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1. Baahlika	Baahlika was an ally of the Kauravas. He was present in many of their councils.	1
2. Babhruvahana	Babhruvahana : Babhruvahana was son of Arjuna by his wife Chitrāngadā.	1
3. Babruvahana	Babruvahana was the son of Arjuna, and Chitrangada, the princess of Manipur. He was brought up in…	1
4. Bādarāyaṇa	Bādarāyaṇa (‘descendant of Badara’). The ancient Indian sage, living around t…	2
5. Badarikasram	Badarikasram (बद्रीकाश्रम): Badarikasram is a place sacred to Vishnu, near the Ganges in the Himalay…	1
6. Baddha	Bound, caught, restrained, firm.	1
7. Bahlika	Bahlika (बाह्लिक), Dasharna (दशर्ण): States the kings of which were Kalinga, Magadha, friendly to th…	1
8. Bahu	Bahu (बाहु): A king of the Solar race. who was vanquished and driven out of his country by the tribe…	1
9. Bahuka	A river to which sacrifices were offered (M.i.39; J.v.388f.). v.l. Bahuka.	2
10. Bakasura	Bakasura was a Rakshasa who used to terrorize a town called Ekachakrapura. When the Pandavas came…	2
11. Bakāsura	(another name for Bakasura)	2
12. Baladeva	The second of the sons of Devagabbha, the brothers known as the Andhakavenhuputta. Baladeva k…	2
13. Balarama	Balarama was the brother of Krishna. He was a matchless warrior with the mace and was the teacher…	2
14. Balarāma	(another name for Balarama)	2
15. Balgopal	One of the 108 names of Krishna; Meaning: "The Child Krishna, The All Attractive"	1
16. Bali	A demon. At one time, he acquired enough power to chase the gods from the heavens.	4
17. Bana	Bana is a King of the solar dynasty and an ancestor of Rama. He is the son of Vikukshi and the fathe…	1
18. Baṇāsura	Baṇāsura (बाणासुर): Banasura was a thousand-armed asura and son of Bali. He was a powerful and terri…	1
19. Bandy	Bandy was a son of Varuna by a mortal woman. He was the royal scholar at the court of King Janaka…	1
20. Batuk Bhairav	Batuk Bhairav is the child form of Bhairav – Shiva. In Batuk form, Bhairavnath is child…	1
21. Behula	Behula (बेहुला):The daughter of Saha, a merchant of Nichhani Nagar; weds Lakshmindara, mentioned in …	1
22. Benzaiten	Japanese name for 'Sarasvati'.	1
23. Bestower Of Blessings	(another name for Bhagavan)	1
24. Bhadra	The headman Bhadragaka visits the Buddha at Uruvelakappa and asks for a teaching about dukkha. The…	2
25. Bhadrakālī	Bhadrakālī (भद्रकाली): Bhadrakālī is also known as the gentle Kali, who came into being by Devi'…	1
26. Bhaga	Sanskrit word for the female sex organ.	2
27. Bhagadatta	Bhagadatta was the King of Pragjyotisha. He was a renowned warrior, and was know as a great frien…	2
28. Bhagavad Gita	The section of the Mahabharata in which Krishna reveals himself to Arjuna and in a long theological …	2
29. Bhagavad Gītā	(another name for Bhagavad Gita)	2
30. Bhagavan	Literally means "bestower of blessings", and is a Hindu term referring to anyone w…	1
31. Bhagavata	Bhagavata signifies in the context of Hinduism. In this context bhakti has the primary meaning of…	2
32. Bhāgavata	(another name for Bhagavata)	2
33. Bhagavata Purana	The Bhagavata Purana (भागवत पुराण), also called the Srimad Bhagavatam, extolls the virtues of Lor…	2
34. Bhāgavata Purāṇa	(another name for Bhagavata Purana)	2
35. Bhagavatī	Bhagavatī (भगवती): Alias Pārvatī, Shiva's wife	1
36. Bhagawan	Bhagawān (भगवान): Form of address to Gods and great rishis, example-Bhagawan Sri Krishna, Narada, Vy…	1
37. Bhagawān	(another name for Bhagawan)	1
38. Bhageeratha	Bhageeratha is a King of the Solar dynasty, the son of Dilipa, and an ancestor of Rama. He is the…	1
39. Bhagīratha	Bhagīratha (भगीरथ): Son of Dilipa, king of Kosala who worshipped Shiva and brought down Ganges.	1
40. Bhajan	Bhajan (भजन): A Hindu devotional song. Great importance is attributed to the singing of bhajans with…	1
41. Bhakta	A worshipper. One who shows devotion to a god or goddess.	1
