Rao, T. A. Gopinatha, 447
Rasa, 108, 170, 335, 363, 564 , 566
Rasayana, 564 – 565
Rasayana school, 28, 193
Rashtrakuta Dynasty, 231, 266,
331, 345, 565
Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh, 13,
104, 182, 254, 278, 283, 314,
407, 439, 454, 516, 565 – 566 ,
611, 619, 653, 679, 761Rasik, 554, 566
Raskhan, poet, 566 – 567
Ras lila, 460, 463, 508, 567. See
alsoLila
Rat, 183, 354, 567
Rath Yatra, 13, 61, 164, 227, 323,
534, 537, 567
Rati, 568
Ratri, 568
Ravana, 13, 24, 69, 171, 173, 181,
188, 212, 290, 297, 317, 343,
387, 493, 539, 550, 557,
568 – 569 , 649, 653
family, 40, 63, 211, 366, 418Ravidas, poet, 9, 36, 86, 88, 91, 100,
164, 494, 528, 553, 569 , 570,
596, 614, 705Ravidas Jayanti, 227, 398, 569 – 570
Ravidasis, 569
Rawal, 78, 458, 570
Rawat, 570
Rawson, Philip S., 22, 34, 137, 420,
449, 583, 667, 676, 677, 761
Reciprocal dependence, 225, 570.
See alsoPhilosophy
Reconversion, 570
Redemptive Encounters(Babb),
121, 544, 605, 672
Reflectionism, 100, 487, 520, 570.
See alsoPhilosophy
Reincarnation, 571
Religion in India(Madan), 20, 63,
190, 294, 471, 530, 534, 535,
567, 575, 605, 773Religion in Modern India(Baird),
58, 126, 179, 283, 307, 516,
544, 553, 575, 637, 682, 768
Religious Beliefs and Practices
(Mishra), 674
Religious duty. SeeDharma
Religious Encounters with Death
(Reynolds/Waugh), 46, 601
Religious law. SeeDharma;
Dharma literature;
Dharmashastra
Religious persecution, 293, 571 , 604
The Religious System of the
Mahanubhav Sect
(Feldhaus), 406
Renuka, 311, 571
Republic Day, 571
Reservations, 571 – 572
Reynolds, Frank E., 46, 601
Rg Veda, 10, 20, 69, 112, 156, 232,
245, 254, 288, 289, 295, 423,
497, 518, 536, 572 – 573 , 576,
586, 601, 682, 715, 737
hymns, 159–160
samhitas, 14–15
Rhythm. SeeTala
Right Hand Tantra, 573. See also
Tantra
The Rise in the Religious
Significance of Rama
(Whaling), 552
Rishabha, 573
Rishi, 55, 573 , 574
Agastya, 13–14
Rishikesh, 199, 385, 407, 473,
573 – 574 , 636
Rishi Panchami, 93, 227, 574
Rishyashringa, sage, 174, 574
Rite of passage, 574
Rites of protection, 118, 146, 218,
428, 429, 471, 477, 527,
574 – 575 , 608, 613, 712, 780
Rivers, 7 sacred rivers, 134, 250,
298, 463, 603