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people of the Book to be treated mildly, 9, 122; God will vindicate the truth of His r., 9, 207 sq.; hypocrites ask for the r. of a Sûrah, 9, 231; see Qur'ân;-disclaimed by Buddha, 19, 170 n.; Manu-smriti revealed by Brahman, 25, xii, xv, xvii, 19; Vishnu-smriti a r. of the god Vishnu, 25, xxi; Sruti or r., the Veda, 25, 31; the Veda is eternal, though Rishis are makers of hymns and sections, 48, 332 sq. See also Sruti, Upanishads (a), and Veda (f). Revenge, King Dighîti dissuades his son Dîghâvu from, 17, 298-305. Revottara Pâtava Kâkra Sthapati, a priest, 44, 236, 269-72. Ribhu, n. of one of the Ribhus, 44, 381; Agni called R., 46, 187, 191, 240, 243, 382. Ribhukshans, Maruts so called, 32, 390 sq., 395, 400. Ribhus, worshipped at the Tarpana, 30, 243; became immortal, 32, 36 sq., 166 sq.; constructed the chariot of the Asvins, 42, 20, 389; the wagoners, 42, 73, 603; the evening Soma pressure for the R., 42, 231; share of the R. and lordship of the Visvedevas, 43, 69; a R. formed of the Gagat metre bears the sacrificer to well-being, 44, 173; viz. Ribhu, Vibhvan, Indra, Vâga, invited to the sacrifice, 44, 381; to the R. a furrier sacrificed at the Purushamedha, 44, 415; Savitri accompanied by R., Vibhus and Vâgas, 44, 480. Rice, different kinds of, 41, 69 sq.; its origin, 44, 216. See also Parables (b).
Riddles, propounded by Angra Mainyu to Zarathustra, 4, 208, 210, 210 n.; Apattis not subject to legal questioning are sot-âpatti and samâpatti, 20, 44; of the sorcerer Akhtya, 23, 72 sq. and n.; r. and similes of Arhatship, 36, 275-373, 282 n. See also Brahmodya, and Puzzles.
Right (and left): the son walks round his father keeping his r. side towards him, 1, 292; left hand prized on occasions of festivity, r. hand on occasions of mourning, 39, 73 sq.; r. side of animal is the
stronger, 43, 115; rightward or sunward way, 43, 136, 139, 147; Adhvaryu priest steps past the altar, keeping his left foot before the r. one, 44, 56 sq. and n. See also Omens.
Right Conduct, see Morality, Righteousness, and Rita. Righteousness, he is not mighty, &c., who is not mighty, &c., in, 4, 297; the righteous and the wicked distinguished on resurrection day, 5, 123-7; Aûharmazd considered r. as a destruction of the fiend, 5, 183; r. is the one thing which is good, 5, 335; the righteous man a counterpart of Aûharmazd, 5, 373 sq.; there is a hope for everything but wickedness, everything will lapse except r., 5, 396; righteous feelings belong to good conduct, 8, 326; righteous life is the worthiest homage of the Tathagata, 11, 87; a life of r., the first of the conditions by which a Bhikkhu obtains his desires, 11, 207, 210-18; palace and lake called 'R.' of King Sudassana, 11, 239, 265-70, 274, 277, 278, 281, 285, 287; deviation from established course allowed in what is conventional and ceremonial, but not in the matter of r., 16, 202, 204 n.; righteous man better than all creatures, spiritual or worldly, 18, 11-15; why a righteous man is created, and how he should act, 18, 15-20; why a righteous man is great, 18, 20 sq.; r. and sagedom are identical, 22, 46; propriety and r. the great elements for man's character, 27, 388 sq.; humanity and r. rooted in ceremonies, 27, 413 sq.; r. arises from affection between husband and wife, father and son, 27, 440; rites promote r.and humility, 28, 219 sq.; benevolence and r., instruments of a ruler, 28, 257; r. is perfect excellence, 37, 11 sq. and n., &c.; three kinds of righteous men, 37, 149; cause and effect of r., 37, 168; happiness comes from r., 37, 176; propitiation of the righteous is the best thing, 37, 188; righteous action is the desire of the soul, and also the gifts which they give away, 37, 193; superiority of
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