1913
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
All vowels to be pronounced as in Italian.
| Siddháttha Gótama, Prince of the Sakyas, later on the Buddha | B |
| Suddhōdana, King of the Sakyas, father of Siddháttha | S |
| Pajāpati, Queen of the Sakyas, aunt and stepmother of Siddháttha | P |
| Princess Yasōdhara, Siddháttha's wife | Y |
| Rāhula, Yasōdhara's son | R |
| Devadatta, brother of Yasōdhara | Dd |
| Kāla Udāyin, a gardener's son | K |
| Gopa, Yasōdhara's maid | G |
| Visākha, a Brahman, Prime Minister of Suddhōdana | V |
| Dēvala, a Sakya Captain | D |
| Bimbisara, King of Magadha | Bb |
| Ambapali, King Bimbisara's favorite | Ap |
| Nāgadēva, Prime Minister of Mágadha, leader of an embassy | N |
| General Siha, in the service of King Bimbisara | GS |
| Jēta, Prince of Northern Kosala | J |
| Anātha Pindika, a wealthy man of Sāvattha | A |
| Māra, the Evil One | M |
| Channa, Prince Siddháttha's groom | Ch |
| Master of Ceremonies at Magadha | Mc |
| General Siha's Captain | C |
| A Brahman Priest | Pr |
| A Farmer | F |
| Servant | St |
| Ministers, Officers, Soldiers, Trumpeters, Villagers, A Shepherd.Singers: Māra's Daughters, Angels, Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva. | |
GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN TERMS.
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.