 3
naks.atra, 95, 201
Na ̄landa ̄, 107
na ̄ma, 33
nama ̄z, 209, 241
Namdev, 142
Namma ̄l
̄

va ̄r, 90–91
Na ̄nak, 147, 155–156, 241
Narasim.ha, 15
na ̄stika, 37
Natara ̄jan
̄

, 95, 102
Na ̄t.a ̄rs, 213
Na ̄t.ha sect, 133, 142
Na ̄t.yas ́a ̄stra, 74–76
Navara ̄tri, 139
na ̄yakkas, 139
Nayan
̄

ma ̄rs, 90

nayava ̄da, 41

Nehru, J., 194

Nestorians, 166

Nietzsche, F., 4

nirgun.a, 105, 148

nirva ̄n.a, 43–44, 46, 57, 79, 111, 231

niyama, 68

Ohrmazd, 170

Olivelle, P., 48

om., 185

“Operation Bluestar”, 158

Otto, R., 10

pa ̄ca, 102

pacu, 102

Pal

̄

ani, 200–201

Pa ̄las, 107, 225

Paleolithic, 15

Palmyrah, 229

Pa ̄ñcara ̄tra ̄gamas, 96, 237

Pañcatantra, 73, 230

Pa ̄n.d.ava brothers, 71, 93

Panikkar, R., 7

Pa ̄n.ini, 73

pantha ̄, 147, 154

parama ̄tman, 105, 152, 215

Para ̄s ́ura ̄ma, 212

Pa ̄rsı ̄s, 168–170

Pa ̄rvatı ̄, 95, 113, 199

Patanˆjali, 68, 232

pati, 102–103

Phoenicians, 163, 228

pı ̄paltree, 77

pı ̄r, 133–135, 140, 151, 205

pitr.loka, 24

Pope, G. V., 6

Portuguese, 171–173

Pothu, Ra ̄ja ̄, 203

Praja ̄pati, 24–25

prajña ̄, 82, 111

Pra ̄krits, 54, 73

prakr.ti, 19, 37, 71, 76, 106, 113, 114

pra ̄n.apratis.t.ha ̄, 208

pra ̄n.ayama, 68, 110

prapatti, 96, 106

prasa ̄da, 67, 106

Pratiha ̄ras, 107

pratya ̄ha ̄ra, 68, 108

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