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
Colebrooke (Thomas), quoted, II. 4, 10, 37, 65, 93, 119, 120, 122,
177, 198, 210, 451 n. 1; III. 1 n. 1., 43.
Ctesias, quoted, I. 33 n.
D.
Daâi, missionary, particular dignity among the Ismâilahs, II. 432
n. 2.
Dabati, the Caspian sea, in Parsi works, I. 231.
Dadistan, hall of justice, I. 43.
Dadistan Aursah, or Davershah, Daversah, or Sah daver, work quoted,
I. 131.
Dadram, a Persian festival, I. 63.
_Dád-Shikar_, “equity-hunt,” I. 185.
Dad-sitaní, “lawyer,” I. 160, 168.
Dadu Panthians, a sect, II. 233.
Dadu, Durvish, and founder of a sect――an account of him, II. 233.
Dai, name of an angel and a month, I. 61, 62 n.
Daibader, angel presiding over the 8th day of the month, I. 62 n.
Daibadin, angel presiding over the 23rd day of the month, I. 62 n.
Dabamiher, angel presiding over the 15th day of the month, I. 62 n.
Dair-namah, a work of Fakher, III. 298.
Daityas, “demons,” churn the oceans, II. 42 n. 1.
Daldal, name given by the Ulviahs to the fourth heaven, II. 468
――signifies also Muhammed’s mule and Ali’s horse, _ibid._ n. 1.
Dalmah, “cultivator,” II. 78.
Dama bhavani, name of a spring, II. 167 n. 2.
Daman-i-bad, “sound of the wind,” II. 134.
Damudar Dás Kaul, a learned Brahman of Kachmir, holds Akas to
signify space, II. 40.
Dana phal, a rite of the Hindus, II. 58 n. 3.
Dandahari, a class of Sanyásis, II. 140.
Dandorat, “prostration,” II. 101.
Danish nameh Káteb Shahi, work quoted, II. 372.
Darab the Great, king of Persia, son of Bahman, I. 87.
Darab the Less, king, son of Darab the Great, I. p. 87.
Dara-i-Gunah, name of an angel, I. 7.
Daran Sarún, king and magician, attempts to destroy the child
Zardusht, I. 219
――invited to a feast by Zardusht’s father, 228.
Dara Shiko, son of Shah Jehan, defends his father――defeated by
Aurengzeb, his brother――delivered up to the latter――executed, III.
285 n. 1, 294.
Dartha, sacrificial grass, II. 57 n. 1, 2, 80.
Darji, “demon,” I. 324.
Darkúbín, name of a Nosk of the Zand-Avesta, I. 275.
Darun, an office celebrated particularly for the sake of a king, I.
258 and n.
――also a little cake, _ibid._
Darun fusesté, “offered bread,” I. 315.
Darun miezd, “religious rites,” I. 315, explained, _ibid._ n. 1, 316.
Darun Yeshté, a Parsi office, also banquet, I. 333, and n.
Darwands, enemies to good, I. 301 and n.
Dastan, surname of Zal, I. 191.
Daláteri, the chief of a class of Sanyásis, II. 139
――his adventure with Goraknath, 140.
Davárah, a chief of the Sikhs――his dispute with Pertab-mal, II. 112.
Davaserujed, the 18th Nosk of the Zand-Avesta――its contents, I. 274 n.
Danda (David), II. 298.
Daud Isfahaní, the chief of a Muhammedan sect, II. 329 n. 332.
Dáud Kaiséri (Shaikh), III. 232 n. 1.
Daulet Khan Kaksal, quoted, II. 281.
Daulet Khan Lodi, II. 247
――a short account of him, _ibid._ n. 2.
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