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goes from smoke to n., from n. to Nîla, one of the princes of moundark half of the moon, 1,80; 8,81; tains, 8, 346. 15, 209; the sage is awake when it Nilavasi, 11. of a Thera, 17, 238. is n. for other beings, 8, 51; day Nimi, the king, went up to heaven and n. of Brahman, 8, 79 sq.; day even in his human body, 35, 172; and n. a pair, 8, 276 sq. n., 277; 36, 146; Vasishtha cursed by N., day and n. are threefold, 8, 330; 38, 235. ends with the sun's rising, 8, 354; Nimi, the 56th Tathagata, 49 (ii), 7. the N. wedded to Indra, 12, 337; Nimi-videha, legend of, 49 (i), day and n, are Pragâpati, hence it 137 n. is right to unite in love by n. only, Nimrod, and Abraham, 6, to sq. 15, 273; the two goddesses N. Nine, see Numbers (6). and Dawn, mothers of Agni, and of Nipuni, a demon harassing children, Rita, 26, 186 n. ; 41, 272 sq. ; 43, 30, 211. 201; 46, 8, 74, 76, 114-16, 119, Nîrang, Zd. t.t., washing with ox's 153, 167 sq., 193, 198 sq., 239 urine, 4, lxxiii. (the two D.), 268 sq., 377; the Nîrangistân, see Zend-Avesta. Ashtaka sacred to the N., 29, 206; Niraya, see Hell. invoked for protection, 29, 348; Nirgranthas, see Niganthas. 32, 357, 362; unites, 43, 88, 326; Nirriti, student who has broken day and n. created, 44, 14; means his vow of chastity shall offer an peaceful dwelling, 44, 285; secret ass to, 2, 85, 289; 14, 215; 25, is the n., 44, 433; the gods have 454 sq.; 29, 361; offerings to N., made n. and dawn of different 14, 118, 193; 30, 330; 41, 43 sq., shape and colour, 46, 89. See also 43 n., 65; the region of N. (southDay, and Urmyâ.
west), 25, 452; sin, power of evil, Nigrodha, former birth of the misfortune, personified, 32,88; 41, Bodisat, 35, 289 sq.
319, 322; 42, 82; Maruts mount Nigrodhakappa, Thera who at- up to the firmament from the abyss
tained Nirvâna, 10 (ii), 57-60. of N., 32, 382, 385; Soma and Nihag, a Tûrk, wounded Sâm, 5, Rudra drive away N., 32, 434; the 119, 119 n.
altar of N., 41, 319-25; homage to Nihilism, belongs to the quality of N., 41, 321 sq.; is the earth, 41, darkness, 8, 320; Buddhism not n., 322; charm to release a patient 36, 191 D.; sûnyavâda, hypothesis from N., 42, 14 sq. ; invoked of a general void, 38, 14; theory of against evil demons, 42, 36; the n., 49 (i), 130, 132; emptiness of lap of N., i.e. destruction, 42, 49, everything, the highest wisdom, 49 52 sq., 564 n. ; 44, 71, 71 n., driven (ii), 147-9, 153 sq. See also Nothing- away, 42, 57, 187; invoked against ness.
enemies, 42, 90, 92 ; ominous birds, Nihilists (Sûnyarâdin), maintain the messengers of N., 42, 166 sq.; that everything is void, 34, 401; the golden-locked N. worshipped, are the Mâdhyamikas, 34, 401 n.; 42, 173; receives a share of the Bauddhas so called, 34, 415; are saerifice, 42, 183, 617; throwing contradieted by all means of right a stone towards N.'s quarter, 43, knowledge, 34, 427; are Akriyâ- 171 ; altar for warding off N., 13, vâdins, 45, 317, 317 n.
361 ; in a list of gods, 49 (i), 197. Nihîv, demon of terror, 18, 96. Nirukta, of Yâska, 8, 226; 14, xvi; Nikata, reached the highest heavens, 38, 428. 11, 26.
Nirvana (Pali Nibbâna). Nikâyas, the Buddhist canon divided (a) What is N.?
into five, 10 (i), ix sg.: a man to (6) The attainment of N. whom the N. had been handed (a) WHAT IS N.? down, 17, 345. See also Tipitaka. N. is highest tranquillity, the Nikhshahpûr, councillor of King quiet place, the tranquil state, 8, Khu rô Noshirvấn, 18, 397.
212, 215, 247 n. ; 10 (i), 86, 88;
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