Volume XV

 

B index

 

Baal:

prophets of, XII 278

worship, XIV 192-93, 282, 316

Baba Kheim Singh Vedi:

descendant of Guru Nanak, III 60

Babbitt, Dr.:

innate ideas and, XII 602

Babe:

divine, in every heathen religion, II 164-65

Babel Myth:

related to lost Mystery language, XIV 181

Babel, Tower of:

Bible and, XIII 275

in Biblical chronology, XIII 258, 274-75

destruction of, XIII 273

etymology of term, XIII 272-74

legendary, XIII 102-03, 273-74

"one-lip" Mystery language and, XIV 181

original astrological use of, XIII 273

ought to read `city of God', XIII 272

rebuilt by King of Babylon, XIII 273

de Rougemont on, XIII 274

as temple of the Seven Lights,

XIII 273-81

Babil:

sanctuary of Nebo where oracle

spoke, XIII 281

Babinet, Jacques (1794-1872):

denies levitation, I 243, 245

on immense aerolite, XIV 231

on ogdoad of ancients, XIV 227

opposed to levitation, XIV 231

on seven planets, X 31

bio-bibliog., I 447; X 412

Babka:

silver coin, II 147

Babouches:

on feet of six-toed dwarf, I 182

Babylon:

allegories of Genesis on tiles of,

XIV 170

book of Xisuthros and, XIV 175

dominion of Nimrod, XIII 332

Jews and, 111 451, 453

Kings of, XIII 276-77

St. Peter died at, XIV 126

sacred Sciences of, XIII 328

size of, cp. to modern cities, XIII 279-80

symbols at site of, XIII 229, 278-80

Babylonia:

India and, III 420

rites in, similar to Tibetan Bon's, III 419

Babylonian(s):

Captivity & Jews, XIV 176

Captivity not known to Black Jews,

XIV 174

civilization inspired by Nebo, XIII

279

influence on Pentateuch, VII 254

man created on 7th day in, system,

XIV 176

OT. based on, Magical texts, XIV 197

texts on Fall & Creation, XIV 204

Bacchanalia:

undermined morality, VII 134

Bacchus:

Church rites & Mysteries of, II 164

descent of, to Hades, XIII 26

as Dionysos, XIV 273 & fn.

as Greek Messiah, X 279

as Jehovah, XIV 272-73

as Koros, III 460

nature & origin of, XI 93-94 fn.

origin of rites of, XIV 451-52 fn.

Osiris cp. with, XIV 273

Zagreus, highest of Gods, XIV 273

Bach, Leo:

evolution and, VIII 118

Bacilli:

not modern discovery, XIII 161

tubercular, XIII 144, 161

Bacon, Francis, 1st Baron Verulam

(1561-I626):

on atheism & philosophy, XI 439

on charities, X 95

dishonesty of, X 94

on knowledge, VIII 140

lunar eclipses and, IV 397

on superstition & natural causes, I 233

———- New Atlantis.'

II 313 fn.

———- The Promus of Formularies and

Elegancies:

Shakespeare and, IV 602

bibliog., IV 621

Bacon, Roger (1214-1294):

I 138; VII 252

modern science and, XIV 5

Treatise on the Admirable Force. . .:

on secret cryptography, XI 524 (547)

bibliog., XI 566

Bacon, W.T. (1814-1881):

———- Thoughts in Solitude:

on truth, IX 30

bio-bibliog., IX 405

Bacteria:

withstand heat, IX 72

Bactria(n):

emigration to Indus helps date

Zoroaster, III 452 fn., 466; IV 529

Hystaspes in, IV 525 fn.

Magians initiated in caves of, XIV 35

and spread of Magism, III 456

Badagas:

Todas and, I 357

Badarayana Vyasa:

founder of Vedanta school, V 31 (60)

on Kritsita-sarira, IV 53 fn.

still living, V 193

———- Brahma-Sutras:

on dating of, V 178, 182

mention Buddhism prior to Buddha,

V 182

bibliog., V 363

See also Vyasa

Baddha:

definition, III 423

differs from Mukta, III 326

encased in 36 Tattvas, III 326

Badkube:

See Baku

Badrinath (India):

traditions about Mahatmas at, II

121-22, 262; III 140, 458; X 401

Bagh-o-Bahar

III 49

Bahak-Zivo:

Father of Genii, VI 191 fn.

Bahti:

guard prehistoric Gobi treasures, XIV 21

Bahudaka (Sk.)

definition, II 118

Bahurupa Brahmana:

XII 169 fn. (178 fn.)

Baibhar[a], Mt.:

Webhara in Pali, V 246 fn.

