The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 3 (of 3): translated from the original Persian, with notes and illustrations
Religion
The Dabistán, or School of manners, Volume 3 (of 3): translated from the original Persian, with notes and illustrations
Iran -- Religion; Religions
Bármiânek, a magnificent temple of the Tibitans, II. 291.
Bárnîgárî, “registrar,” I. 156.
Barósu (Ferosu), see Bahman, III. 141.
Baroz, “apparition,” III. 277.
Barsom, a bundle of thirty-five branches of trees, I. 316 n. 319.
Barzakh, “the interval of time between the death and the
resurrection of man,” III. 278, 279, 280.
Barzinkaroos, a sage, educates Zardusht, I. 224, 225.
Barzomchin, a knife with an iron handle, I. 320.
_Bas_, name of the third class of the people, I. 19.
Bastam, a town of Khorassan, III. 229.
Bastami, see Abu Yezid Taifer ben Issa.
Bastan nameh, work quoted, II. 130.
Batardín, “enemies of the faith,” I. 300.
Batenian (The), “interiors,” a class of Ismâilahs, often confounded
with them, II. 400 n. 2
――their creed, 401 to 404
――means they employ to make converts to their faith, 404 to 407
――their interpretation of several religious practices, 408 to 410
――their opinion upon the office of prophet and Imám, 410 to 411.
Báyazid, a disciple of Imám Jafr Sadik, II. 390.
Bayley (William, esq.), patron of the editor and supervisor of the
Calcutta edition of the Dabistán, his eulogy, III. 317.
Bazm-gah-i durvéshan, “the Durvesh’s banquetting-room,” work
composed by Ferzanah Khushi, 104, 108, 119.
Beausobre, quoted, I. 206 n. 373.
Bedr, a place of the valley of the same name, near the sea, between
Mecca and Medina; there Muhammed’s great victory, III. 100.
Bedr al Jemali, Amir Aljíyûsh, commander-in-chief of the Egyptian
troops, II. 430.
Beh din, name of a religious sect, I. 212.
Bellamy (John), his English translation of the Hebrew Bible, II.
301, 302, 303.
Belfour (F. C.), quoted, II. 391 n. 3.
Ben Shonah, surname of Mohib eddin Abu ’l Valid Muhammed, ben Kamal
eddin, al Hanefi, III. 291 n. 1, 312 n.
Bentinck (William, lord), governor-general of India, abolishes the
sacrifice of the widows, II. 76 n. 1.
Beresht, the 9th Nosk of the Zand-Avesta――its contents, I. 273 n.
Berzasp, a disciple of Tahmúras, III. 169.
Bhadra, “August-September,” II. 21.
Bhadram, “right way of worship,” II. 155.
Bhaga, “female organ,” II. 152.
Bhagavat (purana), quoted, II. 15.
Bhairava, a name of Siva, II. 219
――eight Bhairavas, _ibid._ n. 3.
Bharatis, a class of the Sanyàsis, II. 146.
Bhartari, a Jnani, II. 101.
Bharthy, a class of Sanyasis, II. 139.
Bhatakpùr, a place in the hilly country of Afghanistan, sepulchre of
Bayezid, III. 42.
Bhavan (Shaikh), a Brahman, became a Muselman, III. 89.
Bhruva, eyebrows, a region of the human body, II. 132.
Bhum (Mars), see Marikh, vol. II. 44.
Bhurloka, one of the fourteen spheres, II. 12
――one of the three spheres, 13.
Bhuvanas, worlds, II. 10
――fourteen worlds, _ibid._ n. 1.
Bhuvarloka, one of the fourteen spheres, II. 12
――one of three spheres, 13.
Biaraz, equal to one hundred araz, see araz, I. 25.
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