A
Abbott, Justin E., 79, 98, 99, 220,
257, 312, 322, 409, 410, 459,
614, 712Abhang, 1
Abhava, 1 , 55, 521, 537. See also
Philosophy
Abhaya Hasta, 1. See alsoDance
Abhijnanashakuntala, 1 – 2 , 211,
336, 436, 621
Abhimanyu, 2 – 3 , 138
Abhinavagupta, writer, 3 , 376,
524, 708
Abhinaya, 3 , 171
Abhira. See Ahir
Abhisheka, ritual bathing, 3
Abortion, 3. See alsoWomen
feticide, 227 – 228
Achala Ekadashi, 4 , 218, 227
Achamana, 4 , 658
Achamaniya, 4 , 720
Achara, 4 – 5 , 499
Acharya, 5
Achintyabhedabheda, 5 , 242
Achyuta, 5
Act of truth, 5 – 6 , 168, 457, 711. See
alsoTruth
Actors, Pilgrims, Kings and Gods
(Kapur), 389, 562, 651
Adharma, 6
Adhikamasa. SeeIntercalary
Month
Adhikara, 3, 6 , 116, 266, 398, 411,
414, 446, 492
Adhiratha, 6 – 7 , 352, 400
Adhishthana, architecture, 7 , 353
Adhvaryum, 7 , 122, 576, 718
Adhyasa, 7 – 8 , 12, 133, 623
Adi, 8 , 685
Adigranth, 8 – 9 , 23, 116, 328, 459,
511, 553, 569
Adishesha. SeeShesha
Aditi, 9 – 10
Aditya, 10 , 538
Adivasi communities, 10 – 11 , 396,
484, 572
Daita, 164 – 165
Gond, 255
Santal, 597
Adoption, 11 , 81, 386, 661. See
alsoWomen
Adriel, Jean, 435
Adultery, 11 – 12 , 229, 406, 507
Advaita Vedanta, 12 – 13 , 42, 124,
132, 213, 214, 223, 242, 321,
388, 389, 395, 396, 417, 433,
474, 486, 502, 519, 524, 578,
607, 610, 622, 636, 644, 673,
721, 746, 767. See also
Vedanta
Bhamati branch, 49, 100–101
schools, 7–8, 320
Vivarana school, 486
Advaita Vedanta up to Samkara
and His Pupils(Potter), 8, 13,
320, 487, 624, 673
Advani, Lal Krishna, 13 , 104
Aerial cars, 13
Aesthetics. SeeRasa
Agama, 13
Agastya, sage, 13 – 14 , 231, 296,
392, 455
Aghori, 14
Agni, 14 – 15 , 16, 44, 53, 195, 236,
262, 366, 572, 601, 628, 654,- See alsoFire
Agni Akhara, 15 – 16 , 24
Agnihotra, 16
Agnikula, 16 , 549
Agnipradakshinam, 9, 15, 16 ,
428, 601
Agnipravesha, 16
Agnishtoma, 16 – 17
Agrahara, 17
Ahalya, 17 , 245
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