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Bhûtaviras, n, of a family of priests, tasattu wants to kill him, 20, 43, 345 n.
241-3; 49 (ii), 161-4; related to Bhûti, the goddess of welfare, wor- Mahâvîra, 22, xiii-xvi; dialogue shipped, 29, 334 ; 41, 324.
between King Srenika, i, e. B., and Bible (Old and New Testaments); a Gaina monk, 45, 100-7, 1oo n.; Zend-Avesta and B., 4, Ixix, Ixxii n.; abolished the ferry-fee for asceties, B. and other Sacred Books of the 49 (i), 170; his consort Vaidehî, 49 East, 15, XX; references to the (ii), v ; B. becomes an Anâgâmin, 49 0.T., 24, 176 n., 179 n., 180 n.; (ii), 167. criticism of the 0. T., 24, 178 sq., Bindu, 11. of a Vedie poet, 32, 410. 200, 208-29; references to N.T., Bindumati,the courtesan, makes the 24, 189 n.; criticism of N.T., 24, Ganges flow backwards, 35, 182-4. 225, 225 n., 229-43.
Birds. Bilal, an Abyssinian slave, the first (a) B. in religious belief and worship. who called to prayer in Islâm, 6, (b) Some special, real, and mythical b. xxiii sq., xxxiv, lxxii.
(a) B. IN RELIGIOUS BELIEF AND Bimbisâra (also called Srenya or WORSHIP. Seniya), king of Magadha, tries to B. which take away impurity, 5, tempt Buddha with wealth, 10 (ii), 246, 246 sq. n.; re-birth of the 67 sq.; has a large body of troops, wicked in b., 8, 109 n., 321 ; simile 10 (ii), 99; King Seniya B. and of b.abandoning their nests, 8,142 n., myriads of Magadha Brâhmanas and 164; the selfs of devotees as b, flyhouseholders converted by Buddha, ing away happily, 8, 189, 189 n.; 13, 136-40; his five wishes fulfilled, extol the emancipated saint, 8, 345; 13, 140; Buddha as his guest in the two b. which are unchanging Râgagaha, 13, 140-3; presents the and unintelligent (understanding pleasure garden Veluvana to Buddha and egoism, or the great and the and the fraternity of Bhikkhus, 13, individual self), 8, 371, 371 n.; 143 sq.; his physician Gîvaka, 13, reach perfection by penance, 8, 191 sq. ; 17, 179 sq. ; persuades 389; Solomon knows the speech of Buddha not to admit persons in b., 9, 100 sq.; origin of the hazelroyal service into the order, 13, cock, the sparrow, and the par194 sq.; issues a deeree for the tridge, 12, 164 sq. ; 41, 130; b. protection of the Sakyaputtiya two-footed like men, 12, 384; the Samanas, 13, 197; suggests to manes roam about as b., 14, 268 ; Buddha the institution of U posatha, wise b., 23, 203 n.; b. deities yield 13, 239 sq.; asks the Bhikkhus to enjoyments from fear of punishpost pone Vassa, 13, 301 ; King B. ment, 25, 219; worshipped at the and Sona Kolivisa, 17, 1 sqq.; Tarpana, 29, 121, 219; evil omens eighty thousand overseers of town- from b., 29, 136; 30, 182 sq. ; 42, ships of King B. are converted by 82, 124, 127, 129, 155, 157, 166 sq., Buddha, 17, 2-5; presents Pilinda- 186, 205, 474, 555; invited to liek vakkba with park-keepers, 17, 61. the grass anointed with sacrificial sqq.; sends his minister to see Men- food, 29, 391; 30, 37; how created, daka, 17, 122-4 ; installs Sâlavatî as 41, 148; jaundice transferred to courtesan in Râgagaha, 17, 172; yellow b., 42, 8, 263-6, 566; fire King B.and Paggota, 17, 186 sq. n.; made of b's nests at magie rite, 42, Buddha's meeting with B., 19, xxi, 458 ; bird-shape of the fire-altar, 113-31; 49 (i), 105-22 ; offers to 43, xxi sq., xxvi sq., i n., 4 11., 19divide his empire with Buddha, 19, 21, 22 n., 112 n., 114-16, 120 sq., 117-19; becomes a disciple of 135-7, 140, 148 sq., 168, 168 n., 177, Buddha, 19, 187-93 ; 49 (i), 192 sg.; 179 sq., 180 n., 201, 250 sq. and n., invites the Bhikkhus to eat the 272, 274, 285-9,296,300-6,311, 363, mangoes in his park, 20, 73 sq. ; 391, 402; 44, 434 sq.; of b. the wants to build a residence for the body is produced first, then the Samgha, 20, 178 sq. ; his son Agâ- right wing, then the tail, then the
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