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thereon, 44, 507; rites for the liberating of r., 47, 76. See also Parganya, and Waters. Rainbow, called 'Indra's bow,' 2, 96, 221; 7, 299; 14, 62, 242; 29, 318; its cause, 18, 210; imperfect and perfect r., 25, 15, 15 n.; must not be pointed out to anybody, 25, 138; 40, 244. Rainy season (Sk. varshâb, Pali Vassa or Was), ascetic must not change his residence during the, 2, 193, 193 n.; 8, 363; 14, 260; regulations for the residence of Bhikkhus during the r. s. (keeping Vassa), 2, 193 n.; 13, 298-324; 17, 147 sq.; 35, 23 sq.; year (varsha) named from it, 12, 315 sq. and n.; when interruption of keeping Vassa is permitted, 13, 274, 285, 302-17; special rules about the r. s. due to Ahimsâ, 13, 298 sq., 300; two periods of the r. s., 13, 299 sq., 300 n.; allowed and unallowed places for keeping Vassa, 13, 317-19; rules about the Pavâranâ ceremony at the end of the r. s., 13, 325-55; 17, 147 sq., 268 sq., 288-91, 338, 340, 373 sq., 386 sq.; proper days for the Pavâranâ ceremony, 13, 330 sq.; Pavâranâ should not be held in an assembly of Bhikkhus before a Bhikkhuni, 13, 337; Pavâranâ ceremony, regulations for it in times of danger, 13, 337-40; Bhikkhus guilty of an offence excluded from Pavâranâ, 13, 340-9, 351 sq., 354 sq.; in Isha or September, 14, 35 n.; Katbina ceremony after r. s., 17, 149 sq.; rules about robes given to Bhikkhus while keeping Vassa, 17, 217-20, 234-40, 248-53; allotments of lodging-places in the Vihâra take place after the Pavâranâ ceremony, 20, 204; duties of Bhikkhunîs with regard to Pavâranâ, 20, 323, 356-8; rules about the r. s. (Paggusan) for Gaina monks and nuns, 22, 136 sq., 296-311; what householders do in the r. s., 22, 296; in the r. s. living beings, grass, seeds, &c., frequently come forth, 22, 308; an Ashtakâ celebrated in the r. s., 29, 345, 345 n.; Bhikkhus spend Was with friends, 36, 36; is the offspring of the eye, 43, 8; consists of months
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Nabhas and Nabhasya, 43, 48. See also Seasons. Raivata, a Manu, 25, 19. Raivata, a seer, skilled in sorcery, converted by Buddha, 49 (i), 194. Raivataka, n. of a mountain, 45, 115, 115 n.
Râk, son of Dûrâsrôb, 5, 138, 141 n.; R. and Nôdar, 47, 29, 29 n., 40, 44. Râkâ, invoked at the Sîmantonnayana, 29, 181; 30, 55, 208; invoked at the Srâvana ceremony, 29, 412; offerings to R., 30, 124; 41, 54 n.; 43, 264, 264 n. Rakhshas, the iniquitous act like them, 31, 249. Rakkhasas, see Rakshasas. Raksha of the Kâsyapa gotra, a Sthavira, 22, 294. Râkshasas, or Rakshas (devils, goblins), Bali-offering to the, 2, 107, 107 n.; 29, 388; 30, 23; created, 7, 4; 8, 387; 25, 15; penance and Vows performed under false pretence go to the R., 7, 275; 25, 160; delusive nature of Asuras and R., 8, 83; Kubera, chief of Yakshas and R., 8, 88; 44, 367; worship of Yakshas and R. of the quality of passion, 8, 118; bands of R. extol the emancipated saint, 8, 345; Vishnu is the ruler of snakes, R., &c., 8, 347; Isvara, the lord of gods, Dânavas, snakes, R., &c., 8, 354; cried out against the injustice of killing cows for sacrifices, 10 (ii), 51; prayer to the R. on touching water, 12, 3 n.; charms against the R., 12, 7; 41, 371 sq. and n.; 42, 33, 36-8, 57, 69, 280-4; the R. forbade (raksh) the gods to sacrifice and set up fires, 12, 8 sq., 35, 69, 126, 297; repelling the R. at sacrificial rites, 12, 12, 16, 24 sq., 31, 36, 38, 45 sq., 69, 92 sq., 158, 185, 189 sq., 220-2, 298, 352, 364 n., 365; 26, 15 sq., 28, 34, 74, 76-80, 99, 131, 136-40, 142, 158, 165, 167-70, 174-6, 186 sq., 193 sq., 206, 225, 233, 253, 283, 289, 328, 380; 41, 49, 51-4, 80, 92, 199, 357, 359, 371-3; 42, 187, 190; 43, 308; 44, 463-5; Asuras and R. crushed by the roaring of Manu's bull, 12, 29 sq.; Araru was an Asura and R., 12, 57; are enemies of Indra, who beats
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