The Buddha: A Drama in Five Acts and Four Interludes

Transcriber's Note:
The spelling, accents, and diacritical marks of Sanskrit names is not consistent in the book. The Table of Contents is not part of the original book.
The scenery can be made very attractive by both historical accuracy and a display of Oriental luxury, but the drama may easily be performed with simple means at a small cost without losing its dramatic effect. Some of the changes, however, should be very rapid. The interludes can be replaced by lantern slide pictures, or may be omitted.
If the interludes are retained there need not be any intermission in the whole drama.
The music for the Buddha's Hymn of Victory, pages 5 and 39 (see The Open Court , XIX, 49); the dirge on page 19, ( Open Court , XIX, 567); Yasōdhara's Song, page 37 ( Open Court , XVIII, 625); and the Doxology, page 63 and at the end ( Open Court , XVIII, 627), may be found in a collection entitled Buddhist Hymns (Chicago, Open Court Publishing Co., 1911).
All vowels to be pronounced as in Italian.
Buddha, the Enlightened One, the Saviour. Bodhi, enlightenment or wisdom. Bodhisatta, a seeker of the bodhi, one who endeavors to become a Buddha. Bodhi tree, the tree under which Buddha acquires enlightenment. Muni, thinker or sage. Sakyamuni, the Sage of the Sakyas, the Buddha. Tathāgata, a title of Buddha, which probably means The Perfect One, or he who has reached completion. Nirvāna (in Pali, Nibbana ) eternal bliss. Kapilavatthu, capital of the Sakyas. Kōsala, an Indian state divided into Northern and Southern Kōsala. Sāvátthi, capital of Northern Kōsala. Jētavana, the pleasure garden of Prince Jēta at Sāvátthi. Mágadha, a large kingdom in the Ganges Valley. Rājagáha, capital of Magadha. Uruvēla, a place near Benares. Arāda and U'draka, two philosophers. Licchávi, a princely house of Vesali. Nirgrántha (lit. liberated from bonds ), a name adopted by the adherents of the Jaina sect. Indra, in the time of Buddha worshiped by the people as the most powerful god. Issara, the Lord, a name of God Indra. Yama, the god of death. Káli, a Brahman goddess, called also Durga.