42. Bhakti	Practices of worship or devotion to a Hindu god or goddess. See also puja.	2
43. Bhaktī	(another name for Bhakti)	2
44. Bhakti Marga	Path of devotion to God (one of the three paths to moksha). See also jnana-marga and bhakti-marga.	1
45. Bhakti Yoga	Bhakti yoga describes the path of devotion. Seeing the Divine in all of creation, bhakti yoga…	3
46. Bhaktī Yoga	(another name for Bhakti Yoga)	3
47. Bhāmatī	Bhamati is a subschool of Advaita Vedanta. It's name is derived from Vachaspati Misra's…	1
48. Bharadwaja	Bhageeratha is a King of the Solar dynasty, the son of Dilipa, and an ancestor of Rama. He is the…	2
49. Bharadwāja	(another name for Bharadwaja)	2
50. Bharata	1. Bharata. A sage of old who, as a result of living the holy life, was born in the Brahma world.…	3
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51. Bhārata	(another name for Bharata)	3
52. Bhārgava	Bhārgava (भार्वग): Karna's divine weapon	1
53. Bhargo	Sanskrit for "radiance, effulgence, splendor" (the light that bestows understan…	1
54. Bhaumāsur	Bhaumāsur (भौमासुर): A demon slain by Krishna	1
55. Bhedā-bheda	(another name for Bhedābheda)	2
56. Bhedabheda	(another name for Bhedābheda)	2
57. Bhedābheda	Bhedābheda Vedānta is one of the several traditions of Vedānta philosophy in India. “Bh…	2
58. Bheema	Bheema was the second Pandava, born to Kunti through Vayu. Like his father, he is very strong. In…	1
59. Bheeshma	(another name for Bhishma)	3
60. Bhima	A sage of old who possessed the five abhinna and great iddhi powers. The Bodhisatta, at that tim…	3
61. Bhīma	(another name for Bhima)	3
62. Bhimasena	1. A weaver; see the Bhimasena Jataka. 2. One of the five Pandavas, sons of King Pandu; he was the …	1
63. Bhishma	A (main) character in the Mahabharata where he was the supreme commander of the Kaurava forces. H…	3
64. Bhīshma	(another name for Bhishma)	3
65. Bhīshmak	Bhīshmak (भीष्‍मक): Raja of Kundalpur and father of Rukminī.	1
66. Bhishmaka	Bhishmaka was the ruler of the Bhoja Kingdom. He was also known as Hiranyaroman ("golden…	1
67. Bhisma	(another name for Bhishma)	3
68. Bhogawara	One of the four major organizational groups of the Dashanami Sanyasis, renunciant ascetics who ar…	1
69. Bhoja S	Bhoja S (भोज): A branch of the Yadava clan belonging to Krishna's tribe.	1
70. Bhrigu	One of the seven great sages (Prajapatis). "The great and blessed saint Bhrigu, we a…	2
71. BHS	(another name for Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit)	1
72. Bhûhû	Sanskrit for "earth, the physical world"; 'om bhûhû':…	1
73. Bhumanyu	Bhumanyu : Nameo of Son of Bharatha. He become emperor of India after Bharat.	1
74. Bhuminjaya	Bhuminjaya (भुमिंजय): Another name of prince Uttara son of Virata who had proceeded to fight the Kau…	1
75. Bhurisravas	Bhurisravas was the son of Somadatta and a great warrior. He was the enemy of the Yadavas, in par…	2
76. Bhuriśravas	(another name for Bhurisravas)	2
77. Bhuta	1. Bhuta Thera. The son of a very wealthy councillor of Saketa, his last and only child, the oth…	2
78. Bhūta	(another name for Bhuta)	2
79. Bhutayajna	(“sacrifice to creatures”) One of the five great sacrifices (panchamahayajna)…	1
80. Bhuvaha	Sanskrit for "astral/desire/breath, the world of becoming"; 'om bhuvah…	1
81. Bibhatsu	Bibhatsu (बिभत्‍सु): One of Arjuna's name meaning a hater of unworthy acts.	2
82. Boddhisatta	M (Future Buddha).	1
83. Braahmaana	(another name for Brahman)	7
84. Brahamanas	("Pertaining to Brahmins"). Portion of the Vedas, written between 1,000 and 650 BCE, that …	1
85. Brahmā	(another name for Brahma)	12
86. Brahma	A divine being of the Form Sphere or the Formless Sphere, Happy and blameless celestial beings, inha…	12
87. Brahma Cariya	'pure (chaste) or holy life', is a term for the life of the monk. Also a lay-devotee who…	1
88. Brahma Kāyika Deva	The 'heavenly beings of the Brahma-world' inhabit the first 3 heavens of the fine-materia…	1
