Baháv eddin Muhammed (Shaikh), III. 205. _Bah din_, “true faith,” I. 232. Bahidinian, believers of the eternal doctrine, I. 233. Bahín ferah, “the highest dignity,” a work upon the sanctity of the stars, III. 110. _Bahin neshisten_, a particular mode of sitting, II. 104. Bahman, the name of an angel and of a month, I. 61, 62 n. ――gives instructions to Zardusht, 240 ――appears in Gushtasp’s palace, 257. Bahman, disciple of Kaivan, I. 106 ――his fight with Farshid, _ibid._ Bahman, son of Isfendiar, I. 52, 87, 185 ――throws Zal into chains, 192 ――revenges the death of his father upon Zal, 193 n. 2 ――allegories ascribed to him, 361, 362. Bahman Yesht Pehlvi, an epitome of the true Bahman Zand, the Apocalypse of the Parsees, I. 264 n. 2, 267 n. 1. Bahman Yesht Zand, contains an interpretation of the tree of seven branches, seen by Zardusht in heaven, and other predictions, I. 265 n. 1. Bahram, governor of Khorassan, I. 186. Bahram-azar, a fire-temple, I. 47. Bahram Gur, king of Persia, I. 106 ――account of his deeds, _ibid._ n. 1, 107 ――one of the seven prophets, 112 n. ――happiness of mankind during his reign, 266. Bahzad, a celebrated painter, I. 205. Bahzad, a Yasanian chieftain, his conduct on a march with the army, I. 161. Báj, Váj, a rite of the Parsees, I. 296 and n. 318, 319. Baj-i-hamdastaní, “voluntary contribution,” I. 158. Báíteriyat, a branch of the Zaydiyat, II. 363 n. 1. Baitu ’l mâmur, “the house of delightful culture,” in heaven, III. 194. Baizah, a town in the province of Fars, III. 218 n. 6. Baizavi, surname of Naśir eddin Abu Said Abdalla Ben Omar, III. 218 n. 6. Baká, “eternal life,” III. 274. Bakhta, a place in the east of Kohistan, II. 451. Bakhshí, “paymaster,” I. 156. Bakhti, “worship,” II. 176. Baki Ali (Mirza), quoted, II. 140. Bakkal, “merchant class,” II. 78. Bala, “strength,” the killing of animals, II. 153. Bali, a monarch, sent to hell by Vichnu, II. 22 and n. 1. Balik Nátha, a great adept in restraining the breath――blesses the author of the Dabistán, II. 137. Balkh (town), its situation, I. 48 ――its fire-temple, 52. Balsúkúma, a Telinga word for a sacred tree, II. 80. Ban, a class of Sanyássis, II. 139. Bandí, a Vairagi, chief of the Sikhs, II. 288. Bang, an inebriating beverage, Muhammed the prophet drank of it, II. 222. Banin, mother of Miyan Bayezid, III. 28. Barabrissos, or Barbelissos, a plain on the banks of the Euphrates, III. 60 n. _Barashnom_, a sort of purification, I. 325 n. 2. Baratha, brother of Arjunmal, II. 273. Barbud, a prophet, I. 112 n. 3. Bardesanes, quoted, I. 335 n. 2. Barínían, supreme beings, I. 18. Barkíarok, son of Malik Shah, II. 437 ――called also Kassem and Rokn-eddin――his contest with his step-mother, his half-brother, and two uncles, 438 n. 1.