Bráhman, bestowing goods on a, a means of acquiring merit—I. [199];
four stages of the life of a—I. [200] note;
hospitality to, costs a couple their lives—I. [240];
guilt of killing—II. [204].
Bráhman-Rákshasa, or Bráhman demon—I. [282]; II. [338], [511], [573].
Brahmany ducks, separation of during the night—I. [117]; II. [559].
Braid of hair worn by a woman as a sign of mourning for an absent husband—II. [436].
Bride, private property of—II. [405].
Bridegrooms, hundreds of killed by a demon (who resembles Asmodeus in the story of the “seven times wedded maid”)—I. [138], [140], [141].
Brigands, belonging to wild mountain tribes—I. [84] and note;
make a descent upon a royal grant to Bráhmans—I. [171].
(See also Bandits.)
Brothers, story of the two (a common folk-lore tale)—I. [208], [387] note; II. 633.
Buddhism, a king converted to, by a mendicant—II. [175].
Buddhist, red robe of a, compared to the hue of sunset—II. [189].