Māyā-de'vī, also called Mahā-Māyā, or simply Māyā, p. and skt., the wife of Suddhodana and mother of Buddha. She died in childbed, and Buddha ascends to heaven to preach to her the good law and the gospel of salvation.—[7], [91].
Mette'yya, Maitre'ya, skt., etymology, "full of kindness"; the name of the Buddha to come.—[241], [245].
Moggallā'na, p., Maudgalyā'yana, skt., one of the most prominent disciples of Buddha, a friend of Sāriputta.—[70], [71], [85].
Mu'ni, skt. and p., a thinker, a sage; especially a religious thinker. Sakyamu'ni, the sage of the Sakyas, is Buddha.—[26], [62], [103], [170], [171], [172].
Nadī'-Ka'ssapa, p., Nadī-Kā's'yapa, skt., brother of the great Kassapa of Uruvelā.—[64].
Nā'dika, p. and skt., name of a village.—[225].
Nā'ga, p. and skt., literally serpent. The serpent being regarded as a superior being, the word denotes a special kind of spiritual beings; a sage, a man of spiritual insight; any superior personality. Nāga kings, 9.
Nalagiri, name of an elephant.—[111].
Nāla'ndā, p. and skt., a village near Rājagaha.—[221], [223].
Nanda, p., Siddhattha's halfbrother, son of Pajāpatī.—[86], [88].