Aaron, or Inaron,149.Abad(Persian dynasty),246.Abaris, the Boreadan;his mission to Delos from the Insula Hyperboreorum,53-56,397,448;why he did not adopt the Scythian dress,56;meaning of the “arrow” which he bore with him to Delos,328.Abernethy(R. T.),10,431.Agriculture, an object of Sabaic worship,111.Agnarupi, a manifestation of the Deity (Brahminic),288.Aiche Baal-tinneandAiche-Shamain,199,200.Aithair Foadha, or the tree of Bhudda, explained,472.Alphabet(Irish), a “tree” code,229,418.SeeSt. Patrick.Amergin, the bard, brother of Heremon and Heber,22,387,388.Annalsof Ulster and of the Four Masters, cited against the theory that R. T. were belfries,364;also to prove that they existed before the 5th century,374.Anatta,Anuzza, andDocha, their respective meanings,114.Apis, the Egyptian deity, what he represented,159.Apollo, meaning of the name,61;his alleged cyclic visits to the Insula Hyperboreorum (Ireland),52,397;Christnah, the Indian equivalent of,218,219;sculptured with the Python at Knockmoy,330;meaning of the Python myth,291;the “great year” of the Greeks,397;his musical worship in Ireland,403;his supposed temple at Kilmalloch,202;Phrygian account of his visit to the Hyperboreans,436;GrynæusandLycæusexplained,466.SeeSun-Worship.Apple, Eve and the,227et seq.ArabicSabaism,503-506.Architectureof the R. T.,513.Ard-Melchan, derivation of the name,203.Ardmore(R. T.),71,75;meaning of the name,75.Argues, its Sabaic import,195.Arimaspi, their connection with Cyclopean architecture and mining,86,407.Arkof Scripture, what it means,224-226,267,270et seq.Armagh(R. T.), destruction of, by lightning,50.Arondistinguished fromTebah(both signifying “ark”),270.Arran, meaning of the name,429n.Arrowheadcharacter,340.Artemidoruscited,301,302,400.Aryans, site of the ancient Aria or Artacoana,183;Aria and Ariana distinguished,183,184;the latter equivalent to Iran or Eriene,184;Eriene corrupted into Ierne,185;Zendavast description of the Aryan country,185et seq.;change in its climate,186,187;consequent Western migration of the Aryans,187;Jemshid and his times,188;policy of Zoroaster,188;laws of Ormuzd corrupted,188;two claimants for the name of Zoroaster,189;antiquity of the original Zoroaster,189;his predecessors,189;the Dabistan and its author, Moshan or Fani,189;religion of Hushang,189,190;the Mahabadean dynasty,190;antiquity of the Iranian monarchy,190.Asia, the “cradle of the human race,”265,266.Astarte, phallic worship of,101,102;description of her temple at Hieropolis,168;known also by the name Rimmore,102;signification of the latter,102;perpetuation of this meaning in sculpture at Glendalough,473;traces of her worship (as the Moon) at Athlone,204;the Irish term of endearment, “Astore,” derived from her name,213;Astarte distinguished from Militta,213;use of bells in her worship,175.Astore.SeeAstarte.Astronomy, proficiency of the ancient Irish in,59,60,521-3;R. T. used for purposes connected with,61,62,521;entered into the religion of the ancient Egyptians and Indians,77-79;connection of serpent-worship with,515;Fergil and the theory of the earth’s rotundity,523;predilection of the Irish peasantry for,523;malign influence of the Druids on,521.Athlone,204.Atreus, “treasury” of, its analogy to the Round Towers,454,458.Augurs(Roman), symbolism of the cross connected with,490.AvataraandAvantara, incarnations (Brahminical) of the Deity, distinguished,288.Aventine(Roman), derivation of the name,198n.Avienuson theInsula Sacra,28,29,117;his opinion of Irish antiquities,28;applies the term “Hibernian” to the Irish,28.Baals, plurality and divinity of,29;meaning of “Baal,”29,65;connection between them and the R. T.,29;twofold signification of the word “Baal” in Scripture,74;Septuagint rendering of the expression “high place of Baal,”75;the IrishBail-toirandAoi-Bail-toirdistinguished,75.Baal-Phearagh, how connected with theBaal-peorof Scripture, and with the AfricanBelli-Paaro,111;signification of the name,103;form of the R. T. attributable to his influence,29.SeeFarraghorPhearagh.Baal-thinne, or sacred fire of Baal,88-90.Baaltis, meaning of,65.Babel, tower of, its purpose,63,64;meaning of “Babel,”65;the Hebrew (scriptural) name for, indicative of its phallic character,283,284.Babylonians, proficient in astronomy,64n.Bacchus, name of, found in ancient Irish