89. Brahma Loka	'Brahma-world', in the widest sense, is a name for the fine-material (rūpa-loka) and imma…	1
90. Brahma Net Sutra	This is a sutra of major significance in Mahayana Buddhism. In addition to containing the ten major …	2
91. Brahma Sahampati	The God who asked the Buddha to make the teaching known to all, for the sake of all living beings.	1
92. Brahma Samyutta	The sixth section of the Samyutta Nikaya. S.i.136 59.	1
93. Brahma Vihaara	(another name for Brahma Vihara)	8
94. Brahma Vihaara	(another name for Brahma Vihara)	8
95. Brahma Vihara	The four "sublime" or "divine" abodes that are attained through …	8
96. Brahma Vihara	The four "sublime" or "divine" abodes that are attained through …	8
97. Brahma Vihara	The four "sublime" or "divine" abodes that are attained through …	8
98. Brahma Vihara	The four "sublime" or "divine" abodes that are attained through …	8
99. Brahma World	The mental state of the devas of the Brahma worlds corresponds to the first dhyana, and is character…	1
100. Brahma-sūtra	The Brahma sūtras (Sanskrit: ब्रह्म सूत्र), also known as the Vedānta Sūtras (वेदान्त सूत्र), are…	3
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101. Brahmacariya	Maybe See Brahmacariya Sutta	2
102. Brahmachārin	Brahmachārin (ब्रह्‍मचारिन): A religious student, unmarried, who lives with his spiritual guide,…	1
103. Brahmacharya	Brahmacharya (ब्रह्‍मचर्य): Celibacy, chastity; the stage of life of Vedic study in which chasti…	2
104. Brahmadatta	Brahmadatta (ब्रह्‍मदत्‍त): King of Benares	1
105. Brahmajijñāsā	Brahmajijñāsā (Skt., literally, ‘the desire to know Brahman’ or &l…	1
106. Brahman	The highest of the four Castes in Hinduism. They served Brahma, his offering, the keepers of the …	7
107. Brahmana	One of the four types of Vedic literature in ancient India. The portion of the Veda that deals with …	4
108. Brāhmaṇa	(another name for Brahmana)	4
109. Brahmani	1) In Hinduism, Brahmani (also known as Brahmi and Brahmayi) is a kind and benevolent aspect of D…	2
110. Brāhmaṇī	(another name for Brahmani)	2
111. Brahmarshi	In Hinduism, a Brahmarshi is a member of the highest class of Rishis ("seers" o…	1
112. Brahmarṣi	(another name for Brahmarshi)	1
113. Brahmashira	(another name for Brahmasira)	1
114. Brahmasira	Brahma had created a weapon even more powerful than the Brahmastra, called the Brahmashira. The B…	1
115. Brahmāstra	Brahmāstra (ब्रह्&zwj;मास्&zwj;त्र): A divine weapon, irresistible, one given (=created) …	1
116. Brahmastra	(another name for Brahmāstra)	1
117. Brahmasūtra	(another name for Brahma-sūtra)	3
118. Brahmin	(another name for Brahman)	7
119. Brahminism		0
120. Braj	Braj (ब्रज): Braj (also known as Brij or Brajbhoomi) is a region in Uttar Pradesh of India, around M…	1
121. Brihadaswa	Brihadaswa (बृहदास्‍व): A great sage who visited the Pandavas in their forest hermitage and remi…	1
122. Brihadratha	Brihadratha (बृहद्रथ): Commander of three regiments reigned over Magadha and attained celebrity as a…	1
123. Brihadyumna	Brihadyumna (बृहद्युम्‍न): A King, a disciple of sage Raibhya.	1
124. Brihannala	Brihannala (बृहन्नल): Name assumed by Arjuna while living at Virata's court in incognito. He ta…	1
125. Brihaspati	Also called Guru, he is the preceptor of the Devas. Brihaspati is the son of Angirasa and Suroopa…	2
126. Brihatbala	Brihatbala (बृहत्बल): A daring warrior who charged at Abhimanyu caught in the Kaurava army's ne…	1
127. Brindavan	Brindavan (बृन्दावन): A town on the site of an ancient forest which is the region where Lord Krishna…	1
128. Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit	Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit (BHS) is a modern linguistic category applied to the language used in a cla…	1
129. Budha	Budha is one of the Navagrahas in Indian Astrology. He is the illegitimate son of Chandra and Tar…	1

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