Arsha marriage, 54 – 55. See
alsoMarriage
Art. See alsoBronzes; Dance
Indus Valley, 298
The Art and Architecture of India
(Rowland), 366
Artha, 19, 55 , 106, 222, 340, 443,
536, 545, 626. See also
PhilosophyArthapatti, 55 , 521, 537. See also
Philosophy
Arthashastra, 55 – 56 , 139, 142, 360
The Art of Tantra(Rawson), 22, 34,
137, 420, 449, 583, 667, 676,
677, 761Arundhati, 56
Arya Dharm( Jones), 58
Aryabhatta, 56
Aryan, 56 – 57 , 532
Indigenous Aryan theory, 57,
294 – 295 , 300
language, 48Arya Samaj, 57 – 58 , 179, 384, 639, 646
“The Arya Samaj in British India”
( Jones), 58
Asamanjasa, 58 , 365
Asanas, 28, 58 – 59 , 65, 172, 278, 505,
650, 695, 720. See alsoYoga
Asat, 59
Asatkaryavada, 39, 59 , 133, 480,
606, 731. See alsoPhilosophy
Ascetic initiation, 585. See also
Initiation
Asceticism, 59, 60 – 61 , 63, 328, 461,
478, 539, 551, 622, 629, 664,
671, 689, 723–724Ascetics, 6, 22, 55, 59 – 60 , 66, 69,
76, 79, 101, 143, 144, 310, 354,
449, 633
apsara, 49
ashram, 64
begging, 88 – 89
burial, 129
Christian, 45communities, 475
godmen, 253
Gorakhnathi, 257
gosain, 257 – 258
Jain, 48
Janakpur, 313
jogi, 322
kapalin, 349 – 350
Kutichaka, 79, 383
mahant, 405
Muslim, 35
Paramahamsa, 79, 172, 173, 403,
498 – 499
parivrajaka, 502
pilgrimages, 30–31, 85
sadhu, 60, 580
Ash, sacred ash, 578
Ashadh, 61 , 305, 537, 612
festivals, 218, 227, 230, 267, 567
Ashaucha, 4, 41, 42, 46, 48, 62 – 63 ,
71, 118, 153, 160, 161, 335,
388, 569, 658. See alsoPurity
sutakashaucha, 62, 78, 118, 458,
570, 676
Ashirvad, 63 , 585, 603
Ashoka, King, 63 , 117, 125, 152,
304, 340, 366, 433, 484, 510,
527, 575, 591, 663
Ashoka Tree, 63
Ashram, 64 , 581
Ashrama Dashanami, 64 , 104, 166,
172, 173, 603
Ashtachap, poets, 64 , 151, 372,
378, 460, 502, 540, 672
Ashtadhyayi, 64 – 65 , 102, 140,
401–402, 497, 506
Ashtalakshmi, 65
Ashtanga yoga, 65 , 189, 196, 478,
525, 592. See alsoYoga
Ashtavakra, 66
Ashutosh, 66
Ashvalayana, 66
Ashvamedha, 41, 66 , 288, 536
Ashvattha, 511