Religion in India: A Historical Introduction

Vajraya ̄na, 111, 114, 225
va ̄ma ̄ca ̄ra, 110
va ̄naprastha, 62
Va ̄ra ̄n.ası ̄, 198–199
Varkari, 142
varn.a, 21, 61, 66
varn.a ̄s ́rama dharma, 62
Varun.a, 26
Vasco da Gama, 230
vastra, 96, 208
va ̄stupurus.aman.d.ala, 95
Va ̄sudeva, 59
Vatsı ̄putrı ̄yas, 47
Vedas, R.g, 21, 24, 26; Sa ̄ma, 27, 31;
Atharva, 27; Yajur, 27, 31
ve ̄l.a ̄l.a,89, 94, 102
Ve ̄l.an.kan.n.i, 205
vibhuti, 216
vidhi, 27
Vijayanagara, 138–139
viha ̄ra, 45, 61, 80, 153
vima ̄n.a, 94, 208
vinaya, 45, 46
Vı ̄ras ́aivas, 98–100
vı ̄rya, 106, 108
Vis ́is.ta ̄dvaita, 139
Vis.n.u, 15, 50, 90–93, 106, 110, 113,
115, 139, 142, 152, 197, 199, 211,
225, 239
Vis ́vana ̄tha, 198
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), 218

Vit.hoba, 15, 142, 144, 180

Vivekananda, 5, 180, 232

vrata, 199

Vrinda ̄van, 145

vyavaha ̄ra, 105

Ward, W., 2, 174

Whitman, W., 4, 232

Wilson, J., 165, 169, 184

women, role of, 63–66; recent changes

in laws, 194–195

Xavier, F., 173

Ya ̄jñavalkya, 19, 31, 35

yaks.a, yaks. ̄ı, 57, 78, 80

yama, 68

Yamuna, 103

yantra, 110

yasna, 169–170

yatra, 219

yavan

̄

a ̄r, 63, 89

yoga, 8, 18, 68–69, 72

Yoga ̄ca ̄ra, 82, 114, 225

Yogananda Paramahamsa, 233–234

yuga, 104, 215

Yudis.t.hara, 71

zaka ̄t, 124

zaminda ̄rs, 127

Ziegenbalg, B., 174

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