Rāmakrishna Paramahamsa, 26, 50-1,
57, 130, 188 ff., 316, 434; birth, 188;
no education, 188, 200; appointed
priest, 188; passion for Kālī, 189,
190, 197; belief in idols, 189, 197;
trances, 189, 190, 191-2; marriage,
189, 192; teachers, 190-1; becomes
a sannyāsī, 191, 443; imagines
himself Rādhā, 192; fights sex
instinct, 196; fights caste instinct,
193; fights love of money, 195;
defends Hinduism, 51, 358; imag-
ines himself a Muḥammadan, 193;
has a vision of Jesus, 194; theory
that all religions are true, 51, 187,
194, 197-9; influences Keshab
Chandra Sen, 50-1, 57-8, 194; sym-
bolical picture, 198-9; his 'God-
consciousness,' 195; passion for
God, 195, 199; holds God non-
moral, 196; all deities manifesta-
tions of God, 197; teaches rev-
erence for gurus, 197; personal
influence, 199; his disciples, 51;
character, 195-6; peculiarities, 200;
portrait facing p. 195, see also
Plate X, facing p. 198.
Ramanan, V. V.,
Rāmānanda, 443.
Rāmānuja, 297, 443.
Ram Mohan Ray, 3, 16, 19, 92, 96,
415; birth, 29; a polygamist, 30;
education, 30, 31; hatred of idola-
try, 30; studies other religions, 30,
31; in Government service, 31;
interest in British rule, 31, 36; re-
tires to Calcutta, 31; religious
propaganda, 31; religious opinions,
32, 36-9; as social reformer, 22, 33,
36, 387; opposes sati, 33, 387;
criticism of Hinduism, 438; founds
Brahma Samāj, 22, 34; erects a
building, 35; goes to England, 22,
35; beliefs, 32, 35; works, 22, 31,
32, 37; deism, 37; relation to
Christ, 32, 36, 39, 58-9; relation
to Christianity, 19, 32, 33, 34, 36,
39, 59; character and powers, 36;
death, 36; portrait, 36, and Frontis-
piece.
Ranade, M. G., 76, 77, 78, 308, 388,
391; portrait facing p. 76.
Ranjit Singh, 338.
Rast Goftar, 84, 344.
Rationalism, of R. M. Ray, 37, 41;
of Sir S. A. Khan, 97, 99.
Reincarnation (in Theosophy), 282,
Relic-worship, 163, 164, 165, 167, 169,
170.
Religious Nationalism, Chap. V.
Religious Neutrality, 11.
Religious suicide, 388.
Report of Observations, etc., a Theosophic
pamphlet, 240, 453.
Report of the Result, etc., a Theosophic
Pamphlet, 249, 251, 254, 259, 449,
45I.
Reunion All Round, 199.
Review of Religions, 147.
Rice-paper used for Koot Hoomi
letters, 259, 268.
Righteousness of God, 437.
Right-hand Sāktas, 303.
Rukhmabai, 396.
Russo-Japanese war, 28, 355, 360-1.
Sacrifices, 115, 121, 131, 439.
Sadharan Brahma Samāj, 38, 55,
70-1, 174, 181, 389; creed, 72.
Sādhārana Dharma, 135-6.
Sādhāran Dharma Sabha, 57, 186.
Sadh guru, 160.
Sadr Anjuman-i-Aḥmadīya, 146.
Saiva Bhashya, 300.
Saiva Sabhās, 299.
Saiva Siddhanta, 299.
Śaiva Siddhanta Mahāsamājam, 300.
Śāktas, 30, 303.
Sakti, 168, 303.
Šakti-Viśishṭādvaita, 303.
Salvation Army, 294, 424, 426-9;
copied by Indian Movements, 127,
174, 444.
Sangat, 41 n.
Sangat Sabha, 41.
Śankara, 305, 313, 432, 443.
Sankirtana, 47, 293.
Sannyāsīs, 105, 190, 191.
Sant Sat guru, 160, 169.
Sarasvati Dandis, 105.
Sasipada Banerjea, 57, 186, 389, 403.
Sati, see Widow-burning.
Satsang, 157.
Satyarth Prakash, 109, 111, 113.
Seclusion of Women, see Zenāna.
Secrecy in religion, 162, 168, 169, 171,
287.
Secret Doctrine, the, 260, 261-4, 267.
Sectarian movements, 291 ff.
Sectarian Universities, 319, 352-3.
Serampore Missionaries, 6, 10, 14, 15,
32, 33, 34, 387, 401.
Serampore Mission Press, 10.
Servants of India Society, 376-80,
390.
Seva Sadan, 87, 380-2, 390.
Shells (i.e. of spirits), 221.
Shishir Kumar Ghose, 295.
Shrine, the, at Theosophic head-
quarters, 232, 236, 237, 239, 241-3,
247, 248, 250-1; plans of shrine-
room, 324-5, 448-51.
Siddhanta Dipikā, 300.
Sidgwick, Prof. Henry, 244.
Sikh Educational Conference, 342.
Sikh gurus, 336–7.
Sikhs, 336-43, 404.
Sinclair Stevenson, Mrs., 102 n., 104,
Singh Sabhas, 341, 374.
