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
Imám, Imámat, a religious dignitary, and office――conditions thereof,
II. 362, 363
――twelve Imáms, enumerated, 367, 368 n. 1
――their prohibitions of science, 375
――instructions, 376
――seven Imáms of the Ismâilahs, 400; III. 172, 173.
Imánah (The), a class of Muhammedan sectaries, II. 388; III. 12.
Imámiyat âsulín, a sect, II. 385.
Imbal, a fort in Khazazm, surrenders to the besieging Moghuls for
want of water, at the very moment of a heavy fall of rain, III. 120.
Imkan, “possibility,” III. 141
――four sorts of it, _ibid._ n. 1.
Jnana skandha, “personality,” II. 197.
Jnánam uttamam, “the highest state of beatitude,” II. 95.
Jnáni, possessor of the Vedanta science, II. 96.
Jnánindra, particular class of Jnanis, II. 103.
Jnapti skandha, “the knowledge of animal nature,” II. 198.
Indra, “the window of life, the passage of the soul,” where placed,
II. 154.
Indra, regent of the East (Purva) II. 219.
Indrazaharáyog Vasishta, name given to the instructions of Vasishta
to Rama, II. 28.
Indriya, “exterior senses,” II. 204
――six senses, 206.
Insan Kamíl, “the perfect man,” III. 276 n. 2.
Jóli handi, a sect, II. 128.
Jog-Vasishta (also Yog-vasishta, and Vasishta-yog), name given to
Vasishta’s instructions to Rama, II. 28, 96, 256, 268.
Joneid Abu ’l Kasem, III. 273 n. 1.
Jones (sir William), denies the authenticity of Zoroaster’s works
published in French, I. 223 n.
Jorjani, author of the Commentary upon the Mewakif, II. 323.
Jorjaní, author of Definitions, quoted, III. 141 n. 1, 174 n. 1, 224
n. 1, 229 n. 2, 230 n. 1, 231 n. 2, 239 n. 2, 276 n. 2.
Jourdan (Am.), translator of a work of Mirkhond, II. 423.
Iradet, a mystic term of the Druses, III. 64 n. 2
――other definitions of it, 224 n. 1.
Iraj, son of Feridun, permits destructive animals to be eaten, I. 74.
Isána, the north-east region――regent between the north and east, II.
35, 219 n. 1.
Isápúcha, worship of God, II. 126.
Isfandarmend, Isfandarmaz, name of an angel and a month, I. 61, 62
and n. 230
――gives benedictions and instructions to Zardusht, 242.
Isfandamaz-jah, the third additional day of the Persian year, I. 62 n.
_Isfendiar_, son of king Gusht-asp――promoter of fire-worship, I. 50,
88
――his history and death, 191 n. 1
――receives one grain of the hallowed pomegranate from Zardusht,
and becomes brazen-bodied, 260
――allegories ascribed to him, 363, 364, 365, 366
――a prisoner in the fort Gambadan, 371.
Ishaîa (Isaiah), the Hebrew prophet, quoted, II. 298, 306, 307.
Isháret, “Indications,” title of a work, III. 218 n. 3.
Ishmata, one of the five failings, II. 120.
Ishrak Shuhab uddin Maktul (Shaikh), his works translated into
Persian, I. 122.
Ishrakian, “Platonists,” I. 83.
Ishtam, “sacrifice, oblation,” II. 155 n. 4.
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