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
Satva (Satek), one of the three properties, II. 14, 149, 176, 178,
180.
Saturn, description of his form, I. 35, 36.
Satyam, “truth,” II. 125.
Satya loka, one of the fourteen spheres, II. 12
――abode of truth, _ibid._ n. 7.
Satyanath, a sect of Hindus, II. 128.
Satyavati, mother of Vyása, also called Yojana gandha, II. 67 n.
Satya yugam, the age of the righteous, II. 47 n. 1.
Sáut Mutluk, “absolute sound,” I. 81.
Sayah ban, and Sayah dar, umbrella, I. 19.
Schmidt (Isaak Jacob), II. 292 n.; III. 113.
Schmölders (doctor), quoted, II. 391.
Seer, a measure of weight, II. 223 n. 2.
Sefand, the thirteenth Nosk of the Zand-Avesta――its contents, I.
274 n.
Selden, author quoted, I. 18 n.; III. 80 n. 2.
Selsebil, a source, sweet like clarified honey, in Gabriel’s
heavenly mansion, III. 190 n. 1.
Serapis, the sun of autumn――the Egyptian Chmun――Esculapius――has a
serpent――is Osiris――Helios Serapis――Jupiter Serapis――his temples in
different countries, III. 112 n. 1.
Serat ul mustakim, “the Right Road,” a work composed by Mujeddin
Muhammed, son of Yakub, son of Muhammed Firozobadi, III. 94.
Serósh, Serúsh, Ized, or angel, etymology of his name, I. 7 n.
――presiding over the seventeenth day of the month, 62 n.
――his functions, 287, 288, 289.
Serud nath, an adept in restraining the breath, II. 137.
Sésha, the king of the serpent-race, II. 16 n. 2.
Setud-yesht, the first Nosk of the Zand-Avesta, I. 272
――its contents, _ibid._
Seven, a sacred number, principally with the Ismáilahs, II. 400
n. 1.
Sevras, or Sravakas, name given to the Jains in different parts of
India, II. 212 n. 1.
Sewras, pious mendicants, II. 195 n. 1.
Shabdiz, horse of king Parviz, I. 112 n. 3.
_Shabistan_, “night-station,” I. 168, 182, 187.
Shadbar, a Persian festival, I. 63.
Shad darsá, “six objects of the six senses,” II. 206.
Shádib, founder of a sect, his epoch――opinion, I. 207.
Shád Késh, a person mentioned in the Samrad namah, I. 201.
Shádmán (Mirza), a chief of the Házárahs, III. 43 n. 1.
――wounds Miyan Jelal eddin, 44.
Shafa, a work of Avisenna, II. 173 n. 3.
Sháfâya, a Muhammedan sect, II. 355.
Shafei, surname of Muhammed Ebn Edris al Shâfei, the founder of a
Muhammedan sect, II. 329 n. 350.
Shah abad eddin pur, place of pilgrimage in Kachmir, II. 166.
Shahádet, its meaning in the phraseology of the Súfis, III. 238 n. 4.
Shahbáb uddin Maktul (Shaikh), quoted, II. 45.
Shah Badakshi (Mawlana), III. 284.
_Shaher dar_, “governor,” I. 157.
Shah Jhuna, master of the Choharas, II. 245.
Shah Fattah ulla Shirazi (Hakim), establishes the new era of Akbar,
III. 99.
Shah Jehan, opposes Hargovind, II. 275
――sends an army against Harrayi, 282
――is imprisoned by his son Aureng-zeb, III. 285 n. 1
――date of his death, _ibid._
――his whole title, 296.
Shah Mir Kadarí, III. 284.
_Shahnah_, intendant of police, I. 157.
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