Sinnett, A. P., 212, 231, 250, 257, 259,
285.
Sircar Kamta Prasad, 166.
Śiva Dayal Saheb, 163, 164, 166–7;
portrait facing p. 167.
Sivaji, 359.
Śivanārāyaṇa Paramahamsa, 129 ff.,
436, 438, 439.
Śivayogamandir, 302.
Slavery, 18, 98, 146, 438.
Sliding panels at Theosophic head-
quarters, 237, 238, 241.
Ślokasangraha, 46.
Smārtas, 305-8, 434, 436.
Smriti, 305.
Social Reform, Chap. VI, also 15, 26,
29, 41, 43, 48, 49, 55, 75, 78, 81, 84,
127, 132, 146, 180, 277, 341, 342,
437, 442.
Social service, 48, 55, 133, 180, 202,
206, 366-82, 404, 422-4, 437.
Social Service League, 424.
Social Study, Service and Exhibits, 423.
Society for Psychical Research, 238,
244, 255.
Society for the Promotion of Higher
Life, 182.
Society for the Protection of Children
in India, 414.
Solovyoff, V. S., 209, 210, 212, 243,
245, 253, 258 n., 259, 260, 266 n.,
284 n., 287.
Song Celestial, the, 25, 296.
Spirit of Islam, 98, 438.
Spirit of Islam, the, 98.
Spirit of Jainism, 334, 438.
Spiritualism, 175, 177, 211, 212, 213-20,
265.
Śraddha, 121, 432.
Srikara Bhashya, 303.
Śrī Nārāyaṇa Dharma Paripālana
Yogam, 313.
Śri Nārāyaṇa Gurusvāmī, 312.
Sripati Panditārādhya, 303.
Sri-Vaishnavas, 297—9.
Śrī-Viśishtadvaita Siddhanta Sangam,
Syed Amir Ali, the Right Hon., 98,
Tahzibu'l Akhlāq, 93.
Tantras, 190, 303.
Taran Dal, 338.
Tattvabodhini Patrikā, 39.
Tattvabodhini Sabhā, 39.
Telepathy, 283, 286.
Temperance, 342, 393, 421.
Ten-galais, 297.
Thagi, 17, 388, 425 n.
Theosophical Myth, the, 209, 225,
226-7, 260.
Theosophical Society, 218-9, 316; its
growth, 233.
Theosophical Twins, the, 226.
Theosophy, 27, 208 ff., 433, 434, 436;
founded, 218-9; its teaching, 278-
82; its occultism, 282-5, 289;
secrecy, 282-3; attractions, 286-8;
defends Hinduism, 277, 287-8, 289;
value of its work, 288-9; its doc-
trine of brotherhood, 286, 288;
charlatanism of its literature, 289;
untrustworthiness of its historical
books, 260; Theosophy among
Parsees, 90, 344-5;
among De-
pressed Classes, 374; relation to
Rādhā Soāmi teaching, 172;
Christianity, 223, 225, 233, 272,
289-91, 440.
Tilak, B. G., 358, 359, 362.
Tingley, Mrs. Katherine, 271.
Tirthakaras, 324.
Tirujnana Sambandha Svămi Matha,
Universal Education, 375-6, 416.
Universities, founded, 18; Lord Cur-
zon's Universities' Act, 361.
Upanishads, 8 n., 31, 32, 37, 39, 41,
116, 207, 288, 438.
Upāsanā Samāj, 42 n.
Vaishnavas, of Orissa and the Telugu
country, 296; Four Vaishnava
sects in Conference, 298-9.
Vallabhas, 298.
Valmika Samāj, 369.
Vedanta societies, 203.
Vedanta-sutras, 32, 303, 443.
Vedas, 40-1, 113-9, 127, 132.
Veda Samaj, 42.
Vedic Mission, 135-6.
Vedic Salvation Army, 127.
Villavas, 311.
Virajānanda, 106–8, 115.
Vīra Saivas, 301.
Virashaiva Ashram, 302.
Visishṭādvaitin, the, 297.
Vivekananda, 27, 195, 200-7, 357,
358, 362, 431, 435, 438, 444; por-
trait facing p. 195.
Vivekodaya, 313.
Vokkaligara Patrikā, 315.
Vokkaligara Sangha, 314.
Vokkaligas, 314-6, 368.
Walterkrit Rajputra Hitakārini Sabha,
398-9, 406.
Web of Indian Life, The, 205.
Wellesley, 14; his college, 7, 10.
Wellington, 14.
Wenlock, Lord, 410.
Westminster Gazette, The, 270.
White, E. J. S., 149.
Widow-asceticism, 401.
Widow-burning, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 33,
337, 387, 401-2, 417.
Widow-remarriage, 15, 23, 43, 48,
79, 121, 184, 342, 388, 389, 401-2,
417, 432.
Widows' Homes, 21, 330, 342, 389,
390, 393, 395, 403-4.
Wilkins, Charles, 7, 296.
Wilson, Dr. John, 20, 74, 84.
Women Medical Missionaries, 21.
Women Missionaries, 20.
Women's work for women, 20, 24,
381-2.
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