Bo tree, the, in Ceylon, 103, 104. In Gayâ, 88. Both are called in mistake by Fâ-hien the patra tree.
Bodhisattva, 19. Legends of Buddha, when Bodhisattva, 30, 31, 32, 38, 73, 74, 75. Maitreya Bodhisattva, 25.
Books of Discipline, the. See Vinaya.
Brahmâ (king), the first person of the Brahmânical Trimurti, 49, 89.
Brahmâns, 47, 55, 60, 61. The Brahmân Râdha-sâmi, 78.
Buddha, incarnation of the, 65; incidents of his early life, 65, 66; where he renounced the world, 70; where he died, 70; where he endured austerities, 87; legends of that time, 87, 88. His attainment of the Buddhaship, 89; first labours afterwards, 89. In Ceylon, 101; his wonderful stride and footprint, 102. Buddha’s preaching, 54, 66.
Buddhism, Fâ-hien’s name for, 30.
Buddhists, different estimates of the number of, 5–8.
Central India, or the Middle Kingdom, 28. Condition and customs of, 42, 43.
Chakravartti king, 49, 90.