inscriptions,437;only another name for one of the various Buddhas,235n.;the “Maypole” ceremony specially connected with his worship,235;significance of the nameSabasins,505.Badhha, worshipped by the Tuath-de-danaan women,132.Baku, description of fire-temple at,72.Ballycarbery(R. T.),48.Banavan(in Scotland), its connection with the Tuath-de-danaans,114n.Bards, nature of their office,22,23;their high reputation,23,24;their use of rhyme and verse,25;also of music,25,405,406;their decadence into prose after their conversion to Christianity,25;suppressed by the English,26;superiority of Irish bardic music,405,406;origin of the name “Bards,”451;the knowledge of astronomy preserved in their sacred books,522.Basilisk, orCockatrice, its Sabaic and scriptural significance,225,226.BavanaandDana,113,114.Beaufort(Miss), and the enactment of Tara (A.D.79),88-96.Belfries, the R. T. could not have been intended as,5-13,36,37;the namesCloic-teachaandErdamapplied to them in the Irish Annals, as distinguished fromFiadh-Nemeadh,50,51.Belli-Paaro, orBaal-Peor, andBaal-Phearagh, phallic nature of,111.Bells, origin of,10,11;IrishCeolandCeolandate from pagan times,11;the Sabian and Druidic use of, adopted by the Christian missionaries to their own worship,11,170-175;introduced into England from Ireland by Gildas,11,173,174;miraculous effects supposed to result from the tolling of,35n.;date of their introduction into churches,174;shape of the Irishcrotals, or pagan bells,175;square bells,175;connection of bells with the worship of Astarte,175;St. Finnan’s bell,174n.;references to bells in Scripture,171;traces of apparatus for ringing bells found in some of the R. T. accounted for,172,173;used for worship in Ceylon, Burmah, and China,173,174.Belus, description of the tower of, by Herodotus,283n.Benares, cruciform shape of pagodas at,352;sepulchral pyramids at,75,76.Beth(Irish alphabetical letter), significance of,228,229.Birs-Nimrod, or tower of Nimrod, its Sabaic character,65n.Bleain, the Irish for year, its meaning and derivation,58.Boar-incarnation(of Vishnu) and the White Island,326-328.Boat(lunar), or crescent,273.BoazandJachin(pillars of Solomon’s temple),372,511-514.Bolati, meaning of,65.Bona dea, Sabaic rites of,348,349.BooandA-Boo, origin of the Irish expressions,132,133.Boreades, or Tuath-de-danaan priests of Boreas, superseded by the Scythian Druids,56;relics of their costume,56,57;likewise priests of Apollo,397-401;origin of the name,401;Irish astronomy preserved in their sacred books,522.SeeBardsandInsula Hyperboreorum.Brahminism, subsequent to and distinct from Buddhism,108,213-215;its doctrine of multiple divine emanations,287,288.SeeIndia.Brazen Serpent(of Scripture), orNehushtan, its relation to the basilisk,225;also to Sabaism generally, and to that of Ireland in particular,501-506.SeeSerpent-worship.Brechin(R. T.),8,10,431;description and explanation of its symbolic sculpture,299-301.Britain, inclusive of Ireland, in ancient writings,58;derivation of the name,427;Irish etymology of some English local names accounted for,426,427.Brontes, Sabaic import of the name,195.Brooches(Irish) of crescent form, their symbolism,273,274.Buddhism, speculations regarding nature of,107;antecedent to Brahminism,108,213,214;Buddhists expelled from India,108,109;date of Buddha’s ministry,109;abstract character of his teaching,109,110;the Sun and Moon (i.e.generation and production) as objects of primitive worship,109,110;Buddhism preceded Buddha,109,110;definition of Bhud and Buddhism,112;transmigration of souls, a tenet of,112,113;abstract purity of,112,220;moral code of Buddhists,112,220;Dana,Bavana,Anuzza,Docha, andAnattaexplained,113,114;forbids the taking of animal life,113;reverence of Buddhists for the elephant,113n.;Budh-Nemph,Nemph-Thur, andTor-Boilehequivalent,114n.;Badha,Macha, andMoriaganworshipped by Tuath-de danaans,131,132;FarraghorPhearagh(Irish), identical with Bhud,132;origin of the Irish suffixesBooanda-Boo,130,132;Tuath-de-danaan effigy of Buddha,139,141;its Sabaistic and Phallic character,213,227,311;Colebrooke’s charges against considered,214,215;subterranean temples for practice of,215,216;Buddha distinct from Paramon,216;Dearg,darioga, anddaragas epithets of Buddha,216,217;meaning ofMaghandMaghody,217;Christnah, or the “Indian