Bailey, Dr. J.:

———- Records of Longevity:

on maximum age of humans, IV 448

bibliog., IV 621

Bailly, Jean-Sylvain (1736-1793):

II 276

proclaimed mesmerism a delusion,

XII 219

result of, report on mesmerism, XII 221

———- Histoire de l’astronomie

ancienne. . .:

on astrology as mother of astronomy,

XIV 345

on Judiciary Astrology, XIV 345

———- Traité de l’astronomie indienne et

orientale:

VIII 52 (74)

bio-bibliog., VIII 419-20; XII 724-25

Bain, Alexander (1818-1903):

II 183

on mental & bodily states, VIII 328

———- Correlations of . . . Forces .

on electricity, IV 219, 226

——— Mind and Body. . .:

on differences between mind &

matter, IX 16

on plurality of souls, XII 351-52 fn.

bio-bibliog., VIII 420

bibliog., IV 621; IX 405; XII 725

Bairagis [Sk. Vairagis]:

most, are idle vagabonds, II 457

Banal Pachisi:

fairy tale about demon, III 49 & fn.

bibliog., III 535

Bakshish:

given to urchin, I 180

Baku (or Badkube):

Mithra and, II 127

Bala Deva Sastri:

Sanskrit Pandit, V 13 (41); VI 82 (91)

Balabasha:

language, I 373

Baladeva (Balarama):

descendants of, XIV 248

Krishna and, XIV 246, 248

prototype of Hercules, XIV 246

Balbadha [Sk. Balabhadra]:

letters or Devanagari, I 383

Baldwin, John D. (1809-1883):

———- Prehistoric Nations. . .:

Arabia was ancient Ethiopia, XIII

332 & fn.

Bali:

            "Demon" humbled the Gods, XIII 158

not an individual, IV 367

once a Daitya King, XIII 158

Baliri, Joric (fl. 17th C.):

earthquakes and, III 149

Ballala:

———- Bhoja Prabandha:

Sankara Kavi, Sankara and, V 184,

186-87

bibliog., V 363

Ballanche, Pierre (1776-1847):

on Destruction as God of world, XIV

263 fn.

bio-bibliog., XIV 512

Ballet Girls:

Reverends and, IX 24-26

Balsamo, Giuseppe (Joseph):

See Cagliostro

Baluchistan (Pakistan):

Kerman and, XIII 331-32

Baly, Archdeacon:

sneers at Theosophy, IV 4

Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850):

unconscious occultist, X 372

Bamboo Staff:

of Bramanas, XII 701

seven-knotted, IV 104

Ban-dhe-Chan Rimpoche [Tib. Pan-chen

Rin-po-che]:

See Panchen Lama

Banditti:

invasion of Spanish, II 309

Banerjee, Nobin K.:

chela of Brothers, IV 230

Banga:

See Bengal

Banner of Light.

I 188, 189, 201; III 29, 174, 287, 371;

VI 1, 3

attacks believers in magic. I 134 et seq.

on Dr. Beard, IV 393

defence of H.P.B. & Masonic

 

Diploma, I 289

on Frothingham, IV 81

H.P.B.'s stories and, VI 354

Peebles calls Buddhist's Spiritualists

in, I 290

praised, III 346-47

on Queen of Spain at séance, II 175

on séances with Eglinton, III 143-46

bibliog., VI 450

Banon, Capt. A.:

Rev. Cook and, 111490; IV 69

on Tibet, IV 160-61

Baphomet:

Satan or, is merely Pan, IV 263

of Templars related to brazen serpent,

XII 373-74

Ba-po:

See Bön-po

Baptism:

Aztec rite similar to, II 321

of Blood is origin of atonement, XIV

262 fns.

cross and, XIV 148

example of Church dogma, XIV 146

infant, not effective, XIV 146

initiation, IV 265

as inspiration by Christos-Sophia,

XIV 160-61

of John, XI 493-94, 497

mystic rite of, XIII 31; XIV 151-52, 161

Baptist(s):

editor abuses Moncure Conway, VI

162-63

a pastoral & hydropathic sect, XIII

323

Barbarian Banquet:

compared to Parisian, XII 96-97 (103-04)

Barbarities:

of Turks, I 255 et seq., 262

Barbēlitae:

Highest Initiates, XIII 25

Proarchos of, XIII 43

Barbēlō:

dwells in 8th heaven, XIII 25

first Power issued from, XIII 22, 33

Mother of Pistis-Sophia, XIII 25, 33

in various Gnostic systems, XIII 24-25, 42

Vesture of Light and, XIII 8

Barborka, Geoffrey A. (1897-1982):

———- HP Blavatsky, Tibet and Tulku:

I 481 fn.

Bardesanes (Bardaisan) (154-222?):

as heretical Buddhist, V 211 fn.

system of Gnosis, XIII 29

Bar-do:

false, & suicides, etc., VI 107

premature death and, VI 104

state follows death, IV 121

Bareggi:

VII 63

Barhaspatyamana[m] (Sk.):

measure of year, V 261

Baring-Gould, Sabine:

See Gould, Sabine

Barlet, Charles:

X 49 (57)

Barley:

seven cubits high, X 48 (55)

wheat or, represents karma reaped by

dead, X 50-51 (58)

Barlow, Peter (1776-1862):

IV 222

bio-bibliog., IV 621

Barnacle-Goose:

16th century scientists and, VII 81-83

Bar-nang [Tib. Bar-snan]:

Space, III 423

Baronius, Caesar (1538-1607):

XIII 238

confirms story of Saint Josaphat, II

134 fn.

on names of demons, X 20

on practices of Carpocrates, XIV 70

——— Annals. . .:

old book excerpted from, XI 360, 563

on pagan worship, XI 79

——— Preface to Saint Matthew's

Gospel:

XIV 129 fn.

bio-bibliog., XI 563, 566

Barras, Charles (1826-1873):

———- The Black Crook: