Parviz (Khusro), son of Hormuz, grandson of Nushirvan, I. 145 ――expelled from Persia――returns――marries Mary, or Shirin, the daughter of the Greek emperor Mauritius――his victories, defeats, death, 145 n. 2 ――his verses, addressed to the Roman emperor, quoted, 146. Pásáyi, the name of a wind, II. 133. Pashutan Daji (Dostur), brought the Sadder from Kirman to India, I. 310 n. 1. Pátála loka, one of the fourteen spheres, II. 13 ――an infernal region, _ibid._ n. 2. Pátanjala, the Yoga system of philosophy, II. 165. Patanjali, the Sage, founder of a philosophy and of a sect, II. 165 n. 6, 231 ――his school and opinion, _ibid._ n. 1. Patet Iran, a form of prayer, I. 342. Patirasp, grandfather of Zardusht, I. 215 n. Pavaj, a particular rite, I. 331. Pavana bhakta, “worshippers of the wind,” II. 243. Pavanáhari, “wind-eater,” II. 248 n. 2. Pawn Pishna, a saint among the Tibetans, II. 290 ――singular custom of succession, _ibid._ Pausanius, mentions Zoroaster’s works, I. 224 n. Pa-Zand, a dialect derived from the Zand, I. 223 n. Philo, quoted, I. 209 n. 1. Pend-nameh, III. 229 n. 1. Perah Káivan, a Yezdanian and Vairági, II. 192 ――some of his speeches, _ibid._ Perí, a class of Sanyásis, II. 139. Pertábmal Chadah, a Jnaní, his dispute with Davárah, a Jat, II. 112 ――his free speeches and actions, 113. Peshkár (Mobed), son of Khurshíd, disciple of Azar Kaiván, adept in suppressing the breath, I. 124. Petrus Nicolaus ex Castellaneis Faventinus, III. 207, 208 n. 1. Phala, “fruit, consequence,” II. 205. Phani, a serpent, II. 58 n. 5. Pharâoh (Pharâun), II. 298 ――a mention made of a precept of his religion, III. 91 ――his faith and character, 272 n. 1. Píára Panthíán, a sect, II. 233, 234. Píl Azar, a merchant of the Shidrangian sect, I. 203. Pimasidim, a name for the sixth Gâhambar, I. 347 n. 1. Pinda pradána, a rite of the Hindus, II. 58 n. 1. Pirah-i-Yazdan, “the ornament of God,” I. 151. Piránah Kohely, a Vaíragi, II. 194 ――his opinion, _ibid._ 195. Pisácha, demon, II. 72. Pisácha-viváha, a form of marriage among Hindus, II. 72. Pitishahim, the third Gáhambar, I. 347. Pivar-asp, name of Zohak, I. 33 n. Plato, shows a knowledge of Zoroaster’s works, I. 224 n. ――quoted, 237 n. 1, 304 n. 1; II. 374 n. 2, 402 n. 2. Pliny (H. N.), quoted, I. 218 n. ――mentions Zoroaster’s works, 224 n. ――quoted, 244 n. Plutarch, I. 209, 212 n. Pokhtanga (Afghanistan), perhaps the country of the ancient Aspagani, III. 41 n. 1. Pocock, quoted, II. 300, 323, 324, 327, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 375; III. 171 n. 1, 173 n. 2, 312 n. Prahlada, son of Kiranya Kashipu, II. 21. Prakriti, nature, II. 9 ――explained, _ibid._ n. 1 ――according to the Sankhya system, 119 n. 2. Pralaya, catastrophe of the world, II. 51. Pramána, “proof,” subdivided into four parts, II. 203.