Jetavana. Conqueror’s Grove. Name of a monastery near Sāvatthi. The favorite residence of the Buddha.
Kāsi. A country of North India of which Benāres was the capital.
Kelāsa. One of the principal peaks of the Himālaya range.
Kosala. A country lying north of Kāsi, of which Sāvatthi was the capital.
Lac. A scarlet dye.
Land of the Rose-apple. India. A Rose-apple (Jambu) tree is represented in the illustration to Story 15, lower right.
Marks of the spread hand. For good luck. The fingers were supposed to “point off” evil spirits.
Meru. Sineru. A vast mountain occupying the centre of each of an infinite number of worlds.
Monk. A man who has taken a vow to remain single, and to devote himself to meditation and good works in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha.
Nit. A fly’s egg.