Brahmada'tta, p. and skt., (etym. given by Brahmā) name of a mythical king of Kâshî, skt., or Kāsī, p.—[104]-[108], [192], [199], [200], [215].
Bra'hman, the priestly caste of the Indians. Anglicised form of Brahmana (p. and skt.). Priests were selected from the Brahman caste, but Brahmans were not necessarily priests; they were farmers, merchants, and often high officials in the service of kings. Brahmans, the two—[139].
Buddha, p. and skt., the Awakened One, the Enlightened One—. Buddha is also called Sakyamuni (the Sakya sage), Sakyasimha (the Sakya Lion), Sugata (the Happy One), Satthar, nom. Satthâ, p.; Shāstar, skt., (the Teacher), Jina (the Conqueror), Bhagavat (the Blessed One), Lokanātha (the Lord of the World), Sarvajña (the Omniscient One), Dharmarāja (the King of Truth), Tathāgata, etc. [See Rh. Davids's B. p. 28.] B., faith in the, [226]; B., I am not the first, [245]; B. not Gotama, [160]; B., refuge in the, [42], [60], [61], [68], [71], [150], [160], [168], [202], [206], [211], [247], [257]; B. remains, Gotama is gone, [247]; B. replies to the deva, [168]; B., the sower, [194]; B., the teacher, [177]; B., the three personalities of, [252]; B., the truth, [2], [161], [254]; B., truly thou art, [45], [150]; B. will arise, another, [245]; B.'s birth, [8]; B.'s death, [249]; B.'s farewell address, [249]; consolidation of B.'s religion, [89]; Buddhas, the praise of all the, [258]; Buddhas, the religion of all the, [68]; Buddhas, the words of immutable, [20], [22].
Cha'nna, p. and skt., prince Siddhattha's driver.—[15], [25]. Chu'nda, p. and skt., the smith of Pāvā.—[237], [240], [241].
Dāgo'ba, modernised form of skt. Dhātu-ga'rbha, "relic shrine," (also called Stūpa in Northern Buddhism) a mausoleum, tower containing relics, a kenotaph.—[250], [253].
Dā'namatī, and skt., name of a village. The word means "having a mind to give."—[152].
De'va, p. and skt., any celestial spirit, a god especially of intermediate rank, angel.—Deva, questions of the, [168]; Buddha replies to the deva, [168]; Devas, [29], [55], [69], [92].
Devada'tta (etym. god-given) brother of Yasodharā and Buddha's brother-in-law. He tried to found a sect of his own with severer rules than those prescribed by Buddha. He is described undoubtedly with great injustice in the Buddhist canon and treated as a traitor. [About his sect see Rh. Davids's B. p. 181-182.]—[86], [88], [110]-[112], [214].
Devapu'tta, p., Devapu'tra, skt., (etym. Son of a God) one of Buddha's disciples.—[250].
Dhammapa'da, p., Dharmapa'da, skt.—[131].