Apollo,”218,219;Buddhastands for a series of incarnations,220,221;Budh, the forbidden “apple” of Scripture,227;twofold meaning ofBudh, orFiodh,228et seq.;Eve, the first Buddhist,230;Cain, the first priest of Buddhism,230;Bacchus identical with Buddha,235n.;significance of the Ceylon “Maypole” festival,238,239;the Palencian “tree”-symbolism,229;original seat of,244,264;Budhand its derivatives,Fiodh,Fidhuis,Fides, with Deus and Hercules,250;TuathandSuathidentical withBuddha,264;birthplace and parentage of Buddha,264;corresponding Brahminic doctrine of multiple incarnation287;its doctrine of a virginal conception,288;its symbolism of the cross compared with that of Christianity,293,294,295;Budhsynonymous withPhallus,311;also with the EgyptianThot,323;Bhagavan, Crishna, the White Island, and snake-legend of thePuranasconsidered,325-329;connection of the “boar incarnation” with Ireland,326-328;Buddhist sculpture at Knockmoy,328-336;also on Cross at Old Kilcullen,337,338;analogies between Buddhism and Christianity,364,365;theory that Orpheus was a Buddhist,405.Budh(Irish), orFiodh, its signification,103;primary and secondary meaning of,228,229.Budh-gaye(Irish) andBudda-gaya(Indian), their phallic meaning,310-312.Bud-NemphandNemph-Thur(birthplace of St. Patrick), alsoTor Boileh(Indian local name), identical in meaning,114n.Buns(I. for children), e.g.Surage-buns, or children of the sun;cf. withHindu-Buns(E. I.), children of the moon,74.Burwah Sangor, description of snake-sculpture on Hindu temple at,363;its mutilation by Mohammedans analogous to that of the similar sculpture on Irish crosses by St. Patrick,364.CabiriandCabiric, origin and meaning of the name,354;connected with Freemasonry,354,359.Cain, the first priest of Buddhism,230;nature of his offence,230;and of the “sin-offering” prescribed for him,230,231;also of the “mark” set upon him,232;computation of the time at which he lived,234;his predecessors,241,242;his immediate progeny,247.Camadeva(Hindu god of desire), origin and meaning of his name,94;other names for,94;his parentage, marriage, and friendships,94,95;personal aspect of,94,95;hymn to,95,96;his connection with the phallic symbolism of the R. T.,91-101.Cambrensis(Giraldus Cambrensis) on the R. T.,49,83;on the climate of Ireland,529.Camdenon the R .T.,374.Canonisationof local pagan objects of worship in Ireland,43,44.Carnac, Buddhist symbolism at,321-323.Castlereagh, evidence of Sabaic worship at,205,206.Cathoir-ghall(as a name of R. T.), its meaning,48,61,62,103.Caucasus, origin and meaning of the name,354,355;existence of buildings similar to the R. T. in,74.Caves.SeeMithratic Caves.Celestial Indexes, theory of the R. T. being, considered,52.Celestine(pope), his commissionAd Scotos,41.Cells, theory of the R. T. being,13,14.CeolandCeolan(bells), their pagan use,11.Ceylon, bells used at theDagobtemples in,173n.;the Maypole ceremony as observed in,238;Buddhist temple ofCalanein, resemblance between it and Brechin R. T.,300;meaning of the nameDagobs,369;description of aDagob,369-371;sepulchral character of,370,371.Chaildees, orCuldees, not connected with the Egyptian Cophtes,40,41;the latter may, however, have derived their knowledge from the Tuath-de-danaans,155;did not admit the papal supremacy,46;meaning of the name,44.Chaldeans, their connection with the Tuath-de-danaans,155.Christianity, existed in Ireland before the time of Pelagius, or of St. Patrick,41;early Irish Christians ostracised,42;St. Patrick’s actual share in the diffusion of,42,43;canonisation of objects of pagan worship by the apostles of,44,492;to what its reception by the Irish pagans, is attributable,344et seq.;prophecy in the Hindu Puranas of a coming redeemer of mankind,345;the “Yugas” to the same effect,345,346;Hindu “History of Vicrama Ditya,”346;Arabic poetic prediction to same effect,346;analogous inscription on pillar at Buddal,346,347;theory that, in its leading essentials, it was introduced into Ireland as a revival of an early Eastern religion by the Tuath-de-danaans,493;the Greek termlogosconsidered with reference to this point,478,479;also the reference in St. John’s gospel to Christ’s coming to his “own,”478;the incident of theMagi, and the symbolism of the cross in its sculptured representation,482,483;meaning of the expression “Lamb of God,”486-489;