Bhasmasur, 108
Bhattacharya, Ram Shankar, 224,
332, 520, 536, 589
Bhattacharyya, Sibajiban, 470, 480
Bhava, 108 , 170
Bhavabhuti, poet, 108 , 139, 333,
349, 413
Bhavani, 108
Bhavas, 108 , 564
Bhave, Vinobha, 108 – 109
Bhedabhada school, 106, 109 , 321,
378, 501, 516, 607
Bhil, 109
Bhima, 82, 109 – 110 , 204, 208, 210,
231, 247, 382, 400, 495
Bhima River, 110 , 374, 407, 495
Bhimashankar, 110 , 325, 407
Bhishma, 32, 110 – 111 , 400, 610,
628, 629
Bhishma Ashtami, 111 , 227, 398
Bhogamandapa, architecture, 111 ,
390, 454, 464
Bhogawara group, 36, 50, 111 – 112 ,
113, 174, 248, 325, 519, 643
Bhoja, King, 112
Bholanath, 112 , 635
Bhramargit, 112
Bhramari, 112 , 468
Bhrgu, sage, 70, 102, 112 – 113 , 120,
245, 357, 574, 581
Bhubaneshvar, 113 , 238, 369, 390,
454, 484, 501
Bhudevi. SeeEarth
Bhudevi, Vishnu and, 38
Bhujangavalaya, 113
Bhuriwara group, 17, 36, 104, 111,
113 , 174, 248, 325, 603, 643.
See alsoDashanamiBhushundi, 113 – 114 , 559
Bhut, 114 , 492, 515
Bhuta, 115
Bhutalingas, 115 , 332, 345, 704. See
alsoLinga
Bhutam, poet, 29, 115 , 509, 515
Bhutayajna, 115 , 492
Bhuts, 80, 83
Bidhai Samaroh, 115
Bihar, 11, 21, 39, 115 – 116 , 117,
138, 141, 146, 196, 239, 489,
506, 546, 597, 654
sites, 182, 245, 347
Bijak, 116 , 329
The Bijak of Kabir(Hess/Singh),
116, 329, 593, 720
Bijakshara, 22, 34, 116 – 117 , 137,
448, 480, 583, 613, 677
Bilva tree, 90, 117
Bimbisara, King, 21, 117
Bindu, 117 , 587, 641
Bindusara, 63, 117
Birla, Ghanshyamdas, 117 , 386
Birlas family, 117, 430
Birth, 3, 4, 62, 78, 117 – 118 , 326,
458, 531, 590
Björkman, James W., 762
Black Yajur Veda, 48, 88, 118 , 339
Blessing, 62. See alsoAshirvad
Blood, 28, 34, 41, 66, 117–118,
118 – 119 , 135, 149, 153, 204,
208, 333, 341, 521, 530, 752
menstruation, 436
Boar avatar, 119 , 217, 318, 717. See
alsoAvatars; Vishnu
The Book of Ayurveda(Morrison), 75
Bose, Subhash Chandra, politician,
119 , 144, 236
Brahma, 25, 37, 96, 119 – 120 , 121, 157,
163, 186, 209, 254, 297, 325, 349,
462, 486, 519, 550, 568, 574
Day of Brahma, 180 , 214, 338,
375, 409, 423, 520, 707
epithets, 679
family, 40, 70, 112–113, 121, 347,
370, 426 , 530, 531
Vishnu and, 408
Brahmacharin, 120 , 135, 166, 249,
262, 364, 456, 585, 591, 598,
658, 721